Brazil more excited by World Cup than Rio 2016, FIFA survey claims
By Andrew Warshaw in Rio de Janeiro
July 28 – Vastly more Brazilians are looking forward to the FIFA World Cup in 2014 than the Rio Olympic Games two years later.
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“I’m not a dictator” insists Blatter after Bin Hammam attack
By Andrew Warshaw in Rio de Janeiro
July 27 – FIFA President Sepp Blatter today refuted allegations by one-time colleague Mohamed Bin Hammam that he ran the organisation like a dictator but refused to get drawn any further into the explosive bribery scandal that snared the former Asian football chief at the weekend.
Brazil still deserve to host 2014 World Cup despite problems claims Blatter
By Andrew Warshaw in Rio de Janeiro
July 27 – FIFA President Sepp Blatter admitted today that preparations for the 2014 World Cup could be more advanced but said the country deserved to host the tournament and would end up proving critics wrong.
CFU associations given 48 hours to come clean
By Andrew Warshaw
July 26 – FIFA have given 25 Caribbean associations 48 hours to explain their role in the bribery scandal which led to Asian football chief Mohamed Bin Hammam being banned for life.
Dallas agrees out of court settlement with SFA over Pope email
By David Gold
July 25 – Hugh Dallas has settled a dispute with the Scottish Football Association (SFA) out of court over an email he sent which mocked the Pope.
Exclusive: Caribbean countries to be probed as FIFA bribery saga continues
By Andrew Warshaw
July 25 – As many as 15 representatives of Caribbean countries could now face investigation as part of the explosive bribery scandal that brought down Asian football chief Mohamed Bin Hammam at the weekend.
I will make your lives hell, Teixeira threatens English FA
By Andrew Warshaw
July 25 – Brazil’s Ricardo Teixeira, one of football’s most prominent powerbrokers, has launched a savage attack on the English Football Association, saying he will “make their lives hell” as long as he remains a member of FIFA’s ruling Executive Committee.
Cockney rhyming slang chosen as name of football for London 2012
By David Gold
July 25 – Following an exhaustive search by London 2012 Official Sportswear Partner Adidas for a name for the football to be used in next year’s Olympics, it has been revealed that it will be called “The Albert”.
Brazilian riot raises safety concerns for 2014 World Cup
By David Gold
July 25 – A riot in a São Paulo derby between Guarani and Ponte Preta has raised fresh doubts on Brazil’s preparations for the 2014 World Cup.
Blatter was out for revenge, claims Bin Hammam
By Andrew Warshaw
July 24 – Asian football chief Mohamed Bin Hammam claims the life ban against him was an act of revenge for him standing against Sepp Blatter for FIFA President – and still insists he never paid bribes to anyone.
Bin Hammam isolated as Asia fails to offer him support after life ban
By Duncan Mackay in Zurich
July 24 – Mohamed Bin Hammam today continued to protest his innocence after being given a life ban for bribery by FIFA but the lack of support for him, especially from Asia, was deafening.
Bin Hammam claims case against him is “bogus” and “based on lies” after life ban
By Duncan Mackay in Zurich
July 23 – Mohamed Bin Hammam, the President of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), was today banned from football for life by FIFA, a decision announced by Petrus Damaseb (pictured), the acting head of the world governing body’s Ethics Committee.
Bin Hammam misses own hearing as he prepares for guilty verdict
By Andrew Warshaw
July 22 – Suspended Asian football chief Mohamed Bin Hammam dramatically failed to show up for his eagerly anticipated hearing into FIFA’s worst ever bribery scandal, sources have now confirmed.
Fenerbahçe chairman denies involvement in match-fixing
By David Gold
July 22 – Fenerbahçe chairman Aziz Yıldırım has denied to a court any involvement in the match fixing scandal engulfing Turkish football and has also told the club’s fans that he would be stepping down from his post after the conclusion of the issue.
FIFA to trial goal-line technology systems
By David Gold
July 22 – FIFA has announced that nine different goal-line technology systems are set to be trialled between September and December by the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials, Science and Technology.