Two senior FIFA executives got payments of more than 14.2 million Swiss francs ($15.5 million) from the soccer governing body’s now-defunct marketing partner, according to testimony in a report by the Council of Europe.

The Federation of International Football Associations (FIFA) the world governing body of football, has contracted a Belizean firm of auditors,  Stanley Ermeav to audit the financial accounts of the Football Federation of Belize for last year, FFB’s recently elected  president Ruperto Vicente told The Reporter on Wednesday, April 11.

A Warsaw court has jailed Polish former Sports Minister Tomasz Lipiec for three-and-a-half years for corruption.

Soccer fans get as excited watching a big game as they do during a night of passionate love-making, European researchers claimed.

One year into his role as FIFA’s Head of Security, Chris Eaton spoke to FIFA.com about the scale of match-fixing across the globe, the progress being made in FIFA’s fight against it and its targets.

On Saturday lunchtime, Mike Dean shamelessly distorted the hyperreality in Chelsea's aided 3-0 victory at Newcastle - an outcome only a surprise to those utterly outside the loop.
Last night Mr Dean was in Dortmund in a heavily and obviously rigged Champions League match against Marseille.

Transparency International withdrew its assistance to international soccer’s governing body.

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger discusses goal line technology.

He'll make more gaffs

The architect designing one of Qatar's main 2022 World Cup stadiums says installing air conditioning in all the venues is the wrong approach.

ZURICH: Sepp Blatter added another layer to his FIFA reform program on Monday, pledging to revive a panel of experts drawn from across world football.

Derby County have agreed a fee with Mansfield Town for defender Tom Naylor.

For the second time in as many days, the FIFA President, Sepp Blatter, has hinted that heads could roll as part of his two-year plan to clean up the organisation after a year of unprecedented sleaze and scandal.

We are all conscious of the sad reality that corruption is a widespread phenomenon in politics, business, even in our churches, and essentially in most aspects of life. It is not that we like it or accept it, but we have come to realize that it is there and that it is not going away. It is less clear, therefore, we so many are ready to believe that the world of sports somehow should be an exception, should have managed to insulate itself from what is happening elsewhere.

This is the most important thing that I have written or said in some time. It is a copy of my speech from this year’s ‘Play the Game’ conference in Cologne, Germany.

Fifa is probing the deputy chairman of its disciplinary committee and treasurer of the Oceania Football Confederation, Dr Muhammad Shamsud-Dean Sahu Khan.

Manchester City will face stark competition from the likes of Chelsea FC when it comes to the proposed acquisition of Napoli’s Edinson Cavani – nicknamed El Matador.

Lee Clark is on the verge of landing the vacant manager’s post at Leicester City.

LEON OSMAN has hailed Tony Hibbert as “one of the best full-backs in the country” and believes the Everton FC defender is finally being recognised for his contribution.

Tottenham and Newcastle have been told they will need to pay a staggering £18million to sign Blackburn forward Junior Hoilett when the transfer window re-opens in January.
Hoilett's current deal expires at the end of the season, and both Spurs and Newcastle are closely monitoring the situation.

Arsenal Football Club has announced it is continuing its reduced ticket price approach for the forthcoming Carling Cup Quarter-Final clash with Manchester City.

Former West Ham, Manchester City & Northern Ireland midfielder Steve Lomas to be named St Johnstone manager

Hosting the 2014 FIFA World Cup was supposed to provide an unalloyed boon to Brazil’s global image. Yet tournament preparations have highlighted many structural weaknesses in Latin America’s largest country, and predictions that the World Cup will deliver enormous economic benefits should be treated with skepticism.

LAUSANNE, Switzerland — FIFA stepped up its investigation into executive committee member Worawi Makudi on Wednesday as the governing body remains unconvinced the Thai official didn’t use development funds for his own gain.

Fifa says Thai football boss Worawi Makudi will face a formal investigation by its ethics committee unless he provides proof by 1 December he did not misuse $860,000 (£535,000) of football development funding.

An independent investigation into the bidding for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups should still be carried out despite a whistle-blower retracting allegations that Qatar paid bribes to Fifa members, a committee of MPs said yesterday.

Nicolas Anelka has been linked with a shock move to Tottenham Hotspur Football Club.

Former FIFA vice-president Jack Warner says Oliver Camps, former president of Trinidad and Tobago Football Federation, was right to quit the FA he has run for 19 years

Anti-corruption campaigners Transparency International have called on Fifa to be more open about potential conflicts of interest following the governing body's decision to award a TV deal to a company led by a relative of president Sepp Blatter.

Deals were also negotiated with Fox in the United States, SBS in Australia and Bell Media in Canada, among others.