According to Die Welt, Fifa is probing claims that Infantino, elected president of world football’s governing body only in February, acted to destroy recordings of a Fifa council meeting in Mexico. Fifa has said formal proceedings are yet to be taken against Gianni Infantino despite reports in a German newspaper that he is facing a … [Read more…]
The aggregate remuneration for the members of the Executive Committee, the President, the Secretary General and the FIFA management, in particular the directors, for the financial year 2015 amounts to USD 27.900.000 (228 000 000 MSEK). Read more in FIFA’s FINANCIAL AND GOVERNANCE REPORT 2015 >>
As part of a claim Fifa effectively confirms for the first time that it believes its senior executive committee members were guilty of bribery on a grand scale by selling their World Cup votes on multiple occasions. Read more on fifa.com >>
Fifa bans former vice-president of Asian Football Confederation – Nepal FA president Ganesh Thapa for 10 years over bribery. One of the most influential figures in Asian football over the last two decades has been banned for 10 years for bribery by Fifa’s ethics committee. Ganesh Thapa, president of the All-Nepal FA and a former Asian … [Read more…]
Franz Beckenbauer, who headed the organising committee for the 2006 World Cup, rejected claims that a slush fund had been set up to buy votes and bring the tournament to Germany back in 2000. The DFB said on Friday its own investigation had found no wrongdoing in the process of being awarded the 2006 World Cup … [Read more…]
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A report published in February by the anti-discrimination group FARE found more than 200 incidents of racist and discriminatory behaviour linked to Russian football over two seasons. The Russian government disputes the figures. Read the full article >>
FIFA has accused the Nobel Peace Centre of failing to “embody the spirit of fair play” over its decision to end its involvement in their joint Handshake for Peace initiative. Mirroring the recent circumstances – is FIFA justified to accuse anybody for failing to embody the spirit of FAIR-PLAY? Read the full article at The … [Read more…]
Swedish TV4 is broadcasting women world championships in football this summer, but is not allowed to call it the Football World Cup. In international football federation FIFA demands that the TV-channel calls it the “FIFA Women’s World Cup 2015”. The channel has previously had the policy not to make a difference between the women’s and the men’s … [Read more…]
Sepp Blatter to resign as FIFA president after 17 years in role. • Successor will be chosen at extraordinary general meeting of FIFA • Blatter to stay until next president is elected between December and March The Guardian >>