United Passions – a film about the history of – and largely funded by – Fifa appears to have dramatically flopped on its opening weekend.
Our Foreign Affairs Correspondent Jonathan Rugman encounters Jack Warner in his constituency office as more corruption accusations are levelled against the former Fifa vice president.
Uefa President Michel Platini is in Berlin for Saturday’s Champions League final. Will the Frenchman decide to stand to replace Sepp Platter at the head of Fifa?
New bribery claims have been levelled against former Fifa executive Jack Warner. Meanwhile, the Irish FA says it received £3.6m to avoid legal action over Ireland’s failure to make the 2010 World Cup.
Culture Secretary John Whittingdale says England is ready to host the 2022 World Cup if it is stripped from Qatar in the wake of allegations of corruption and bribery in Fifa.
Kylie Morris
Court documents released tonight show for the first time – in his own words – the admission of guilt of one of Fifa’s former top executives to accepting bribes.
Sepp Blatter has resigned as Fifa president, with some candidates for the job making themselves known. Fifa’s ethics committee will do integrity checks. Here’s what we know already.
Siobhan Kennedy
Sepp Blatter, the embattled Fifa president has finally thrown in the towel. And tonight reports the New York Times that Blatter has been placed under investigation.
Sepp Blatter’s “credibility as Fifa leader has been utterly destroyed” and the bidding for the next two World Cups should be re-run if corruption is proven, Culture Secretary John Whittingdale says.
Talking to Channel 4 News after Sepp Blatter’s resignation, Jordan’s Prince Ali Bin Hussein – who stood against him for the Fifa presidency – says human rights are more important than anything else.
Embattled Fifa President Joseph “Sepp” Blatter announces his intention to stand down from his post, four days after being re-elected to a fifth term.
Fifa denies top official Jerome Valcke was involved in a $10m payment at the heart of a US bribery investigation into world football’s governing body.
The Serious Fraud Office announces it is assessing “material in its possession” relating to allegations of corruption at the heart of world football’s governing body.
Sepp Blatter insists he has no concerns about being arrested over any corruption investigation and that he will be personally visiting sponsors to reassure them that Fifa’s reputation is sound.
Britain’s Serious Fraud Office is actively assessing “material in its possession” relating to Fifa corruption allegations revealed by the FBI this week.