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World Cup 2026 bidding process delayed

FIFA will postpone the start of bidding for the right to host the 2026 World Cup following the launch of a corruption investigation, which has led to

France

Euro 2016: tickets on sale, with one year to go

The countdown begins: UEFA Euro 2016 tickets go on sale with exactly one year to go until the tournament kicks off in Paris.

World News

Calls for FIFA payments probe after Ireland's 5m€ for Henry handball

FIFA and Ireland's Football Association (FAI) have confirmed that the world's governing body paid five million euros to stop the Irish from going to court over a controversial World Cup playoff defeat

USA

FIFA scandal deepens as ex-VP reveals details of past transactions

Former FIFA vice president Jack Warner says he fears for his life and he has evidence that FIFA money was involved in the 2010 national election in

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USA

Saving world football from dictators – the US and the FIFA scandal

World News

FIFA scandal: Former top official Chuck Blazer admits bribe-taking

Documents from a hearing in New York in 2013 reveal that Chuck Blazer accepted bribes to vote for several events including the World Cups in South in 2010 and in France in 1998.

World News

Blazer says he took bribes over award of World Cup in France in 1998

World News

Transparency International tells FIFA: "Start an independent reform committee now"

Deborah Unger of Transparency International spoke to euronews about the resignation of Sepp Blatter and the future of FIFA in the aftermath of the corruption scandal crippling world football's governi

World News

Fifagate: 'Everyone completely supports and trusts Russia,' says sports minister

The FBI probe into FIFA will scrutinise the awarding of the 2018 and 2022 World Cups, although Russia and Qatar seem confident the tournaments will go ahead as planned.

Business Line

FIFA and its sponsors - who has the most to lose?

Switzerland

FIFA's week of rolling heads

Sepp Blatter went quietly. The head of FIFA withdrew with his chin up, saying he felt he didn’t have the football world’s unanimous support. He put

World News

Former FIFA officials on Interpol wanted list

Wanted over alleged racketeering, conspiracy and corruption: Interpol issues red notices for two former FIFA heads and four sports executives.

South Africa

South Africa says 2010 World Cup bid was above board

South Africa’s sports minister has denied allegations that the country’s World Cup organising committee paid bribes to host the 2010 World Cup.

World News

Interpol issues 'red notice' for accused ex-FIFA bosses

Interpol has issued ‘Red Notices’ – the closest tool that exists to an international arrest warrant – for two former FIFA officials and four

World News

Blatter resigns as FIFA president amid reports FBI is set to investigate his role in scandal

FIFA president Sepp Blatter has unexpectedly stepped down just days after winning his fifth term in office.

World News

Blatter...with resignations timing is everything

Sepp Blatter’s re-election has turned out to be a somewhat pyrhhic victory. For the man in power since 1998 to leave now means that something behind

Sport

FIFA presidency: Who's next?

With Switzerland’s Sepp Blatter announcing he will resign as the president of FIFA after 17 years in the role, attention will now turn to who will

World News

'Courageous' or 'good news?' World football reacts to Blatter's departure

As Sepp Blatter permanently benches himself from the beautiful game, reactions to his sudden departure from FIFA have been flooding in. Michel

Switzerland

US report claims FBI opens corruption inquiry into FIFA president Sepp Blatter

FIFA chief Sepp Blatter has said that he is to step down just four days after being re-elected to a fifth term.

Switzerland

Fifagate: Further pressure on Blatter as allegations of 10m dollar bribe emerge

The UK Press Association (PA) says it has obtained evidence proving FIFA Secretary General Jérôme Valcke was aware of a 10-million-dollar payment to