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Cornel Borbely, the chief ethics investigator at football’s world governing body Fifa, has revealed that he is conducting proceedings against unnamed officials based on initial findings from investigations into the bidding processes for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups.

Asian Football Confederation (AFC) general secretary Alex Soosay has quit his position amid allegations he tried to interfere with a corruption investigation at the governing body, while Confederation of African Football (CAF) president Issa Hayatou has denied that he sold his vote in the election for the host of the 2022 Fifa World Cup.

Former Fifa Executive Committee member Chuck Blazer agreed to act undercover for US investigators and has been cooperating with the government’s investigation into corruption in world football since at least 2011, it emerged on Monday, as the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and Confederation of African Football (CAF) denied knowledge of the possibility of Sepp Blatter staying on as Fifa president.

Domenico Scala, the head of the auditing and compliance committee at Fifa, has said Sepp Blatter’s departure as president is a “clearly indispensable” part of regime change at football’s global governing body, amid a report that the Swiss may reverse his decision to step down.

International police organisation Interpol has announced it is to suspend the use of funds it receives from Fifa in light of investigations into alleged corruption at football’s global governing body.

Prosecutors have been ordered to unseal the plea agreement between former Fifa executive committee member Chuck Blazer and the US government.

The European Parliament has urged outgoing Fifa president Sepp Blatter to step down with immediate effect so that world football’s governing body can fully address its corruption scandal.

Fifa handed over data and IT equipment from its headquarters to the Swiss attorney general’s office yesterday (Wednesday) as investigations continued into allegations of corruption.

Fifa will postpone the start of the bidding process for the 2026 World Cup, with football’s global governing body set to kick off the process to elect Sepp Blatter’s successor as president next month ahead of a likely election in December, it emerged this morning (Wednesday).

Rachael Church talks about recent developments in sport including a new Swiss law that aims to clamp down on dodgy dealings.

Domenico Scala, the head of the auditing and compliance committee at football’s world governing body Fifa, has said that the award of hosting rights for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups to Russia and Qatar could be annulled if evidence of bribery emerges.

Football’s global governing body Fifa paid the Football Association of Ireland (FAI) $5m (€4.65m) to avoid legal action over a controversial play-off defeat against France that denied the Republic of Ireland a place at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.

Chuck Blazer, a former top official at Fifa, admitted that he and other members of the Executive Committee (ExCo) at football’s global governing body, took bribes in connection with the award of the 2010 World Cup to South Africa, it emerged yesterday (Wednesday) evening.

South African government officials today (Wednesday) confirmed that a $10m (€9.2m) payment had been given directly to Jack Warner, a former vice-president of football’s global governing body Fifa, but strenuously denied the money was transferred in order to secure votes to land hosting rights to the 2010 World Cup.

International police organisation Interpol issued wanted persons alerts for two former officials at Fifa and four corporate executives this (Wednesday) morning just hours after reports emerged that Sepp Blatter, the outgoing president of football’s global governing body, has become a target of an investigation by US law enforcement officials.

Sepp Blatter announced this (Tuesday) afternoon that he will resign as president of Fifa, football’s global governing body.