Tag: FIFA
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FAI took bribe to stop legal action against Henry handball
Embed from Getty Images More sensational news has broken in the wake of the FIFA corruption investigations, with claims the FAI took bribe to stop legal action against the Thierry Henry handball incident. It emerged yesterday that the FAI, Football Association of Ireland, accepted a bribe from FIFA believed to be €5m (£3.6m) to stop them…
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Is a penalty review system needed in the Premier League?
Embed from Getty Images Lewis Camp gives his personal opinion on talk of a penalty review system being introduced to the Premier League. I believe the Premier League should implement a penalty review system in order to improve the fairness and equality within the competition. Teams are being wrongly penalised for cheating and shameful decisions…
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Blatter throws in the towel, or is he running scared?
Embed from Getty Images Sensational news has come out this afternoon with Sepp Blatter resigning his position as president of FIFA days after being re-elected. This stunning turn of events takes place with football’s governing body in the midst of a corruption storm, with many top-ranking officials being indicted to the US as we reported…
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FA boss Dyke wants Blatter out of FIFA
Embed from Getty Images FA Boss Greg Dyke has this morning called for the resignation of FIFA president Sepp Blatter. This follows on from our story yesterday of 6 FIFA officials being arrested on bribery charges totaling over $100m dollars since 1990. Since then the number of indicted officials has risen to 18, with FIFA…
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Six FIFA officials arrested in bribery claim
Embed from Getty Images Six FIFA officials, including the association’s vice-president Jeffrey Webb, have been arrested this morning at the Baur Au Luc hotel in Zurich. This is on the back of an investigation into bribery from, the FBI and the Federal Office of Justice. An operation took place at 8am this morning, in which…
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FIFA halt Man United striker’s move to Lazio
Lazio’s hopes of signing Javier Hernandez on a loan deal have been ruled out after FIFA rules state that a player only play for two different clubs in a season. The Mexican striker was sent out on loan to Madrid last summer but has failed to break into the first team under Carlo Ancelotti, being…
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Team Ginola out of FIFA Presidential running
Former Tottenham Hotspur winger David Ginola is out of the running to replace Sepp Blatter as FIFA President after cancelling funding for his bid. The former French international was heavily backed by footballers, both past and present, on social media sites after he released his plans to run for presidency and replace Sepp Blatter, declaring…
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FIFA investigates Italian racism claims
International football governing body FIFA has instructed the Italian Football Federation (FIGC) to launch an investigation into comments allegedly made by a candidate running for its presidency that were deemed racist and unacceptable. Carlo Tavecchio, 71, is understood to have provoked uproar at the weekend with remarks he made in a discussion about foreign…
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Liverpool ‘should have fought to keep Suarez’
Liverpool should have tried harder to retain the services of talisman Luis Suarez, according to ex-England midfielder Joey Barton. The controversial striker will join Barcelona in the coming days after the Reds agreed to sell him to the Catalan giants. Queens Park Rangers man Barton is looking forward to seeing the 27-year-old link up with…
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Ex-Liverpool star Owen speaks out on Suarez sale
Former Liverpool striker Michael Owen claims Barcelona-bound striker Luis Suarez is a loss for the Premier League, and not just for the Reds. The Merseyside giants have confirmed that their talisman will leave the club imminently after they agreed a deal with the La Liga heavyweights. He will undergo a medical before putting pen to…
