
On the day after the organization that he has led for all of the 21st century banned him for eight years, FIFA president Sepp Blatter, 79, made the ban academic, announcing his retirement from soccer. He declared, “I’ve finished my work in football.”
by William Bigelow23 Dec 2015, 9:36 AM PST0

Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed the disgraced and alleged corrupt FIFA President Joseph “Sepp” Blatter deserves a Nobel Peace Prize.
by Mary Chastain17 Dec 2015, 8:47 AM PST0

US authorities are investigating evidence indicating FIFA’s suspended president Sepp Blatter knew about $100 million (92 million euros) in bribes paid to former members of the football body, a BBC report said Sunday. The BBC investigation alleges that sports marketing
by AFP7 Dec 2015, 1:41 AM PST0

The Swiss government announced that two FIFA officials were detained in Zurich Thursday, confirming reports of new arrests in the broadening FIFA scandal, and said the pair were suspected of taking millions of dollars in bribes. “The high-ranking FIFA officials
by AFP3 Dec 2015, 12:58 AM PST0

The president of the Chilean soccer federation abruptly took a “medical leave” this week and flew to the U.S. to serve as an FBI informant into FIFA corruption, sources say.
by Warner Todd Huston19 Nov 2015, 1:00 AM PST0

Contents: Hong Kong ‘boos’ China with paper signs at soccer match; Netherlands – Germany football match cancelled after ‘concrete threat’; Brussels, Belgium, has become the center for European terror
by John J. Xenakis18 Nov 2015, 6:13 AM PST0

NEW YORK (AP) — A Brazilian FIFA official who was a key organizer of the 2014 World Cup in his home country pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to U.S. charges stemming from a sprawling bribery case that has scandalized the soccer world.
by Breitbart News4 Nov 2015, 10:20 AM PST0

FIFA might want to reach out to Magnum P.I. to fill its presidential vacancy coming this February. Soccer’s governing body confirmed internal investigations into 11 officials on Wednesday.
by Breitbart News21 Oct 2015, 9:13 AM PST0

New allegations surfaced on Friday that bribes paid to FIFA executive committee members by German soccer officials helped secure their bid for the 2006 World cup.
by Robert Wilde17 Oct 2015, 12:01 AM PST0

ZURICH, Oct 8 (Reuters) – FIFA President Sepp Blatter and his possible successor, UEFA chief Michel Platini, have been provisionally suspended for 90 days by the global soccer body’s ethics committee. The committee also handed out a 90-day suspension to
by Reuters8 Oct 2015, 3:57 AM PST0

FIFA announced on Tuesday a lifetime ban of its disgraced former vice president Jack Warner from football-related activities.
by Breitbart News29 Sep 2015, 7:11 AM PST0

Switzerland’s attorney general’s office launched criminal proceedings against FIFA President Sepp Blatter on Friday.
by Breitbart News25 Sep 2015, 8:44 AM PST0

Swiss prosecutors have opened a criminal investigation into Joseph Blatter, the head of world soccer body FIFA, on suspicion of criminal mismanagement and misappropriation, the Swiss attorney general’s office (OAG) said on Friday. As the corruption probe at FIFA widened,
by Reuters25 Sep 2015, 8:19 AM PST0

Representatives from five major World Cup sponsors put the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) on notice that they expect widespread reform and transparency after a bribery scandal unearthed earlier this year rocked the organization.
by Robert Wilde21 Aug 2015, 2:28 PM PST0

Russian President Vladimir Putin casually offered disgraced FIFA President Sepp Blatter as a candidate for the Nobel Prize, in public talks, saying that “if there is anyone who deserves” the honor, Blatter and sports officials like him do.
by Mary Chastain29 Jul 2015, 12:33 PM PST0

John Oliver hammered FIFA for its corruption on his Sunday HBO show “Last Week Tonight,” calling FIFA President Sepp Blatter meeting Russia President Vladimir Putin a “vortex of concentrated evil.” Oliver also used former FIFA Vice President Jeffrey Webb as
by Trent Baker27 Jul 2015, 8:39 AM PST0

Outgoing FIFA president Sepp Blatter was showered by banknotes by British comedian Simon Brodkin at a press conference today.
by Breitbart London20 Jul 2015, 7:28 AM PST0

Ben Affleck is set to bring the biggest corruption scandal in professional sports history to the big screen.
by Daniel Nussbaum26 Jun 2015, 6:50 PM PST0

The tensions between Russia and America reached a new high last Thursday when a Russian official demanded an international investigation into America’s moon landing on July 20, 1969.
by Mary Chastain21 Jun 2015, 7:08 PM PST0

Appearing on Sunday’s “Meet the Press” on NBC, former Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney responded to the question about whether or not he would be the next FIFA president to replace Sepp Blatter, who, shortly after being re-elected, announced he
by Trent Baker15 Jun 2015, 2:28 PM PST0

FIFA halted the process for 2026 bids as the organization undergoes a leadership overhaul.
by Mary Chastain10 Jun 2015, 10:05 AM PST0

In last week’s episode of “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver” on HBO, host John Oliver pled with the sponsors of FIFA to pressure FIFA to the point of forcing out its president Sepp Blatter. Oliver promised that if these companies
by Trent Baker8 Jun 2015, 10:24 AM PST0

The debut of United Passions—a self-aggrandizing feel good movie about the history of FIFA—couldn’t have come at a worse time.
by Robert Wilde8 Jun 2015, 8:46 AM PST0

A troubled ex-member of international soccer’s governing body threatens to release an “avalanche” of secrets to drag the whole organization down with him.
by Warner Todd Huston5 Jun 2015, 12:07 AM PST0

White House press secretary Josh Earnest spoke on Wednesday during a briefing with reporters about the state of FIFA, which just saw newly-reelected President Sepp Blatter step down after the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation began probing alleged corruption in the governing
by Trent Baker4 Jun 2015, 5:49 PM PST0