0 comments by Phillip Bupp on 1/28/2016
Swiss authorities got a potential lead in their case against former FIFA president Sepp Blatter and other members within FIFA. Various members within FIFA and other continental confederations have already been charged for various corruption charges but this potential new information can only help. In an interview on German TV, Andre Marty, spokesman for the […]
0 comments by Phillip Bupp on 1/12/2016
When a group of four FIFA ethics judges banned (then) FIFA president Sepp Blatter and (then) FIFA vice-president Michel Platini for eight years, many people felt that they deserved to be banned for life. It seems as if FIFA is listening because FIFA ethics prosecutors will appeal and look to seek lifetime bans for the two […]
0 comments by Jeff Snyder on 1/1/2016
This year has been absolutely spoiled for interesting or insane stories in the soccer world. It was genuinely difficult to pick just ten. So here we are, with 2015 drawing rapidly to a close. Which of the amazing stories this year had us speculating and arguing from January to December? Well… 10) MLS and the Possible […]
0 comments by Randy Capps on 10/8/2015
The ongoing FIFA saga took another turn today when FIFA’s Ethics Committee handed down 90-day suspensions for FIFA President Sepp Blatter, Vice President and UEFA President Michel Platini and several other officials. Here is the list of the suspensions handed out today: Sepp Blatter, 90 days Michel Platini, 90 days Secretary General Jerome Valcke, 90 […]
0 comments by Phillip Bupp on 10/7/2015
Information came in thick and fast about the fate of FIFA President Sepp Blatter today due to his involvement in a Swiss criminal investigation involving alleged bribery. Some said he was suspended, others said he wasn’t. Now it seems like we have the actual answer to what happened to Blatter today and potential to what […]
0 comments by Andrew Coppens on 10/2/2015
Cash rules, especially when you’re entire organization is bankrolled by sponsorship money and television rights fees. That is totally the case for FIFA, and when a sponsor wants something done it better at least listen. In the case of long-time partner, Coca-Cola, FIFA would be wise to heed their warning. That’s because according to reports, […]
0 comments by Andrew Coppens on 9/29/2015
Jack Warner was a world renown wheeler and dealer in the world of international soccer. Few within the FIFA hierarchy held more sway than Warner did, but it led to many rumblings of corruption and in May it led to the United States attorney general indicting Warner and 13 others within FIFA. The Trinidadian is […]
0 comments by Phillip Bupp on 9/25/2015
First, FIFA President Sepp Blatter said he was possibly going to remain President. Next, Blatter and FIFA abruptly cancelled today’s press conference for an unknown reason. Now, we know why and it is huge. FIFA President Sepp Blatter was interrogated by Swiss authorities and have seized data from his FIFA office in Zurich. According to
0 comments by Phillip Bupp
Continuing the worst “will he or won’t he” story ever, Sepp Blatter has now hinted to several people within FIFA that he could remain FIFA President after the special election this upcoming February according to
0 comments by Phillip Bupp on 9/17/2015
Jerome Valcke is out of a job…for now. FIFA has released the 54 year old from his job as Secretary General and the second in command to FIFA President Sepp Blatter after more allegations against him from fallout from the FIFA scandal. He had said he would resign in February once a new FIFA President […]
0 comments by Andrew Coppens on 9/14/2015
FIFA and corruption? Stop it. It’s seemingly all we’ve heard about since the initial set of indictments from United States Attorney General Loretta Lynch. However, since the arrests of key officials involved with FIFA’s executive committee and various confederations around the globe not much has really happened in the legal process. That may be changing […]
0 comments by Phillip Bupp on 8/17/2015
UEFA has asked FIFA to look into a possible smear campaign against UEFA President Michel Platini as he begins his campaign to become new FIFA President. Reuters and German newspaper Welt am Sonntag report that someone within FIFA sent an anonymous dossier titled “Platini – skeleton in the closet” to other FIFA members that raised […]
0 comments by Phillip Bupp on 7/29/2015
Some headlines just write themselves. Like art imitating life, The Mob Museum in Las Vegas is going to open permanent exhibit about FIFA and the various corrupt dealings they have been a part of. The exhibit, titled “The Beautiful Game Turns Ugly,” opens in September and will “provide an incisive and eye-opening look into the […]
0 comments by Andrew Coppens on 7/20/2015
Sepp Blatter was hastily re-elected as FIFA President in the midst of the firestorm of corruption and bribery scandals hitting major figures within the organization. In the days that followed his re-election, Blatter decided it best to step down from his position, and that set in motion a new and “extraordinary” congress to be set […]
0 comments by Phillip Bupp on 7/13/2015
The FIFA Scandal has quieted down a bit in recent weeks but Swiss and US prosecutors have been busy on the case while we have been watching the Women’s World Cup. The latest, Swiss officials have announced that they are investigating 28 new acts of money laundering involving bids from countries trying to host the […]
