Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter: Awarding Qatar 2022 World Cup was a ‘mistake’
Ex-FIFA president Sepp Blatter has admitted it was “a mistake” to award the 2022 World Cup finals to Qatar.
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‘Seven years of lies and manipulation’ – Blatter and Platini found not guilty following fraud trial
The verdict on former UEFA president Platini and ex-FIFA president Blatter was handed down in Bellinzona on Friday.
Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini to stand trial in June over fraud charge
The trial at the Swiss Federal Criminal Court in Bellinzona is due to begin on June 8 and is listed until June 22.
Blatter, Platini charged with fraud after investigation into £1.5m payment
“This payment damaged FIFA’s assets and unlawfully enriched Michel Platini.”
FIFA give Blatter new football ban of six years and eight months
The same length of suspension has also been imposed on the organisation’s former secretary general Jerome Valcke.
FIFA issues ‘criminal mismanagement’ complaint against Blatter
Blatter announced his resignation from the FIFA presidency in 2015 after 17 years in the role.
Blatter pipes up over where World Cup should be in 2026
Could Morocco benefit from Donald Trump being a d*ck? Honest Sepp thinks that’s where the WC should go.
Hope Solo accuses Sepp Blatter of ‘grabbing her ass’
Blatter has denied the claims made by Solo to a Portuguese newspaper…
Blatter fails in bid to overturn six-year ban from football
Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter appears to have conceded defeat in his bid to return to football.
Blatter claims UEFA rigged draws with ‘cold and hot balls’
Blatter claims he has “witnessed draws at a European level” that were fixed by manipulating balls.
What next for Sepp ‘Bouncing Back’ Blatter?
Part Alan Partridge and part David Brent, what next for the disgraced Sepp Blatter? We shudder to think
Blatter insists: ‘You cannot buy a World Cup’
He claims that then French president Nicolas Sarkozy told Michel Platini to change his vote and back Qatar.
FIFA hands Blatter and Platini eight-year bans
FIFA has banned Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini for eight years from all football-related activities.
Blatter and Platini ban appeals rejected by FIFA
Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini have had their appeals against 90-day provisional bans rejected by FIFA’s appeals committee.
Blatter home after “small emotional breakdown”
Sepp Blatter has been discharged from hospital after a “small emotional breakdown”.
Blatter has ‘small emotional breakdown’
Sepp Blatter is to remain in hospital until next week after suffering a “small emotional breakdown”.
Dyke: FIFA farce is ‘like the Archers’
Greg Dyke fears no World Cup bid has been won without “a pile of bungs”. He might be right.
FA consulting lawyers over Blatter’s blather
FA chairman Greg Dyke admits that it seems that the 2018 WC vote “was all fixed anyway”.
Sepp Blatter admits FIFA are a bit dodgy
Sepp Blatter says there was a pre-vote agreement for Russia to host the 2018 World Cup.
Blatter confident after launching appeal
Sepp Blatter has lodged an appeal against his provisional 90-day ban imposed by FIFA’s ethics committee.
IOC president Bach: ‘Enough is enough’ with FIFA
International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach has declared “enough is enough” with FIFA.
Blatter and Platini suspended for 90 days
Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini have both been provisionally banned for 90 days from football.
Coca-Cola, McDonald’s demand Blatter steps down
Coca-Cola and McDonald’s have called for Sepp Blatter to stand down as FIFA president.
Platini: FIFA did not have the finances to pay me
Michel Platini has explained he was not paid money owed by FIFA for over a decade due to the world governing body’s financial situation. Platini, whose status has been described…
Swiss officials open case against Blatter
The Swiss attorney general has announced criminal proceedings have been opened against FIFA president Sepp Blatter.