Tag: Sepp Blatter
Sepp Blatter says Iran should be barred from Qatar World Cup
Former FIFA President Sepp Blatter thinks Iran should be barred from the World Cup amid widespread protests in the Islamic…
Blatter, Platini cleared of fraud
Blatter, who led FIFA for 17 years, was cleared of fraud by the Federal Criminal Court in the southern city…
Biennial World Cup competitions will kill football clubs – Sepp Blatter
Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter has delivered “a clear ‘No’ ” to the governing body’s plans for biennial World Cup…
Sepp Blatter ex-FIFA president banned again
Sepp Blatter, FIFA president from 1998 to 2015 has received a fresh ban of six years and eight months from…
Former FIFA President Sepp Blatter hospitalised
Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter was rushed to the hospital but now in stable condition.
Blatter slams FIFA criminal complaint over $500m museum
Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter has denied an allegation of criminal mismanagement in connection with a $500million museum undertaken under…
FIFA sues Blatter, Platini to recover £1.56m
World soccer body FIFA on Monday filed claims in Swiss court seeking to recover 2 million Swiss francs (£1.56 million)…
Sepp Blatter: I want to sue Infantino, FIFA
FIFA president Gianni Infantino is running unopposed in his bid for a second term as the head of world football’s…
Blatter attends Moscow match, says: “It’s my World Cup”
Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter attended a World Cup match in Moscow on Wednesday, saying the tournament in Russia felt…
Ex-FIFA boss Blatter arrives Moscow hotel
Sepp Blatter, the former president of world soccer’s governing body FIFA, has arrived in Russia where the football World Cup…
Blatter will fly to Moscow for World Cup
Banned former FIFA president Sepp Blatter will fly to Moscow on Tuesday, his spokesman told Reuters.
Blatter considers Morocco’s bid as logical choice for 2026 World Cup
Banned former FIFA president Sepp Blatter has put his support behind Morocco’s bid to host the 2026 World Cup finals,…
Blatter set to learn ban appeal
Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter will learn Monday whether his appeal against a six-year ban from football has been successful,…
Blatter, 2 others facing FIFA investigation over salaries
Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter and ex-secretary general Jerome Valcke are facing a fresh investigation, this time over the salaries…
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Sepp Blatter to appeal 6-year FIFA ban on Aug. 25
Sepp Blatter will go to sport’s highest court on Aug. 25 to challenge his six-year ban from football for approving…
You are a thief, Maradona tells Sepp Blatter
Former Argentinian football star Diego Maradona on Friday accused FIFA’s former president, Sepp Blatter, of stealing while at the helm…
FIFA lawyers reveal fraudulent contract details
The attorneys conducting the internal investigation into wrongdoing at FIFA, Quinn Emanuel, have released information regarding details of contracts and…
Only FIFA Congress can bar me, says Blatter
Suspended FIFA President Sepp Blatter said it was only the congress of soccer’s governing body and not its ethics committee…
FIFA Appeal Committee rejects appeals by Blatter, Platini against provisional bans
The FIFA Appeal Committee, chaired by Larry Mussenden, has today rejected in full the appeals lodged by Joseph S. Blatter…
US responsible for my travails, says Blatter
Suspended Federation of International Football Associations (FIFA) President, Sepp Blatter, has accused the US of being responsible for his current…
At $2million, I undercharged FIFA, says Platini
UEFA President Michel Platini on Monday in Paris, France said the two million Swiss francs ($2.1 million) he received from…
Sepp Blatter, Michel Platini, Jérôme Valcke suspended for 90 days
Sepp Blatter’s 17-year reign as the Fifa president is all but over after the investigatory arm of its ethics committee…
FIFA sponsor Visa wants Sepp Blatter to quit
New York (AFP) – US credit card giant Visa became the third top FIFA sponsor to demand Sepp Blatter’s immediate…
Resign now, Coca-Cola, McDonald’s tell FIFA’s Blatter
AFP – World Cup sponsors Coca-Cola and McDonald’s said Friday that FIFA head Sepp Blatter should step aside immediately to…
FIFA scandal engulfs Sepp Blatter, Platini
AFP – Embattled Sepp Blatter was urged to stand down as FIFA president on Saturday after he was placed under…
Blatter to face media as scandals widen at FIFA
AFP – FIFA president Sepp Blatter was set to face the media on Friday, as the scandals that surround him…
Odegbami joins race for Fifa presidency
Former Nigeria international Segun Odegbami has announced his intention to become the next Fifa president. The 63-year-old, who won the…
Sepp Blatter deserves Nobel prize, says Vladimir Putin
Sepp Blatter deserves a Nobel prize for his stewardship of Fifa, Vladimir Putin said in an interview aired by the…
Blatter backs German proposal for FIFA integrity checks
LONDON (Reuters) – FIFA president Sepp Blatter has endorsed a German proposal for stronger integrity checks to vet top soccer…
Blatter, FIFA And The Beautiful Game
By Tayo Ogunbiyi After seventeen years of holding sway as the boss of the apex global soccer governing body, FIFA,…