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Scheffler to lead USA's bid to end European Ryder Cup hoodoo
AFP, Published on 28/09/2023
» ROME - Scottie Scheffler will start the USA's bid to end a 30-year wait for Ryder Cup victory on European soil when he lines up with Sam Burns in the first foursomes match against Jon Rahm and Tyrrell Hatton.
Fallen football chiefs Blatter and Platini face fraud trial
AFP, Published on 07/06/2022
» LAUSANNE - Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini, once the chiefs of world and European football, face trial on Wednesday over a suspected fraudulent payment that shook the sport and torpedoed their time at the top.
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.
Michel Platini grilled by Swiss prosecutor in payment probe
AFP, Published on 01/09/2020
» BERN (SWITZERLAND) - Michel Platini was quizzed by a Swiss prosecutor on Monday in a probe investigating a two-million-Swiss-franc ($2.2-million) payment that the former European football chief received from FIFA in 2011.
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.
Swiss set trial date for PSG chief, ex-FIFA no.2
AFP, Published on 29/04/2020
» LAUSANNE - A Swiss court on Tuesday scheduled a September trial date for Paris Saint-Germain president Nasser Al-Khelaifi and FIFA's former secretary general Jerome Valcke, in an alleged corruption case.
Qatar, Russia deny buying World Cup rights
AFP, Published on 08/04/2020
» DOHA - Qatar and Russia hit back at allegations of bribery on Tuesday after US prosecutors accused them of paying millions in bribes for the rights to host the 2018 and 2022 tournaments.