By Andrew Warshaw
November 5 – The Chilean official expected to have a major say in the destination of the 2018 and 2022 World Cups has been ousted as head of his national federation.
By Andrew Warshaw in London
November 1 – One of the main organisers of the 2012 European Championships says joint hosts Poland and Ukraine will not be deterred by unfounded allegations that they bought the votes of key UEFA officials.
By Andrew Warshaw
October 31 – The two World Cup bid candidates under investigation for alleged vote collusion are almost certain to avoid serious punishment.
By Duncan Mackay
British Sports Internet Writer of the Year
October 30 – Russian officials have angrily hit back at new accusations by the Sunday Times that they had offered inducements to secure Amos Adamu’s vote before the FIFA Executive Committee member was suspended.
By Andrew Warshaw in Zurich
October 29 - FIFA President Sepp Blatter admitted for the first time today that it was the wrong decision to stage a double vote for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups - but said the organisation had no choice but to proceed on schedule despite a string of corruption allegations.
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By David Owen
October 28 – FIFA has set its face against postponing its votes on either the 2018 or the 2022 World Cup hosts, insideworldfootball has learnt.
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By Andrew Warshaw in Zurich
October 28 – Russia’s 2018 World Cup bid leader today called for an end to the war of words with England and urged both nations to bury their differences.
By Andrew Warshaw in Zurich
October 28 – World football’s governing body is locked in painstaking discussions about whether to split the dates for deciding the 2018 and 2022 World Cup hosts - or postpone the December 2 vote altogether.
By Andrew Warshaw in Zurich
October 28 – European football’s governing body has launched legal proceedings against a Cypriot official amid stunning new claims of corruption, this time that Ukraine and Poland paid off senior officials to host the 2012 European Championship finals.
By Andrew Warshaw in Zurich
October 27 – The verbal spat between England and Russia over their fight for the 2018 World Cup took on yet another twist tonight when England were blasted as being “absolutely primitive” for making a formal complaint to FIFA about their chief rival’s behaviour.
By Andrew Warshaw in Zurich
October 27 – Australia appear to have won the crucial vote of Frank Beckenbauer ahead of their four rivals in the race to stage the 2022 World Cup.
By Andrew Warshaw in Zurich
October 27 – As the bidding process for the 2018 and 2022 World Cup becomes increasingly embroiled in corruption allegations and tit-for-tat spats, Australia are endeavouring to play it by the book, hoping the strategy ends up working in their favour.
By David Owen in Zurich
October 26 – England 2018 has made a formal complaint to FIFA about its arch-rival, the Russian bid.
By Andrew Warshaw
October 25 – European football’s governing body has called for firm evidence in response to allegations of corruption in the bidding race for Euro 2012.
By David Owen in Zurich
October 25 – Michel Zen-Ruffinen (pictured right), the former FIFA general secretary who has emerged as the latest source of explosive allegations in the World Cup bidding race, met the Sunday Times’ undercover reporters “quite a lot of times” over two-and-a-half months, he has told insideworldfootball.