The Big Sponsors need to wake up to Football’s ‘Fifa Spring’
Watching Sepp Blatter’s press conference I was constantly reminded of the video appearances of various Arab dictators on the cusp of losing their power. Defiance, anger, finger jabbing.
There are lots of ways moving the World Cup into the winter will be bad. You know about those. So Channel 4 News has found 10 reasons to be cheerful about a possible switch.
Controversial Fifa President Sepp Blatter casts doubt on the future of penalty shoot-outs to decide football matches, but what are the alternatives?
Fifa President Sepp Blatter apologises for his comments on racist abuse in football, saying they were “not totally correct”. Meanwhile, David Beckham describes his words as “appalling”.
The scandal-hit Vice-President of Fifa, Jack Warner, resigns and Fifa says that all pending investigations into his conduct will close.
As scandal-hit Sepp Blatter wins another four years as FIFA President, Channel 4 News maps his circle of power, controversial presidency, and the key figures facing allegations of corruption.
FIFA President Sepp Blatter is re-elected for another four years, as an FA move to postpone his “coronation” ends in humiliating failure.
Read in full the email from Jerome Valcke that many commentators believe is evidence that Qatar’s money had “bought” them the World Cup in 2022.
As big-name sponsors express “distress” at corruption allegations in football, former candidate for FIFA’s presidency Mohammed bin Hammam tells Channel 4 News “nobody can claim anything” against him.
Watching Sepp Blatter’s press conference I was constantly reminded of the video appearances of various Arab dictators on the cusp of losing their power. Defiance, anger, finger jabbing.
Football’s global overlords at FIFA are in utter disarray as President Sepp Blatter fights off allegations that Qatar’s bid team ‘bought’ the rights to host the World Cup 2022.
Sepp Blatter appears to be on course for another term as FIFA president after world football’s governing body says he has no case to answer over corruption claims.
Fifa President Sepp Blatter is to appear before the ethics committee of football’s governing body on Sunday to answer charges that he knew about alleged cash payments.
Allegations from a FIFA insider against FIFA presidential candidate Mohamed Bin Hammam and Vice-President Jack Warner are the most serious yet, a former English FA director tells Channel 4 News.
Former Football Association Chairman Lord Triesman has told a committee of MPs that FIFA members asked for ‘bribes’ in return for World Cup bid votes
The man who resigned as head of England’s bid for the 2018 World Cup after being taped talking about possible bribery tells Channel 4 News he would reveal the inside story to an inquiry.