Sepp Blatter

Sepp Blatter claims backroom deal on Russia World Cup

Sepp Blatter has claimed there was a deal to give Russia the 2018 World Cup before voting took place, and blamed England and the US for the corruption scandal engulfing Fifa.
29 October 2015, 09:34 AM

Lionel Messi of Barcelona is the best player of last decade – Pele

Brazilian football legend Pele has named Lionel Messi as the greatest footballer of the last decade, as he also paid tribute to Neymar and Cristiano Ronaldo.
13 October 2015, 04:14 AM

Fifa mulls delaying presidential election, calls crisis meeting

Fifa is discussing delaying the election for its next president, two sources told Reuters, a move that could give Michel Platini more time to appeal against his ban.
10 October 2015, 07:00 AM

Sepp Blatter: Fifa president provisionally suspended for 90 days

Fifa president Sepp Blatter has been provisionally suspended for 90 days.
7 October 2015, 18:14 PM

Sepp Blatter: Coca-Cola among sponsors saying Fifa boss must go

Fifa president Sepp Blatter will not resign despite major sponsors Coca-Cola, Visa, Budweiser and McDonald's calling for him to go immediately.
3 October 2015, 06:55 AM

Sepp Blatter to stay as Fifa president despite investigation

Sepp Blatter says he will remain as president of Fifa despite criminal proceedings being opened against him.
28 September 2015, 15:58 PM

Fifa: Sepp Blatter faces Swiss criminal investigation

Swiss prosecutors say they are investigating Sepp Blatter, the head of football's world governing body Fifa, on suspicion of criminal mismanagement.
26 September 2015, 02:38 AM

FIFA bans scandal tainted Chuck Blazer for life

FIFA on Thursday bans for life Chuck Blazer, a central figure in the corruption scandal that has engulfed world football, for taking millions of dollars in bribes.
9 July 2015, 09:58 AM

I'm not corrupt, insists Blatter

FIFA President Sepp Blatter insists he is not guilty of corruption despite the ongoing investigations into world football's governing body.
1 July 2015, 12:19 PM

Sepp Blatter urged to stand by Fifa resignation decision

Sepp Blatter has been urged to stick by his decision to quit as president of world football's governing body, Fifa.
28 June 2015, 14:09 PM

Sepp Blatter: Fifa president says he did not resign

Sepp Blatter says he has not resigned as Fifa president, but put himself in the hands of the Fifa congress.
26 June 2015, 14:42 PM

Blatter's successor could be chosen on 16 December

Sepp Blatter's 17-year reign as boss of crisis-hit Fifa could come to an end on 16 December.
10 June 2015, 08:45 AM

Morocco won right to host 2010 Cup: report

A Sunday Times report claims.claims Morocco wins vote to host the 2010 World Cup but the ballot was rigged to award the tournament to South Africa.
7 June 2015, 06:25 AM

Fifa crisis: Jack Warner 'to reveal all despite fears'

Former Fifa vice president Jack Warner has said in a TV address that he will reveal all he knows about corruption at the world football body.
4 June 2015, 11:50 AM

Interpol’s wanted alert for 6 in Fifa graft probe

Interpol issues international wanted-person alerts for two former Fifa officials including Jack Warner and four corporate executives at the request of US authorities as part of a corruption probe.
3 June 2015, 08:22 AM

Blatter 'under investigation in US'

Fifa president Sepp Blatter is being investigated by US officials as part of their inquiry into corruption at the world football body.
3 June 2015, 03:26 AM

Sepp Blatter to resign as Fifa president amid corruption scandal

Sepp Blatter says he will resign as president of football's governing body Fifa amid a corruption scandal.
2 June 2015, 17:56 PM

Fifa corruption: Blatter deputy Jerome Valcke denies payments

Fifa president Sepp Blatter's top deputy denies allegations that he is the high-ranking official who made key payments in a bribery scandal engulfing world football.
2 June 2015, 11:40 AM

Blatter shocked by US anti-corruption tactics campaign

FIFA president Sepp Blatter expressed shock at the tactics used by the US anti-corruption investigators but insisted he was not a target.
31 May 2015, 08:35 AM

FIFA's Blatter slams US action, Europe 'hate' campaign

Sepp Blatter was "shocked" at the way the US judiciary has targeted football's world body and slammed what he called a "hate" campaign by Europe's football leaders.
30 May 2015, 08:33 AM