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28Sep/15

FIFA’s Blatter again denies any wrongdoing

September 28, 2015Football51st FIFA Congress, 61st FIFA Congress, 65th FIFA Congress, Association football, Blatter, Corruption in Switzerland, FIFA, FIFA corruption case, FIFA World Cup, In association football, International Olympic Committee, Michel Platini, Qatar, Russia, Sepp, Sepp Blatter, Sports, Switzerland, United States, Zürichsmbale

The president of soccer’s governing body FIFA, Sepp Blatter, has again denied any wrongdoing, telling staff he has done nothing or illegal and will remain president.

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28Sep/15

Platini offers to help FIFA ethics committee “clear up” payment probe

September 28, 2015FootballAssociation football, Blatter, Corruption in Switzerland, FIFA, FIFA 100, FIFA corruption case, In association football, Michel, Michel Platini, Organizations, president, Russia, Sepp Blatter, Sports, St. Petersburg, UEFA, UEFA Financial Fair Play Regulationssmbale

UEFA President Michel Platini says in a statement that the payment he received from FIFA was fully declared to authorities in accordance with Swiss law.

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20Jul/15

FIFA executive committee meets in Zurich

July 20, 2015Football61st FIFA Congress, 65th FIFA Congress, And 2022 FIFA World Cup bids, Association football, Blatter, Brazil, Corruption in Switzerland, Domenico Scala, FIFA, FIFA Congress, FIFA corruption case, FIFA World Cup, France, In association football, Japan, Jeffrey Webb, José Maria Marin, Marco Polo Del Nero, Michel Platini, president, Sepp Blatter, Sports, Switzerland, UEFA, United States, Zürichsmbale

FIFA delegates and media arrive at the headquarters of soccer’s governing body ahead of a key executive committee meeting.

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10Jul/15

Ex-FIFA executive Webb agrees to U.S. extradition – source

July 10, 2015Football61st FIFA Congress, And 2022 FIFA World Cup bids, Association football, Cayman Islands, CONCACAF, Corruption in Switzerland, FIFA, FIFA corruption case, FIFA Council, FIFA World Cup, In association football, International Olympic Committee, Jeffrey Webb, Olympic sports, president, Sepp Blatter, Sports, Switzerland, United States, Zürichsmbale

Ex-FIFA Vice-President and former President of the regional body CONCACAF, Jeffrey Webb of the Cayman Islands, agrees to extradition to the United States.

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09Jul/15

Former FIFA VP Warner appears in court

July 9, 2015FootballArticles, Bribery, Chuck Blazer, CONCACAF, Corruption, Education, Educators, FIFA, FIFA corruption case, Football in Trinidad and Tobago, head of the Americas, Jack Warner, Law/Crime, Organizations, Political corruption, Political geography, Port of Spain, Sports, Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago, U.S. Department of Justice, United States, USDsmbale

Jack Warner, the former head of the Americas regional soccer body appears in court to fight extradition to the U.S. on corruption charges.

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02Jul/15

9 terabytes of FIFA evidence seized: prosecutor

July 2, 2015FootballAssociation football, Attorney General, Blatter, Corruption in Switzerland, FIFA, FIFA corruption case, International Olympic Committee, Jérôme Valcke, Lauber, Michael Lauber, Olympic sports, Qatar, Russia, Sepp, Sepp Blatter, Sports, Switzerland, United Statessmbale

(R Reports) – Switzerland’s attorney general said on Wednesday (June 17) his office had seized around nine terabytes of data as part of a sweeping investigation into allegations of bribery and corruption at world soccer’s governing body FIFA.
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02Jul/15

FIFA President Blatter says has not resigned – paper

July 2, 2015Football65th FIFA Congress, Association football, Blatter, Corruption in Switzerland, Domenico Scala, FIFA, FIFA corruption case, In association football, International Olympic Committee, Klaus Stoehlker, Sepp Blatter, Sports, Switzerland, United States, Zürichsmbale

ZURICH, SWITZERLAND (JUNE 25, 2015) (REUTERS) – Sepp Blatter has told a Swiss newspaper he has not quit as FIFA president, adding to speculation he may try to stay on as head of world soccer’s governing body that is gripped by a corruption scandal.
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02Jun/15

Blatter resigns days after re-election, arrests

June 2, 2015World61st FIFA Congress, 65th FIFA Congress, Blatter, ChangeFIFA, Corruption in Switzerland, FIFA, FIFA corruption case, In association football, International Olympic Committee, Olympic sports, president, Sepp, Sepp Blatter, Sports, Zürichsmbale

(FIFA/REUTERS) – Sepp Blatter is out.
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30May/15

Londoners disappointed with Blatter FIFA election win

May 30, 2015Football53rd FIFA Congress, 61st FIFA Congress, Alex Champion, Ali bin Al, Ali Bin Al Hussein, Association football, Blatter, ChangeFIFA, Corruption in Switzerland, FIFA, FIFA corruption case, Hong, Hong Le, In association football, International Olympic Committee, James Osborne, London, Olympic sports, president, Prince Ali bin Hussein, Qatar, Russia, Sepp, Sepp Blatter, soccer, Sports, United Kingdom, United States, Vladimir Putin, WORLD CUP CHAMPIONSHIP FUND L P, Zürichsmbale

Soccer fans in London voice disappointment after Sepp Blatter is re-elected as president of the world soccer governing body, following a corruption scandal.

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29May/15

Jack Warner freed from jail, says “Nobody has brought more shame to FIFA than Blatter”

May 29, 2015Football61st FIFA Congress, Association football, Corruption in Switzerland, FIFA, FIFA corruption case, FIFA World Cup, Jack Warner, Qatar, Sepp Blatter, Sports, Switzerland, Trinidad and Tobago, U.S. Department of Justice, United Statessmbale

Former FIFA Vice President Jack Warner, who has been accused of soliciting bribes as part of a vast corruption case against senior soccer officials, left jail in Trinidad and Tobago via ambulance on Thursday after he was granted bail, according to local media.
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