By Andrew Warshaw
October 21 – Frank Beckenbauer and Angel Villar Ilona, two names that have repeatedly been mentioned in unsubstantiated reports about alleged wrongdoing during their time with FIFA, have both been formally investigated by the ethics committee and are awaiting verdicts.
By Andrew Warshaw
October 21 – Former FIFA vice-president Chung Mong-joon’s hopes of taking over from Sepp Blatter are hanging by a thread after a Swiss court rejected his request to temporarily lift his six-year ban so that he can stand as a candidate at the election on February 26.
By Andrew Warshaw
October 21 – Domenico Scala, the increasingly influential official who has the ultimate say in who can and can’t run for FIFA president, has delivered a potentially fatal blow to Michel Platini’s hopes of taking over from Sepp Blatter at the end of February in the event the Frenchman’s 90-day suspension is lifted.
By Andrew Warshaw
October 21- FIFA’s unprecedented corruption crisis is set to get a whole lot worse when its independent Ethics Committee lifts the veil of secrecy on a list of further officials who are under investigation but could not previously be named.
By Andrew Warshaw
October 20 – The February 26 FIFA presidential election date will go ahead as planned with all attention now focussed on who will put their names forward to succeed Sepp Blatter by next Monday’s midnight deadline.
By Andrew Warshaw
October 20 – UEFA are considering lining up Dutch FA boss Michael van Praag (pictured) for another crack at the FIFA presidency if, as anticipated, Michel Platini’s candidacy goes up in smoke.
By Andrew Warshaw
October 19 – As FIFA’s executive committee prepares to meet in emergency session to consider the fallout from Sepp Blatter’s 90-day suspension, its Australian member Moya Dodd says cleaning up the organisation after the worst corruption crisis in sporting history is far more important than whoever takes over as president.
By Andrew Warshaw
October 19 – For the first time since being sensationally suspended by FIFA’s ethics committee, beleaguered UEFA president Michel Platini has gone public by admitting he had no written contract over the infamous SFr2 million payment he received from FIFA in 2011 but has issued a staunch defence of his reputation and conduct.
By Andrew Warshaw
October 19 – Franz Beckenbauer and Wolfgang Niersbach, the two men at the centre of the explosive cash for votes allegations over the 2006 World Cup, have both vehemently denied any wrongdoing as FIFA admitted it was examining the claims made by Der Spiegel.
By Andrew Warshaw
October 16 – Sepp Blatter has admitted that the SFr2 million franc payment made to Michel Platini which led to them both being suspended by FIFA’s ethics committee was “a gentleman’s agreement”.
October 16 – Concerns over yet another possible FIFA cash-for-votes scandal have been dismissed by the German Football Association (DFB) which says it has found no indication of wrongdoing in the bid process for the 2006 World Cup which it hosted.
By Andrew Warshaw
October 16 – The FIFA presidential race has taken another decisive twist with Asian football chief Sheik Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa staging a u-turn to stand to take over from Sepp Blatter in February. The Bahraini had originally given his backing to Michel Platini but has taken a timely strategic gamble to run himself following Platini’s suspension and the likelihood that Europe will have no other credible candidate who Asia could get behind.
By Andrew Warshaw
October 15 – With precision strategic timing, Prince Ali bin al-Hussein has formally submitted his candidature to take over from Sepp Blatter as FIFA president – 11 days before the deadline for nominations.
By Andrew Warshaw
October 14 – With potentially everything to lose if the FIFA presidential election is delayed, Prince Ali bin al-Hussein of Jordan has seized the initiative by calling for the vote to take place as scheduled on February 26.
By Andrew Warshaw
October 13 – No candidates from outside football will be eligible under current regulations to become the next FIFA president despite growing calls, including from International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach, for an external contender to be put in place to herald a fresh start after the worst corruption crisis in sporting history.