Fifa
Swiss government pushes for anti-corruption in sport
The Swiss government is proposing to tighten anti-corruption laws, citing international sporting federations based in the country as targets of the suggested changes.
Blatter slams 2022 World Cup summer scheduling
FIFA president Sepp Blatter has admitted that hosting the 2022 World Cup in the heat of a Qatari summer is not “rational or reasonable”.
IMX suspension overturned for Maracana stadium rights
The president of Rio de Janeiro’s Court of Justice, Leila Mariano, has overturned the suspension of the awarding of the operating rights of the Maracana stadium to sports and entertainment company IMX.
Corinthians hit back at Valcke’s threat
Brazilian football club Corinthians have hit out at FIFA secretary-general Jerome Valcke’s warning that stadium construction work in Sao Paulo needs to “speed up” ahead of the 2014 World Cup.
FIFA bans nine match-fixing footballers
FIFA has suspended eight Estonian footballers and has handed a lifetime ban to a Lebanese player following their involvement in match-fixing.
Archive | Blatter on Global Concerns for the Beautiful Game
FIFA President SEPP BLATTER tells Kevin Roberts why he wants to save the game from the forces of globalisation and harness its undoubted power to good causes worldwide.