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Soccer federation chief backtracks on punishing teams for racist fans
FIFA president Sepp Blatter on Friday eased his hardline stance on combating racial abuse and violence in stadiums. Blatter previously said football clubs should be docked points or relegated if their fans were found guilty of racist abuse and violence, however he is now suggesting such measures would be difficult…
Corruption evil as drugs and prostitution: Interpol
Global football corruption helps drive the criminal underworld’s domination of prostitution, drug-trafficking and gun-running, an international symposium into match-fixing heard on Friday. Around 200 delegates attending the FIFA, UEFA and Interpol meeting into corruption in the sport, were told that it was crucial the match-fixers felt the full force of…
World’s soccer organization FIFA appoints first woman to executive committee
FIFA has appointed the first woman to its executive committee on Tuesday, as world football’s governing body bids to restore its image after a series of corruption scandals. Lydia Nsekera, president of the Burundi Football Association, has been co-opted onto the executive committee and will be formally installed at the FIFA Congress in Budapest on Friday, FIFA said in a…
Gunmen in Mexico kill 17 as FIFA tournament opens
MONTERREY, Mexico (AFP) – At least 17 people were killed in a string of attacks in Mexico, authorities said Sunday, including a shooting at a bar in Monterrey just hours after the opening of soccer’s Under-17 World Cup. Gunmen stormed the bar in Mexico’s third largest city late Saturday and…
Suarez to FIFA: In your FACE! FIFA to Suarez: Shrug
Suarez gets ready for a flying elbow drop to sportsmanship The decision of FIFA to limit Suarez’ ban to one match would be perplexing enough, if Suarez wasn’t rubbing all our noses in it: The ‘Hand of God’ now belongs to me. Mine is the real ‘Hand Of God’. “I…
Going Home
It’s no surprise, but Koman Coulibaly has been sent packing. For Wednesday’s game, FIFA have assigned Frank De Bleeckere, a Belgian with significant experience at this level, including the 2006 Champions League matches between Barcelona and Chelsea.…
Chelsea given transfer death penalty by FIFA
Breaking: Chelsea have been banned from signing any new players until 2011, after Fifa accused them of illegally inducing a French youth-team player to join the club in 2007. Fifa’s dispute resolution chamber today released a statement fining Gaël Kakuta €780,000 following a complaint from FC Lens and finding Chelsea…
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