Players agents could have fees capped by FIFA
By Andrew Warshaw
September 22 – Players’ agents could have their earnings from transfers capped under a controversial new crackdown being considered by FIFA.
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Tainted Hayatou chosen by Blatter to replace Bin Hammam as head of FIFA GOAL project
By Andrew Warshaw
September 20 – Issa Hayatou, the African football powerbroker who has twice denied corruption allegations in the past year, is to take over the running of FIFA’s much-trumpeted GOAL Bureau that distributes funds to poorer nations and supports development projects.
Last ditch FIFA appeal hearing set for Bin Hammam
By Andrew Warshaw
September 8 – Mohamed Bin Hammam’s eagerly awaited appeal against his life ban for bribery will be heard next week – with the outcome almost certain to rubber-stamp his permanent exclusion from all footballing issues.
English are out to “destroy FIFA” claims Blatter
By Andrew Warshaw
August 30 – FIFA President Sepp Blatter has taken another swipe at the English as he prepares to outline plans to reform the world governing body in the light of recent bribery scandals.
Thousands sign petition to disclose Hillsborough disaster files
By David Gold
August 24 – An e-petition calling the British government to release files relating to the 1989 Hillsborough tragedy has passed the 100,000 mark, meaning the House of Commons business committee must consider putting it forward for discussion in Parliament’s lower chamber.
“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.
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.
Struggling players are being trafficked to fix matches, claims FIFA head of security
By Andrew Warshaw
July 21 – A former boss of Interpol now working for FIFA says struggling players from poorer nations are being recruited to rig results of matches in exchange for being promised lucrative contracts in Europe and South America.
Bin Hammam declares he will not give up the fight to rebuild his reputation
By Andrew Warshaw
July 7 – Mohamed Bin Hammam today broke a month-long silence over explosive bribery allegations against him and indicated, as first reported by insideworldfootball, that he would fight to the end to clear his name.
Exclusive: Blatter seeking information on how he can use Olympic blueprint to help clean-up FIFA
By David Owen in Durban
July 7 – FIFA President Joseph Blatter will depart from here with a blueprint of the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) ethics machinery in his briefcase.
Select Committee calls for FIFA to reform bidding processes
By David Gold
July 4 – A report by Britain’s Culture, Media and Sport select Committee into England’s failed bid to host the 2018 World Cup has attacked FIFA and renewed calls for world football’s governing body to review its bidding process, as well as the decision to drop an investigation into former CONCACAF power broker Jack Warner.
Exclusive: Bin Hammam will be banned for life when FIFA announce decision on July 18
By Andrew Warshaw in Moscow
June 25 – FIFA’s Ethics Committee looks set to announce their eagerly awaited verdict on world football’s most sordid bribery scandal on July 18, according to sources close to the case.
Tottenham need bigger stadium to compete executive director tells Moscow conference
By Andrew Warshaw in Moscow
June 24 – Tottenham Hotspur admitted today that the club could not compete on a level playing field with their Premiership rivals unless they are able to acquire a bigger stadium.
Public-private partnerships are vital to infrastructure in lead up to 2018, says Russian legal guru
By David Gold at the Inside World Football Forum in Moscow
June 24 – Russian Legal expert Karina Chichkanova (pictured) has said that public-private partnerships are a new concept to the country, but emphasised their importance in discussion at the Inside World Football Moscow Forum.
Make all Russian clubs private, states CSKA Moscow President
By David Gold at the Inside World Football Forum in Moscow
June 24 – CSKA Moscow President Evgeny Giner (pictured) told the Inside World Football Moscow Forum that Russian clubs must “learn how to make money” as the country’s Premier League looks to develop in the lead up to Russia 2018.