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Former FIFA official jailed in bribery scandal

August 30th, 2018 (0)
The Former FIFA official jailed for nine years after he was convicted last year of racketeering and other charges related to a corruption scandal. Juan Angel Napout, from Paraguay, the former head of South America’s footballing body, was sentenced ...

Have you ever wondered how much gold is in the FIFA World Cup Trophy?

July 17th, 2018 (0)
Arguably the most coveted prize in sport, the FIFA World Cup trophy could not have been made from anything but gold. But RT wanted to find out just how much gold the trophy contains. After the French national team’s ...

Fifa calls in lawyers to help resolve staff disputes

January 9th, 2017 (0)
Fifa has called in two lawyers to act as mediators in conflicts with staff amid mass changes at world football’s governing body, based in Zurich. A Fifa spokesman said that specialist labour lawyers Nirmala Dias and Andreas Blattmann would ...

Latest on FIFA fraud case: Swiss prosecutors add former FIFA Secretary General to corruption probe

December 1st, 2016 (0)
Former FIFA executive Linsi added to corruption probe Swiss prosecutors have added former FIFA Secretary General, Urs Linsi, to their criminal investigation into alleged corruption surrounding the 2006 World Cup in Germany. Investigators searched the Swiss citizen’s home on ...

Fifa faces legal challenge ahead Qatar 2022 World Cup

October 10th, 2016 (0)
Fifa is facing legal action in the Swiss courts over its alleged complicity in the mistreatment of migrant workers in Qatar ahead of the 2022 World Cup, the Guardian can reveal. Since Fifa voted in December 2010 to hold the ...

Date set for FIFA corruption probe Trial

September 21st, 2016 (0)
Several defendants charged in a wide-ranging corruption case involving soccer’s global governing body FIFA are in talks with U.S. officials about possibly pleading guilty, a U.S. prosecutor said on Monday. Assistant U.S. Attorney Evan Norris spoke at a hearing ...

PwC moves into FIFA audit hot-seat

September 19th, 2016 (0)
PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) have stepped into the hot-seat vacated by KPMG as statutory auditors of FIFA. The world football body announced that the Bureau of the FIFA Council had appointed PwC Switzerland to the role. The move comes three months ...

KPMG has resigned as auditor of Fifa

June 15th, 2016 (0)
KPMG Switzerland has resigned as auditor of Fifa, the world football governing body which has become mired in a corruption scandal following claims that millions of pounds have been paid to its top executives as part of corrupt deals ...

FIFA, Iran, HSBC Top To-Do List for Swiss Prosecutor

June 18th, 2015 (0)
After winning re-election as Switzerland’s Attorney-General on Wednesday, Michael Lauber went straight back to work. Not that he had much choice with a to-do list that’s getting longer by the day. Swiss authorities last week opened a probe into ...

Sony to end $277m Fifa sponsorship

November 25th, 2014 (0)
Fifa’s $35m annual income from Sony’s sponsorship could be about to come to an end, as the Japanese tech giant opts not to renew its contract with football’s governing body. According to leading Japanese business paper Nikkei Asian Review, ...
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