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Corruption scandal pushes FIFA to $122 mln loss for 2015

With corruption related legal costs mounting and sponsors bailing out FIFA has announced it suffered big losses in 2015.

18/03/2016

Sport

FIFA: a victim? Or simply shifting the blame?

Gianni Infantino has been in charge of FIFA for just two weeks, but he’s already taking steps to right the alleged wrongs carried out under the

16/03/2016

World News

FIFA demands millions from ex-officials charged with graft

World football's governing body says its reputation and business interests have been damaged by being implicated in sport's biggest corruption scandal.

16/03/2016

World News

FIFA says members "sold their votes" in past World Cup hosting contests

Soccer’s governing body FIFA said on Wednesday that members of its executive committee had in the past sold their votes in World Cup hosting

16/03/2016

Sport

French Football Federation HQ searched as part of Blatter investigation

The Headquarters of the French Football Federation were searched by French authorities on Tuesday in connection with Switzerland’s criminal

09/03/2016

Sport

FIFA approves testing of video technology

Football’s international lawmakers have approved live trials of video technology to help referees in decision making. New FIFA President Gianni

05/03/2016

Sport

Investigation into 2006 World Cup bid finds no evidence of vote rigging

An international law firm commissioned by the German football federation says it has found no evidence of vote-rigging in the build up to Germany

04/03/2016

Sport

Theodoridis appointed UEFA's acting General Secretary

Theodoros Theodoridis was on Friday named acting General Secretary of the Europe’s continental confederation UEFA. The 50-year old Greek

04/03/2016

Sport

Players need to have more say in decision making process - FIFA president Infantino

Recently elected FIFA president Gianni Infantino says he would like players to be more involved in the decision making at football’s world governing

02/03/2016

Sport

Platini enters last chance saloon to overturn FIFA ban

Banned Uefa president Michel Platini has walked into the last chance saloon in a bid to overturn his suspension from all football-related activity

02/03/2016

Sport

Footy first corruption later new FIFA boss gets down to work

The new FIFA president Gianni Infantino got down to work by organising a friendly football match for employees and guests at FIFA’s headquarters in

29/02/2016

Sport

Gianni Infantino opens new FIFA museum

Celebrating the passion of the people for football – that in the words of FIFA President Gianni Infantino is the DNA of football’s world governing

28/02/2016

Sport

Sepp Blatter says new president is the right man to lead FIFA

A good luck message from the one-time boss. Sepp Blatter FIFA’s former president believes his successor Gianni Infantino is the right man to lead

27/02/2016

Sport

Gianni Infantino appointment welcomed by Sepp Blatter

From the conference hall to meet the press and the first time Gianni Infantino was put under the media microscope as President of FIFA. There will be

26/02/2016

Sport

Gianni Infantino elected President of FIFA on second count

Gianni Infantino has been elected the new President of Fifa. The Italian Swiss and general secretary of Uefa won the contest on the second round

26/02/2016

Sport

Gianni Infantino - the President of FIFA

Gianni Infantino an Italian Swiss is 45 and has been in the game for 15 years. He joined UEFA in 2000 as a lawyer and secretary general of the

26/02/2016

Switzerland

FIFA elects new president - Gianni Infantino

Gianni Infantino, general secretary of the European football body UEFA, has been elected to succeed Sepp Blatter as President of FIFA. Infantino, who

26/02/2016

World News

FIFA presidential election day begins with two nations banned from voting

Election day has arrived for FIFA, but the suspension of two voting nations could harm one lead candidate's chances.

26/02/2016

Sport

FIFA's five presidential candidates

The FIFA presidential elections take place on Friday in Zurich Switzerland. Five contenders are in the running to replace banned outgoing president

25/02/2016

Sport

Blatter and Platini bans reduced from eight to six years

Outgoing FIFA president Sepp Blatter and his once likely successor Michel Platini have had their bans from all football-related activity reduced from eight-years to six.

24/02/2016