Fifa corruption: Documents show details of Jack Warner ‘bribes’
A BBC investigation has seen evidence that details what happened to the $10m sent from Fifa to accounts controlled by former vice-president Jack Warner. The money, sent on behalf of South Africa, was meant to be used for its Caribbean diaspora legacy programme. But documents suggest Mr Warner used the payment for cash withdrawals, personal loans and to launder money. The 72-year-old, who has been indicted by the US FBI for corruption, denies all claims of wrongdoing. Fifa says it is co-operating with the investigation. And South Africa’s Football Association has issued a detailed statementdenying any wrongdoing. The papers seen…
Sunday: Sports Mix!
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1:07 PM ET Houston Astros vs Toronto Blue Jays 19:07 CET 2:00 PM ET Colon Santa Fe vs Atletico Huracan 20:00 CET 2:10 PM ET Milwaukee Brewers vs Minnesota Twins 20:10 CET 2:10 PM ET Texas Rangers vs Kansas City Royals 20:10 CET 2:25 PM ET Poland vs Iran 20:25 CET 2:30 PM ET Manulife LPGA Classic 20:30 CET 2:40 PM ET Canada vs Argentina 20:40 CET 2:45 PM ET Juventus vs Barcelona 20:45 CET 2:45 PM ET Juventus vs Barcelona 20:45 CET 3:00 PM ET Premier Boxing Champions 21:00 CET 3:00 PM ET Crucero Del Norte vs San Martin…
Sports Plus: Friday!
1:00 PM ET China U23 vs England U20 19:00 CET 1:00 PM ET China U23 vs England U20 19:00 CET 1:00 PM ET Brazil vs Australia 19:00 CET 2:00 PM ET Magdeburg SC vs Rhein-Neckar Lowen 20:00 CET 2:00 PM ET THW Kiel vs TBV Lemgo 20:00 CET 2:25 PM ET Poland vs Iran 20:25 CET 2:30 PM ET Netherlands vs USA 20:30 CET 2:30 PM ET Pescara vs Bologna 20:30 CET 2:30 PM ET Gornik Leczna vs GKS Belchatow 20:30 CET 2:30 PM ET Korona Kielce vs Podbeskidzie Bielsko Biala 20:30 CET 2:30 PM ET Piast Gliwice vs Cracovia…
Long arm of U.S. law may struggle to reach all FIFA defendants
(Reuters)…U.S. prosecutors may find it difficult to get a number of the people they have charged in the FIFA bribery scandal to face the music. Several cannot be found, and the authorities in some countries may not agree to extradition requests. Of the nine current and former FIFA officials and five corporate executives indicted for running a criminal enterprise that involved more than $150 million in bribes, the whereabouts of three Argentines and one Brazilian remain unknown. Another two former FIFA officials in the Americas – one in Paraguay and the other in Trinidad and Tobago – are expected to resist…
How a curmudgeonly old reporter exposed the FIFA scandal that toppled Sepp Blatter
(Washington Post)… The biggest news story of the year was breaking, but the journalist responsible was fast asleep. It was just after dawn on May 27 when Andrew Jennings’s phone began ringing. Swiss police had just launched a startling raid on a luxury hotel in Zurich, arresting seven top FIFA officials and charging them and others with running a $150 million racket. The world was stunned. The waking world, that is. If Jennings had bothered to climb out of bed, he wouldn’t have been surprised at the news. After all, he was the man who set the investigation in motion, with a book in 2006, “FOUL!…
Blatter quits as FIFA chief after corruption scandal
Sepp Blatter resigned as FIFA president on Tuesday in the face of a U.S.-led corruption investigation that has plunged world soccer’s governing body into the worst crisis in its history. Blatter, 79, announced the decision at a news conference in Zurich, six days after the FBI raided a hotel in Zurich and arrested several FIFA officials and just four days after he was re-elected to a fifth term as president. Blatter said an election to choose a new FIFA president would be held as soon as possible. “FIFA needs profound restructuring,” he said. FIFA, ruled over by Blatter since 1998,…
Fifa: Sepp Blatter to quit as president amid corruption scandal
Sepp Blatter says he will resign as president of football’s governing body Fifa amid a corruption scandal. In announcing his exit, the 79-year-old Swiss has called an extraordinary Fifa congress “as soon as possible” to elect a new president. Blatter was re-elected last week, despite seven top Fifa officials being arrested two days before the vote as part of a US prosecution. But he said: “My mandate does not appear to be supported by everybody.” Fifa was rocked last week by the arrests on charges of racketeering, wire fraud and money laundering as part of a US prosecution that also…
Giorgio Chiellini says he has ‘no problem’ with Luis Suarez
TURIN, Italy (AP) — Juventus defender Giorgio Chiellini has “no problem” with Barcelona forward Luis Suarez and said Monday he will shake hands at the Champions League final when they meet for the first time since the biting incident at the World Cup. Suarez was banned for four months last year for biting Chiellini on the shoulder during Uruguay’s final group match against Italy. “Of course I will (shake hands),” Chiellini said. “I’ll hug him happily, too, there’s no problem at all. Those who know me even a bit know that that’s how I truly feel. “I have no problem…
Calcio, U20 AND…
2:45 PM ET AS Roma vs Palermo 20:45 CET 2:45 PM ET AS Roma vs Palermo 20:45 CET 2:45 PM ET Fiorentina vs Chievo 20:45 CET 2:45 PM ET Fiorentina vs Chievo 20:45 CET 2:45 PM ET Inter vs Empoli 20:45 CET 2:45 PM ET Inter vs Empoli 20:45 CET 2:45 PM ET Napoli vs Lazio 20:45 CET 2:45 PM ET Napoli vs Lazio 20:45 CET 2:45 PM ET Sampdoria vs Parma 20:45 CET 2:45 PM ET Sampdoria vs Parma 20:45 CET 2:45 PM ET Sassuolo vs Genoa 20:45 CET 2:45 PM ET Sassuolo vs Genoa 20:45 CET 2:45 PM…
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