FIFA Corruption Storyboard
Share the FIFA Corruption Storyboard with FriendsGianni Infantino begs Trump for help as he fights to save his job: 'Isolated' FIFA president...
Daily Mail - 4 Aug 2026 11:37
Infantino sparked an open revolt when The Times first revealed his bombshell plans to sell a $4.2 billion (£3.1bn) stak...
Fifa scraps World Cup investment plan after outcry
BBC - 1 Aug 2026 05:42
Fifa boss Gianni Infantino said the project to sell off stakes in its major competitions had "created divisions"...
FIFA president Gianni Infantino makes embarrassing U-turn over plans to sell the World Cup as under-...
Daily Mail - 1 Aug 2026 04:20
While it appears the FIFA president will fight on to save his job, the Swiss football administrator has abandoned his pr...
FIFA hits back at international revolt over Gianni Infantino's plan to sell World Cup shares
Daily Mail - 31 Jul 2026 04:17
FIFA issued a response to furious backlash over the controversial plan to sell World Cup stakes to private investors by ...
England and fellow UEFA nations set to unanimously BOYCOTT World Cup after FIFA's plans to sell ...
Daily Mail - 31 Jul 2026 02:26
England and other UEFA nations are prepared to boycott the next World Cup should FIFA go ahead with their plans to sell ...
Look whos talking: Former FIFA boss attacks World Cup $20bn sellout plan, but his past comes back to...
Times of India - 30 Jul 2026 03:09
Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter has attacked FIFAs plan to sell a minority stake in a new commercial company managing...
FIFA pile pressure on nations over Gianni Infantino's controversial proposal to sell the World C...
Daily Mail - 29 Jul 2026 14:04
FIFA boss Gianni Infantino is considering selling parts of the tournament to private investors and forming a new company...
Norway considers filing Fifa ethics complaint over Trump role in World Cup red card saga
The Guardian - 23 Jul 2026 13:40
Norwegian federation president: Fifa on a slippery slopeTrump called Infantino for review of Baloguns redDonald Trumps r...
Donald Trump ignores FIFA president's call to leave the stage as he joins Spain's World Cup ...
Daily Mail - 20 Jul 2026 05:51
Trump handed out various awards to match officials and players, before officially welcoming Spain's players up to th...
Trump takes swipe at World Cup fans over Folarin Balogun drama as he tells Gianni Infantino he won&#...
Daily Mail - 18 Jul 2026 04:49
Donald Trump has taken aim at critics of Gianni Infantino after FIFA sparked outrage at the World Cup by suspending the ...
US Soccer chief cuts short interview after being pressed on Donald Trump's intervention in red c...
Daily Mail - 17 Jul 2026 03:00
With questions still in the air over the involvement of President Donald Trump in suspending a red card ban for USMNT st...
Folarin Balogun tells Donald Trump his World Cup red card intervention DID impact USA team before Be...
Daily Mail - 14 Jul 2026 13:34
The 25-year-old was thrust into the center of a global storm after it emerged that the president had lobbied FIFA presid...
USA's World Cup agony is not over: Twisted truth about Trump red card scandal lingering fear hau...
Daily Mail - 8 Jul 2026 12:17
DANIEL MATTHEWS IN SEATTLE: The morning after the night before, USA captain Tim Ream wandered along the waterfront in do...
Trump calls FIFA, Balogun plays: The USA striker is back for Belgium clash after presidential interv...
Times of India - 7 Jul 2026 05:00
Star forward Folarin Balogun will start for the United States against Belgium today. FIFA rejected a European appeal, al...
Rio Ferdinand's reaction to FIFA rescinding Folarin Balogun's red card was nauseating. The o...
Daily Mail - 7 Jul 2026 02:33
As one of the foundation stones of a fully functioning and successful Manchester United team, there was a time when Rio ...
Trump Wanted a U.S. Soccer Star to Play in the World Cup. FIFA Found a Way.
The New York Times - 7 Jul 2026 02:06
There was nothing unusual about a call from President Trump or the reversal of Folarin Baloguns suspension, said the pre...
Norway coach blasts FIFA's Folarin Balogun decision after controversial red card U-turn: 'Re...
Daily Mail - 6 Jul 2026 13:10
The backlash at the FIFA World Cup continues after the sport's governing body suspended the one-match ban of United ...
Trump Asked FIFA to Review U.S. Players Suspension. Now Hes Eligible to Play.
The New York Times - 6 Jul 2026 05:44
The reversal of Folarin Baloguns World Cup suspension is highly unusual. It was the first time since 1962 that FIFA has ...
'Astonished': Belgium threaten drastic action after FIFA 'unfair decision' to clear ...
Times of India - 6 Jul 2026 04:16
Belgiums football federation has formally challenged FIFAs decision to suspend a red card ban for USA striker Folarin Ba...
Millions Recovered in FIFA Corruption Scandal May Now Be Missing Again Before World Cup
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...
Keep bribes quiet for 10 years, FIFA won't punish you
Miami Herald - 14 Aug 2018 04:09
FIFA has officially eradicated corruption. All it took was pressing the delete key. Soccer officials and players who bot...
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: Notable Moments From First 4 Days
The New York Times - 17 Nov 2017 01:24
On day four of the United States' corruption case focused on international soccer, a convicted businessman from Argentin...
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...
World Cup corruption claims: Leaked FIFA report details to be published
Goal.com - 27 Jun 2017 01:20
German newspaper Bild claims to have gained access to the full report, originally authored by Michael Garcia before his ...
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...
Fifa wants nine-year ban for Valcke
BBC - 5 Jan 2016 16:33
Football's world governing body Fifa recommends a nine-year ban for its former secretary general Jerome Valcke.
Switzerland Gives Bank Records to U.S. to Aid FIFA Inquiry
The New York Times - 31 Dec 2015 02:53
The Swiss authorities said the documents would be used in a criminal investigation against soccer officials suspected of...
Sepp Blatter feels 'abandoned' by Fifa after eight-year suspension
The Guardian - 29 Dec 2015 16:38
• President says: 'I am now only fighting for myself'• Swiss has appealed to Court of Arbitration for Sport The bann...
Sports Briefing | Soccer: Ex-FIFA Official Is Jailed in Uruguay
The New York Times - 26 Dec 2015 07:13
Eugenio Figueredo, a former vice president of FIFA, received millions of dollars in bribes as president of the South Ame...
Fifa tells Michel Platini he cannot go straight to court of arbitration for sport
The Guardian - 22 Dec 2015 16:30
• Banned Uefa president has to go through Fifa appeals process• Frenchman trying to overturn ban before February's p...
Reaction to 8-year bans for Blatter and Platini
Miami Herald - 21 Dec 2015 16:29
Reaction to the eight-year bans handed out Monday by the FIFA ethics commission to FIFA President Sepp Blatter and UEFA ...
Blatter and Platini - what happened, why were they banned & what next for Fifa & Uefa?
Goal.com - 21 Dec 2015 15:50
The Fifa president and Uefa boss are both suspended for eight years from all football-related activities - so where do t...
'I'm sorry for how I have been treated' - Blatter to fight Fifa ban
Goal.com - 21 Dec 2015 15:16
The banned president is determined to fight his eight-year football ban and sorry for the damage it has caused to the ga...
Judgment Day Dawns For Blatter and Platini in FIFA Ethics Case
Time - 21 Dec 2015 04:48
The pair could face bans of up to 10 years
Blatter: Judge told me corruption charges would be dropped
Goal.com - 21 Dec 2015 02:34
The outgoing Fifa president says he has been told by the judge he will not face a heavy punishment and revealed he nearl...
Sepp Blatter faces judgment by FIFA ethics court he created
Miami Herald - 17 Dec 2015 16:44
Sepp Blatter will be trying to save his presidency on Thursday at the FIFA ethics committee he helped create and whose a...
Former El Salvador soccer chief arrested amid FIFA probe
Miami Herald - 17 Dec 2015 06:54
El Salvador police say they have arrested the country's former soccer federation president Reynaldo Vasquez, who is want...
Judge Is Eager to Move the FIFA Case to Trial
The New York Times - 17 Dec 2015 00:56
"Begin to think seriously, given the passage of time, as to when we may proceed to trial," Judge Raymond J. Dearie of Fe...
FIFA Officials Plead Not Guilty in Soccer Corruption Probe
Time - 16 Dec 2015 04:06
The charges include bribery, racketeering, conspiracy and wire fraud
FIFA bribery case suspect Eduardo Li agrees to be extradited
Miami Herald - 16 Dec 2015 00:08
FIFA bribery case suspect Eduardo Li has agreed to be extradited to the United States after more than six months in jail...
United States hopes Qatar will cooperate with World Cup bidding investigation
The Guardian - 9 Dec 2015 16:19
• Attorney general says it is irrelevant Gulf nation is key ally• Loretta Lynch: 'We will follow the evidence where ...
Jailed South American Official in FIFA Case Agrees to Extradition
The New York Times - 9 Dec 2015 00:19
The president of Conmebol, Juan Ángel Napout, who was arrested in Zurich last week, agreed to be extradited on Tuesday,...
Report: FBI Looking Into Blatter's Role in Bribery Case
ABC News - 7 Dec 2015 06:53
Report: FBI looking into suspended FIFA president Sepp Blatter's role in bribery case
Qatar spent £117m to win 2022 World Cup bid, BBC's Panorama reveals... almost six times England's f...
Daily Mail - 7 Dec 2015 04:23
CHARLES SALE: A BBC Panorama documentary being broadcast on Monday night claims that Qatar spent a massive £117million ...
FIFA official a bribe suspect
Sky Sports - 5 Dec 2015 00:47
A high-ranking FIFA official has been identified by the FBI as a criminal suspect in a £6.6m bribe paid in return for v...
FIFA scandal widens with 16 new indictments
Washington Post - 4 Dec 2015 08:18
In a 92-count indictment, more than $200 million in bribes and kickbacks are alleged.
Del Nero asks for temporary leave from CBF amid Fifa corruption charges
Goal.com - 4 Dec 2015 03:03
The Brazilian Football Federation president will step away from his role following allegations of bribery from United St...
Fifa Compliance Committee member part of 'staggering' bribery scheme
Goal.com - 4 Dec 2015 02:29
The investigation into corruption within world football's governing body has shed new light on the behaviour of some of ...