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Sepp Blatter, Michel Platini insist nothing wrong with questioned payment
Zurich: FIFA president Sepp Blatter and the man who aims to replace him, UEFA chief Michel Platini, both insisted on Monday there was nothing untoward about a 2 million Swiss franc payment at the...
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Many will fall in football's graft scandal, feels Ronaldo
Rio de Janeiro: Brazil legend Ronaldo has said he expects "many people will fall" as a result of a worldwide probe into corruption in football.Ronaldo said he had "always heard a lot" about shady deals...
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German FA boss warns of prejudging Michel Platini
German Football Association (DFB) president Wolfgang Niersbach has warned of prejudging UEFA boss Michel Platini before the details of an alleged improper payment from FIFA counterpart Sepp Blatter are...
View ArticleFIFA bans Jack Warner as Michel Platini says 'determined' to run for president
FIFA banned one of its most notorious former leaders for life on Tuesday as president Sepp Blatter`s heir-apparent, Michel Platini, reiterated his determination to stand for the leadership.Amid calls...
View ArticleMichel Platini 'in between witness and accused person': Swiss prosecutor
Zurich: Swiss authorities are treating UEFA head Michel Platini as somewhere "between a witness and an accused person" in a football corruption probe that was widened last week to include FIFA...
View ArticleSepp Blatter does not rule out staying beyond February, says confidant
Zurich: Sepp Blatter has not ruled out trying to stay on as FIFA’s president beyond February’s scheduled election, despite facing a criminal investigation and a possible internal ethics probe, a close...
View ArticleOfficial behind the goal takes centre stage - at last
London: Ever since they were introduced by UEFA in 2012, fans all over Europe have been asking the same question: what does the official behind the goal do?It was UEFA president Michel Platini who...
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More FIFA leaders should be imprisoned: Diego Maradona
Buenos Aires: Argentine soccer legend Diego Maradona said more FIFA leaders should be imprisoned, a media report said.He also said that FIFA president Joseph Blatter is "corrupt" and UEFA president...
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Michel Platini has "clear conscience" over FIFA payment
London: UEFA chief Michel Platini has told AFP in an exclusive interview that he did nothing wrong in accepting a 1.8million euros ($2million) payment from FIFA and that he was "still determined" to...
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Michel Platini yet to give "credible" reason, German league chief
Berlin: UEFA chief Michel Platini has failed so far to give a "credible explanation" for a USD 2million dollar payment from FIFA, the head of Germany's football league said in an interview...
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FIFA ethics panel recommends provisional suspension of 90 days for Sepp...
London: The ethics watchdog of scandal-tainted FIFA was locked in talks today to decide the fate of world football president Sepp Blatter as attacks on the veteran sports baron mounted.The ethics...
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FIFA Ethics Committee suspends Sepp Blatter, Michel Platini, Jerome Valcke...
New Delhi: In a landmark decision which could put an end to Sepp Blatter’s 17-year reign as the FIFA president, the Ethics Committee of football's world governing body on Thursday provisionally banned...
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Issa Hayatou: Eight facts you ought to know about Sepp Blatter's FIFA successor
New Delhi: Issa Hayatou will takeover as FIFA boss from Sepp Blatter until the next presidential election.Blatter along with colleagues Michel Platini and Jerome Valcke were on Thursday provisionally...
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Under-fire Michel Platini slams 'farcical' FIFA ban
Johannesburg: UEFA president Michel Platini has described FIFA's 90-day ban on him as 'farcical', and insisted that he will contest the decision at the appropriate time.Earlier on Thursday, the French...
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Sepp Blatter fights ban amid FIFA turmoil even as Asian body calls for...
Zurich: FIFA president Sepp Blatter appealed against the 90 day ban that forced him out of office, a report said on Friday as world football's sleaze-tainted governing body headed into months of...
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Sepp Blatter fights ban as FIFA plans October 20 crisis talks
Zurich: FIFA president Sepp Blatter appealed against the 90-day ban that forced him out of office, his lawyers confirmed, as world football's sleaze-tainted governing body headed into months of turmoil...
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I have no intentions of becoming FIFA president: Pele
New Delhi: Brazilian football legend Pele on Monday said that he had no intentions of becoming the next FIFA president.The 74-year-old said so while replying to a question during a press conference in...
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FIFA suspends Thai football president for 90 days
Zurich: FIFA on Monday suspended Thailand Football Association president Worawi Makudi for 90 days from all football activities effective immediately.World football's governing body said the decision...
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Michel Zen Ruffinen likely to stand for FIFA presidency
Johannesburg: Former FIFA secretary-general Michel Zen Ruffinen revealed that he had been asked to stand for the presidency to succeed under-fire Sepp Blatter.Reacting on the matter, Zen Ruffinen...
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FIFA says Michel Platini arguments on 90-day suspension `not valid`
Johannesburg: FIFA's ethics committee has declined the argument by Michel Platini's lawyer that his client was not allowed to defend himself in the adjudicatory chamber of committee before his...
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