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Kenyan farce escalates as FKF denies corruption ahead of elections

Sam Nyamweya

By Mark Baber
September 30 – With Football Kenya Federation elections looming, football in Kenya continues to be overshadowed by the claims of intrigue, corruption and manipulation. Notwithstanding the commercial and administrative mess and infighting he has created within Kenyan football, President Sam Nyamweya (pictured) hangs on and remains in the race for another four year term, whilst FIFA’s role, especially the apparent lack of action of its Ethics Committee, appears increasingly indefensible.

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Blatter in ‘perfect’ mood as advisors put themselves in the front line

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September 30 – Sepp Blatter is remaining calm and relaxed and has not been fazed by the furore over criminal proceedings being opened against him, according to his former public relations adviser Klaus Stoehlker.

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Mutko defends FIFA after his Swiss travel joke, sadly, fails to get a laugh

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September 30 – FIFA’s Russian powerbroker Vitaly Mutko has been forced to backtrack after an apparent gaffe about being afraid of becoming the latest high-profile football figure to be arrested.

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Palestine appeal to FIFA and AFC chief to restore home World Cup qualifier with Saudi

Saudi Arabia vs Palestine

By Andrew Warshaw
September 30 – Palestinian football authorities have stepped up their campaign to overturn an order by FIFA to play a crucial World Cup qualifier against Saudi Arabia on neutral ground.

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Barca’s Mascherano feels the heat as Spanish hit him with €1.5m tax fraud charges

Javier Mascherano

September 30 – Barcelona’s Argentine international Javier Mascherano has been charged with two counts of tax evasion in the latest fraud case to hit Spanish-based players.

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Man City go local with sign Singha deal in south-east Asia

Man City and Singha

By Mark Baber
September 30 – Manchester City FC have announced a multi-year drinking and mineral water partnership with Thailand-based Singha Corporation Co. Ltd, a subsidiary of Boon Rawd Brewery, for Thailand, Cambodia and Myanmar.

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Brazil bring in US-style draft for national team players in women’s league

Brazilian women

By Samindra Kunti
September 30 – The Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) have introduced an American-style draft in Brazilian women’s football to ensure a more competitive balance in the domestic league.

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English FA to discuss whether to keep backing Platini for FIFA presidency

By Andrew Warshaw
September 30 – English FA officials meeting today are expected to discuss whether to stick by their decision to support embattled UEFA boss Michel Platini in next February’s FIFA presidential election.

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Platini says the SFr2m was contracted, Lauber says he is under investigation

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By Paul Nicholson
September 30 – Michel Platini has reacted swiftly to heightened speculation over the SFr2 million payment he received from FIFA in 2011, saying that it was settlement for work that he had completed in 2002, and that he still intends to stand for the FIFA presidency.

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Better late than never? Warner handed life ban from football

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By Andrew Warshaw
September 29 – Four years after he resigned all his FIFA roles rather than face being thrown out, the past came back to haunt Jack Warner today when the notorious former FIFA vice-president and CONCACAF chief was banned for life from all football-related activity, at national and international level, by FIFA’s independent ethics committee.

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Blatter and Platini face more probing over the SFr2m deal

Blatter and Platini

By Paul Nicholson
September 29 – The bomb that dropped on FIFA president Sepp Blatter and UEFA president Michel Platini on Friday following the Swiss Federal Prosecutor’s investigation of a suspicious payment to Platini of SFr2 million, may have just exploded.

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Palestine fury as FIFA takes away right to home World Cup qualifier vs Saudi

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By Andrew Warshaw
September 29 – Palestinian football authorities are crying foul after being ordered by FIFA to play a crucial World Cup qualifier against Saudi Arabia on neutral ground.

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FIFA drops 11-a-side for Futsal for Buenos Aires 2018 Youth Olympics

Buenos Ares 2018

By David Owen
September 29 – Futsal, a form of five-a-side football, is to replace the standard 11-a-side format at the next Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires in 2018. The decision to make the switch was taken by FIFA at its eventful two-day Executive Committee meeting in Zurich last week.

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Romania’s richest jailbird stays locked up leaving his Liga1 club strapped for cash

Ioan Niculae

By Jaroslaw Adamowski
September 29 – The financial woes of Romanian top tier club Astra Giurgiu are set to continue as an application for an early release filed by its jailed owner, Romanian businessman Ioan Niculae (pictured), was recently rejected by a local court. Niculae is currently serving a sentence of 914 days, and, under Romanian law, to be granted an early release, he must serve at least 304 days.

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Chung calls for emergency body to run FIFA, but to keep it in the family

Chung Mong-joon

By Andrew Warshaw
September 29 – In a clear attempt not to be undone in terms of snatching the moral high ground, FIFA presidential candidate Chung Mong-joon has launched a scathing attack on the credibility of the organisation declaring it is now in “total meltdown” after the recent allegations concerning Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini.