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Hundreds fail drugs tests at Under-17 World Cup

18.10.11
Players from 19 of the 24 squads at the FIFA Under-17 World Cup in Mexico this summer tested positive for banned drug clenbuterol due to contaminated meat... more

£21million - true cost of failed 2018 World Cup bid revealed

11.10.11
The bid for the tournament ended in disaster last December, attracting only two FIFA members' votes including that of British FIFA vice-president Geoff Thompson... more

FIFA whistleblower Chuck Blazer to step down

07.10.11
It was Blazer who alerted FIFA to allegations of bribery which led to fellow FIFA member Mohamed Bin Hammam being banned for life and Jack Warner resigning from football activity... more

Carlos Tevez should be banned, says FIFA vice-president

29.09.11
FIFA vice-president Jim Boyce believes Manchester City forward Carlos Tevez should be banned "from taking an active part in football"... more

Jack Warner goes on warpath over FIFA

09.09.11
Warner has accused FIFA of "devastating lives" and damaging football in the Caribbean in an attempt to clean up their image... more

Mohamed Bin Hammam to launch appeal against 'flawed' lifetime ban

25.08.11
Former FIFA executive Bin Hammam has called the decision to ban him for life "deeply flawed", and will take his case to the Court of Arbitration for Sport... more

FIFA confirm 'whistleblower' email

11.07.11
FIFA confirmed they have received an email from the 'whistleblower' who made a number of claims about Qatar's 2022 World Cup bid withdrawing the allegations... more

Football Association failed to learn lessons, says report

05.07.11
The Football Association failed to learn the lessons of previous failed World Cup bids while FIFA appear to be attempting to sweep corruption scandals under the carpet, according to a report by MPs... more

England on the up

29.06.11
Capello's men climb to fourth in FIFA world rankings despite not beating Switzerland this month... more

Jack Warner quits FIFA

20.06.11
The man at the centre of the FIFA bribery scandal resigns from all his positions in international football... more

25 Caribbean football chiefs in FIFA probe

07.06.11
Investigators will begin interviewing the heads of the 25 Caribbean associations at the centre of the FIFA bribery scandal... more

English have it in for FIFA, says Blatter

03.06.11
President attacks the Football Association, claiming they are always moaning about world football's governing body... more

Former England boss 'encouraged by FIFA to make false expenses' claims

02.06.11
Graham Taylor has claimed that during his time on FIFA's technical committee he was prompted to charge expenses to FIFA for costs the Football Association were already covering... more

Under-fire FA told they must 'build bridges' after bitter vote

02.06.11
Britain's new FIFA vice-president Jim Boyce has told the Football Association they must bring in new faces to "build bridges"... more

Sepp Blatter ready for fourth term at FIFA helm

01.06.11
Video: Blatter stands unopposed in the presidential election - despite calls from the English and Scottish FA to postpone the vote... more

Battered Blatter promises radical change as he keeps top job at Fifa

01.06.11
Head of world football Sepp Blatter has declared himself the 'captain of a ship in troubled waters' as he promised to restore the image of the scandal-hit footballing body... more

Sponsors concerned over FIFA controversy

31.05.11
Major sponsors Coca-Cola have described the ongoing controversy surrounding FIFA as "distressing and bad for the sport" as the saga rumbles on... more

Sponsors 4, Fifa 0 - major backers hit out at Blatter over bribery allegations

31.05.11
VISA has become the latest leading corporate backer of Fifa to express concern about the corruption scandal within world football's governing body... more

FA call on FIFA to postpone election

31.05.11
The Football Association have urged FIFA to postpone the presidential election because the process lacks credibility... more

Defiant Sepp Blatter confident he will be cleared

27.05.11
FIFA president insisted he will come out fighting after world football's governing body launched an investigation into claims that he knew about acts of bribery... more

Blatter's rival is investigated by FIFA

25.05.11
Bribery probe launched against presidential candidate Mohamed Bin Hammam and senior official Jack Warner... more

FA abstain from vote for FIFA president

19.05.11
The Football Association's board has registered a protest vote by deciding not to back either candidate in the FIFA presidential election... more

Sepp Blatter will quiz World Cup mole

19.05.11
FIFA agree to hear evidence from whistleblower at the centre of bribery allegations ... more

FIFA won't clean up their act with Sepp in charge

11.05.11
Blatter has made FIFA untrustworthy with a clandestine and centralised decision-making process that is a breeding ground for potential corruption... more

Prince William made no royal wedding offer to FIFA member

04.05.11
Nicolas Leoz, the Paraguayan who is president of the South American confederation CONMEBOL, claimed he received an invitation the day before the December 2 vote... more

FIFA need 'evolution not revolution', claims Sepp Blatter

20.04.11
Blatter, FIFA president since 1998, is standing against his former ally Mohamed Bin Hammam, the head of Asian football, in the election on June 1... more

No matter which grey-faced goon is in charge, FIFA stink

11.03.11
If most people had their way, the whole governing body would be hoiked into the sea and we would start again from scratch... more

Goal-line technology to be tested by FIFA

04.02.11
FIFA will next week launch tests into 10 companies' goal-line technology systems which if successful should lead to the principle being adopted... more

FIFA may ban snoods 'on safety grounds'

04.02.11
FIFA have put the wearing of the neck-warmer up for discussion at the meeting of the game's law-making body... more

Sepp Blatter defends World Cup selections

22.12.10
FIFA president has defended the decision to give the World Cup to Russia and Qatar - and insisted that losing bids should accept defeat gracefully... more


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