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The New York Times - 18 May 2026 14:24
Ahead of the World Cup, the head of South American soccer faces an ethics complaint he received payments recovered from ...
Private jets, favors to son detailed in FIFA official's case
Miami Herald - 24 Sep 2018 16:29
FIFA spent $11.7 million in less than three years on private jets, including luxury sight-seeing trips for a top officia...
FIFA honcho grovels before judge, still gets 4 years
New York Post - 23 Aug 2018 04:28
Once the most powerful man in Brazilian soccer, Jose Maria Marin was reduced to a tearful, groveling mess Wednesday as h...
Blatter hints at new evidence to challenge 6-year FIFA ban
Miami Herald - 2 Feb 2018 15:35
Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter claims to have "new facts" and wants to re-open the financial misconduct case that le...
Prosecutors read closing arguments in FIFA corruption case
New York Post - 14 Dec 2017 05:29
Three former international soccer honchos lined their pockets with millions of dollars in bribes from sports-media and...
Report Into FIFA Raises Questions About Ethics Investigator
The New York Times - 9 Dec 2017 00:23
FIFA's chief ethics enforcer failed to disclose a friendship with Colombia's disgraced former soccer president, accordin...
Bizarre episodes surround FIFA trial in Brooklyn
Miami Herald - 1 Dec 2017 04:16
A juror dismissed for sleeping during hearings. A defendant allegedly doing a throat-slitting gesture to intimidate a wi...
Nasser Al-Khelaifi Discussed Buying Company Linked to Bribes
The New York Times - 22 Nov 2017 01:14
The influential Qatari soccer executive accused of bribing FIFA's second in command negotiated to buy a sports company a...
Debate at the FIFA Trial: Witness Tampering or Itchy Skin?
The New York Times - 18 Nov 2017 01:45
Prosecutors argued that two apparent throat-slitting gestures made by a defendant were an attempt to intimidate. A defen...
FIFA Trial Opens With References to Cash Drops and Bag Men
The New York Times - 14 Nov 2017 01:50
The federal government on Monday began presenting its case against the former top soccer officials from Brazil, Paraguay...
Former Guatemalan Judge Becomes First Person in U.S. Jailed Over FIFA Corruption Scandal
Time - 26 Oct 2017 04:15
Hector Trujillo, who pocketed $175,000 in bribes, pleaded guilty to conspiracy and wire fraud charges
The Princess, the Private Investigator and Another Inquiry for FIFA
The New York Times - 20 Sep 2017 01:55
The Jordanian princess, whose brother twice lost bids for the FIFA presidency, has been discretely working with British ...
Chuck Blazer, Central Figure in FIFA Scandal, Dies at 72
The New York Times - 13 Jul 2017 07:29
Mr. Blazer was a gregarious American soccer official who pleaded guilty to a range of charges as part of a federal inves...
Sepp Blatter after the fall: 'Why the hell should I bear all the blame?'
The Guardian - 19 Jun 2017 07:00
David Conn has spent years writing about corruption at Fifa. When he was granted an audience with its deposed president ...
FIFA Moves to Replace Ethics Committee Leaders
The New York Times - 10 May 2017 02:26
The departing judge, Hans-Joachim Eckert, and prosecutor, Cornel Borbely, decried the decision, saying removing them dur...
Specter of bribery cases hangs over FIFA Council elections
Miami Herald - 8 May 2017 00:50
The specter of fresh corruption scandals hangs over the annual gathering of world soccer leaders, two years after the FI...
Ex-Ecuador soccer president convicted in FIFA graft case
Miami Herald - 19 Nov 2016 05:33
The former president of the Ecuadorean Soccer Federation was convicted of money laundering Friday and given a 10-year se...
Costa Rican Soccer Official Pleads Guilty in FIFA Corruption Case
The New York Times - 8 Oct 2016 01:42
United States prosecutors announced the conviction of the 18th defendant, Eduardo Li, in the world-soccer corruption cas...
FIFA shows red card to hotel where police arrested officials
Miami Herald - 6 Oct 2016 01:24
The doormen at Zurich's Baur au Lac hotel can put away their white sheets. There will be no FIFA executives to shield wh...
Fifa opens corruption case against Sepp Blatter and Jérôme Valcke
The Guardian - 9 Sep 2016 13:54
• Former secretary-general Markus Kattner also part of investigation• Ethics committee begins formal proceedings aga...
Blatter in last fight against FIFA ban
Sport24 - 24 Aug 2016 07:21
Sepp Blatter will mount his final challenge against his six-year FIFA ban, following more than a year of scandal that sa...
Fifa seeks six-year ban for Kirsten
Super Sport - 17 Aug 2016 15:22
Fifa investigators proposed on Wednesday at least a six-year ban and a fine of at least 10,000 Swiss francs ($10,393) fo...
FIFA president Gianni Infantino to learn if he will be formally investigated for breaking ethics rul...
Daily Mail - 17 Jul 2016 01:14
Under-fire Fifa president Gianni Infantino should learn this week whether he is to be formally investigated for breaking...
Sepp Blatter's successor is already facing ethics allegations -- for buying mattresses
Washington Post - 16 Jul 2016 04:28
Infantino allegedly purchased a number of personal items with FIFA funds.
Four-year ban recommended for former FIFA ExCo member Worawi Makudi as ethics committee suggests £1...
Daily Mail - 15 Jul 2016 14:19
A minimum four-year ban has been recommended for former FIFA executive committee member Worawi Makudi by the investigato...
Sepp Blatter and FIFA cohorts 'co-ordinated effort' cost football's governing body £55m
Daily Mail - 3 Jun 2016 16:00
Three former FIFA officials, including ex-president Sepp Blatter, conducted a 'co-ordinated effort to enrich themselves'...
Blatter heckled during corruption speech but insists he has no regrets
Goal.com - 16 Apr 2016 01:10
The 80-year-old endured whistles and chanting from a small group of protestors during a two-hour debate on corruption in...
Infantino warns FIFA officials
Sky Sports - 14 Apr 2016 01:00
Gianni Infantino has warned anyone who is still corrupt at FIFA to get out before they are caught.
FIFA investigating Ethics Committee member Damiani
Soccer News - 4 Apr 2016 02:02
FIFA has opened a preliminary investigation into a member of its own Ethics Committee, world football’s governing body...
FIFA Official Plans to Fight Court Charges
The New York Times - 30 Mar 2016 03:00
Juan Ángel Napout, a Paraguayan, has pleaded not guilty, and a judge wants to set his trial date at a hearing next mont...
Former President of Honduras Admits to Bribery in FIFA Scandal
Time - 29 Mar 2016 04:18
Rafael Callejas took cash for soccer broadcasting rights and used the money to keep his position at the Honduran soccer ...
FIFA's Financial Disclosures Show That Scandal Has Affected Its Bottom Line
The New York Times - 18 Mar 2016 02:31
World soccer's governing body spent $62 million on legal fees and $26 million on communications in 2015.
South Africa Wants FIFA to Retract Accusations of Bribery
ABC News - 17 Mar 2016 16:13
South Africa's sports minister says FIFA should retract its statement that a bribe was paid when the country won the rig...
FIFA seeks millions from 'corrupt' ex-officials
CNN - 16 Mar 2016 15:19
FIFA is seeking millions of dollars in damages from former officials it says were corrupt and tarnished its reputation.
U.S. Charges Another Defendant in FIFA Corruption Inquiry
The New York Times - 8 Mar 2016 02:39
A federal judge unsealed papers saying Miguel Trujillo had been charged with a felony, but the papers did not disclose w...
Citigroup Receives Subpoena in FIFA Probe
Wall Street Journal - 27 Feb 2016 05:18
Citigroup is the first major U.S. bank to disclose a link to probes involving alleged corruption involving soccer's gove...
'Time for a new Fifa era' - Twitter reacts to Infantino presidential victory
Goal.com - 27 Feb 2016 00:29
A host of football figures have rushed to congratulate the Swiss after his election to head world football's governing b...
FIFA Reduces Bans for Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini From 8 to 6 Years
Time - 25 Feb 2016 04:29
Former FIFA president Blatter authorized a $2 million payment to Platini
FIFA must tackle corruption to rebuild trust, warns anti-corruption campaigners
Goal.com - 23 Feb 2016 01:01
Transparency International has published a report on fraudulent activity in sport that shines a light on how modern foot...
Blatter protests his innocence
Sky Sports - 19 Feb 2016 00:20
Banned FIFA president Sepp Blatter has again protested his innocence as he awaits to hear whether his suspension will st...
Sepp Blatter Goes Before FIFA to Appeal 8-Year Suspension
The New York Times - 17 Feb 2016 04:57
Blatter, FIFA's former president, attended a seven-hour hearing in Switzerland to challenge a ban for approving a paymen...
FBI probes Germany over 2006 World Cup payment
Al Jazeera English - 23 Jan 2016 16:44
Suspect payment made by German football federation to FIFA before tournament was awarded, sources close to FIFA say.
Prince Ali asks FIFA to investigate vote rival Sheikh Salman
Miami Herald - 16 Jan 2016 00:59
FIFA presidential candidate Prince Ali bin al-Hussein has asked soccer's governing body to investigate whether rival She...
Former Soccer Official Arrives in Brooklyn to Face Charges
The New York Times - 14 Jan 2016 02:52
Alfredo Hawit of Honduras, who was president of Concacaf and a vice president of FIFA when he was arrested last month, p...
Michel Platini Withdraws From FIFA Presidential Race
Time - 8 Jan 2016 06:01
The deadline for the Feb. 26 election is too short and renders his candidacy impossible
Guatemalan Judge in FIFA Corruption Case Released on $4 Million Bond
The New York Times - 8 Jan 2016 03:51
Héctor Trujillo, a former top Guatemalan soccer official caught up in the United States' investigation of FIFA, was hel...
Fifa vice-president Hawit agrees to extradition
Goal.com - 7 Jan 2016 02:13
The former Concacaf president will face corruption charges in the United States having been issued a 90-day ban from foo...