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French soccer body's offices searched, documents seized CULTURE

French soccer body's offices searched, documents seized

Authorities searched the offices of France's soccer federation and seized documents in support of a Swiss investigation into former FIFA President Sepp Blatter, Switzerland's Office of the Attorney General (OAG) said on Wednesday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Infantino vows to restore FIFA’s image after corruption scandals CULTURE

Infantino vows to restore FIFA’s image after corruption scandals

Gianni Infantino vowed yesterday to lead FIFA, the sport’s world governing body, out of years of corruption and scandal after being elected president to succeed his Swiss compatriot Sepp Blatter.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
FIFA congress starts to choose new president CULTURE

FIFA congress starts to choose new president

A FIFA congress to choose a new president for world football's crisis-hit governing body opened in Zurich on Friday, where major reforms were also to be adopted.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
FIFA reduces Blatter, Platini bans to six years CULTURE

FIFA reduces Blatter, Platini bans to six years

A FIFA appeal committee on Wednesday reduced bans against Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini to six years but maintained they were still guilty of ethics breaches.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Prince Ali seeks FIFA vote suspension CULTURE

Prince Ali seeks FIFA vote suspension

FIFA presidential contender Prince Ali bin al Hussein has called on the international sport tribunal to suspend Friday's FIFA presidential election because of the voting arrangements, his lawyers said.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Prince Ali says FIFA politics affected international fixtures CULTURE

Prince Ali says FIFA politics affected international fixtures

Some national teams have been given unfavourable competition fixtures for failing to toe the political line inside soccer's world governing body, the Jordanian candidate to become its next president said on Thursday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Prince Ali says he will win a clean FIFA vote CULTURE

Prince Ali says he will win a clean FIFA vote

FIFA presidential contender Prince Ali bin al Hussein said Friday he was ‘fully confident’ of winning the corruption-plagued organisation's leadership ballot next month, provided the vote is clean.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Blatter, Platini now free to appeal bans - FIFA ethics committee CULTURE

Blatter, Platini now free to appeal bans - FIFA ethics committee

FIFA's ethics tribunal said Saturday it had provided Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini with the reasons for its decision to ban them from football for eight years, clearing the way for them to appeal against the decision.

4:45 AM November 25 2016