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Fifa corruption scandal

Fifa World Cup: Croatia beat Morocco 2-1 to finish third in Qatar

Mislav Orsic’s curling strike late in the first half ensured Croatia took home the bronze medal, the 11th World Cup in a row a European team has finished third.

18 Dec 2022 - 1:47AMvideocam

Academics seek to ‘restore trust in sport’ amid corruption scandals

13 May 2021 - 10:45PM

Covid-19 allowing match-fixers to ‘target vulnerable leagues’

16 Feb 2021 - 5:34PM

Uefa

Former Uefa chief Platini arrested over probe into Qatar World Cup

Platini, Uefa chief until 2015, is arrested on Tuesday morning

18 Jun 2019 - 5:37PM

Michel Platini has been arrested in relation to the awarding of the 2022 World Cup to Qatar. Photo: EPA

United States

Former Fifa vice-president sentenced to nine years in US prison

Napout was convicted in December of wire fraud and racketeering conspiracy by a federal jury after a seven-week trial

30 Aug 2018 - 6:25AM

Fifa

Ex-Brazilian soccer boss, 86, gets 4 years in US prison in Fifa probe

At least 42 individuals and entities have been charged in the bribery scandal, and many have pleaded guilty.

23 Aug 2018 - 5:26AM

US unit of Spanish media group fined US$24 million for bribing soccer officials

It was the latest penalty imposed in the sprawling US corruption inquiry into world soccer’s governing body Fifa.

11 Jul 2018 - 4:54AM

Soccer's governing body Fifa for years had been dogged by allegations of corruption but always escaped major criminal cases. An investigation has yielded more than two dozen guilty pleas and one trial of three former Latin American soccer officials. Photo: Reuters

Fifa World Cup 2018

Fair play the goal as World Cup kicks off

Whether on the pitch or off it, it’s important that the eagerly awaited soccer spectacle hosted by Russia is remembered for all the right reasons

14 Jun 2018 - 3:59AM

Blatter hints at new evidence to challenge six-year Fifa ban

Disgraced former Fifa chief wants to challenge his suspension, saying it’s time to question the decision of the world governing body’s ethics committee

2 Feb 2018 - 10:21PM

Fifa

Fifa defendant weeps after being found not guilty of bribery

27 Dec 2017 - 9:25AM

Manuel Burga leaves federal court in Brooklyn, New York, on Tuesday. The former South American soccer official, who was charged in a US trial stemming from the Fifa bribery scandal, was acquitted of a corruption charge. Two others were convicted in the case last week. Photo: AP

Former Peru soccer chief awaits fate in Fifa bribery case

26 Dec 2017 - 1:40PM

Manuel Burga, the former president of Peru's soccer federation, leaves federal court in Brooklyn, New York. Photo: AP

Russian doping scandal

Year of scandal – but 2017 was not just about Russian doping

24 Dec 2017 - 11:09AM

Fifa

Fifa seeks restitution after 2 officials are convicted of bribery

23 Dec 2017 - 10:54AM

Bizarre payment throws up questions for Fifa as corruption report published

27 Jun 2017 - 9:52PM

Fifa against finds itself embroiled in accusations of impropriety. Photo: AP

AFC Champions League

Bribery case Jeonbuk scout found dead at stadium: report

16 Jun 2017 - 1:27PM

Opposition fans call for stiff penalties after Jeonbuk Motors were found guilty of bribing match officials. Photo: Twitter

Fifa

Former Guatemalan judge pleads guilty in Fifa probe

3 Jun 2017 - 10:56AM

Fifa official Sheikh Ahmad resigning amid bribery claims

30 Apr 2017 - 7:43PM

The Hong Kong links of Fifa’s latest corrupt official

29 Apr 2017 - 10:27PM

Fifa

Fifa bans Russia’s Mutko from council election

10 Mar 2017 - 4:11PM

CNBC

These are the world’s most corrupt countries

25 Jan 2017 - 3:24PM

Fifa

Sepp Blatter loses appeal at CAS against six-year Fifa ban

5 Dec 2016 - 10:43PM

Disgraced former football chief says ruling “difficult” to accept but “no other verdict could be expected” – but troubles far from over for the Swiss

Fifa

Opinion | Partners in distraction, Fifa needs China as much as the mainland needs it

22 Oct 2016 - 9:41PM

Will Fifa president Gianni Infantino hand over the 2026 World Cup to China? Photo: AFP

Uefa

In the balance: Uefa fears a split as European football prepares to elect its new president

12 Sep 2016 - 9:41PM

Open-heart surgery for former soccer great Franz Beckenbauer

6 Sep 2016 - 12:19AM

Noses in the trough: Sepp Blatter and two disgraced deputies paid themselves US$80 million over five years, Fifa says

4 Jun 2016 - 12:19PM

Former Fifa president Sepp Blatter is again at the forefront of allegations he abused his position of power. Photo: AFP

Sepp Blatter among former officials to enrich themselves: Fifa

4 Jun 2016 - 1:45AM

Fifa says Sepp Blatter and two other top officials enriched themselves. Photo: AFP

Same old tricks? Fifa reformer Domenico Scala quits over ‘loss of independence’

15 May 2016 - 11:08AM

Rio 2016 Olympic Games

Opinion | Another day, another scandal – thank goodness there’s still some who believe sport can ever be cleaned up

New documentary ‘Dirty Games’ outlines the human cost of some of the shameful sports stories of recent years

17 May 2016 - 11:57AMvideocam

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Fifa corruption scandal

The Federation Internationale de Football Association is the international governing body for football, founded in 1904, comprises 209 nations. The organisation generates huge revenues, mainly because it controls the World Cup. It has been widely accused by journalists of corruption, bribery and vote rigging.

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9 September, 2024