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Africa banks on billionaire Motsepe to cure 'sick' CAF
AFP, Published on 11/03/2021
» JOHANNESBURG - South African billionaire Patrice Motsepe is set to become the Confederation of African Football (CAF) president in Rabat Friday, and face the greatest challenge of a career littered with business successes.
Blatter, Platini probe shifts to fraud accusation
AFP, Published on 28/11/2020
» LAUSANNE - Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter and ex-UEFA chief Michel Platini are now being investigated for "fraud" and "breach of trust" in Switzerland, a source with access to the probe said on Friday.
Al-Khelaifi acquitted, Valcke given suspended sentence in TV rights trial
AFP, Published on 30/10/2020
» BELLINZONA (SWITZERLAND) - Paris Saint-Germain president Nasser Al-Khelaifi was on Friday acquitted by a Swiss court of corruption over the allocation of World Cup TV rights, while former FIFA number two Jerome Valcke was handed a suspended 120-day sentence for a secondary charge.
Valcke and Al-Khelaifi braced for corruption trial verdict
AFP, Published on 30/10/2020
» LAUSANNE - Former FIFA number two Jerome Valcke and Paris Saint-Germain president Nasser Al-Khelaifi will discover Friday if their roles in the "Fifagate" scandal, regarding alleged corruption in the allocation of World Cup TV rights, are damning enough to land them a stretch behind bars.
Valcke and Al-Khelaifi braced for corruption trial verdict
AFP, Published on 29/10/2020
» LAUSANNE - Former FIFA number two Jerome Valcke and Paris Saint-Germain president Nasser Al-Khelaifi will discover Friday if their roles in the "Fifagate" scandal, regarding alleged corruption in the allocation of World Cup TV rights, are damning enough to land them a stretch behind bars.
FIFA on trial as Valcke, Al-Khelaifi trial begins in Swiss court
AFP, Published on 13/09/2020
» LAUSANNE - FIFA's disgraced former secretary general Jerome Valcke and Paris Saint-Germain chief Nasser Al-Khelaifi go on trial in Switzerland on Monday in the latest chapter of football's seemingly endless corruption saga.
'Dream come true' as women's World Cup heads Down Under
AFP, Published on 26/06/2020
» WELLINGTON - Football lovers in Australia and New Zealand offered rare praise for FIFA's transparency Friday after the southern hemisphere neighbours won hosting rights for the 2023 women's World Cup.
'Ticks the boxes' - Australia, NZealand favourites to host 2023 women's World Cup
AFP, Published on 23/06/2020
» SYDNEY - A decade ago Australia spent millions of taxpayer dollars on a disastrous quest to host the 2022 men's World Cup, but its football boss is quietly confident that crushing defeat will not be repeated this week.
Fifagate: appeals denied for two key former LatAm officials
AFP, Published on 23/06/2020
» NEW YORK: A US court on Monday dismissed appeals by two former leaders of Latin American football who were convicted over their roles at the heart of the "Fifagate" corruption scandal.
FIFA 'mafia' depicted in new Amazon Prime satire
AFP, Published on 04/06/2020
» LOS ANGELES - Fans yearning for the return of professional soccer have spent months rewatching classic matches, obsessing over "contact training" schedules and adopting teams from far-flung leagues that play in empty stadiums.