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Qatar loses key pre-World Cup tournament because of oppressive summer heat
The 2021 Confederations Cup will not be held in Qatar because of the climate, FIFA secretary general Jerome Valcke told the AFP on Wednesday.The Confederations Cup is a tournament that traditionally...
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14 reasons the Qatar World Cup is going to be a disaster
FIFA has effectively moved the 2022 World Cup in Qatar to winter, breaking one of the central promises of the country's bid and enraging the world's biggest professional teams.Qatar's lack of...
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FIFA made an insane amount of money off of Brazil's $15 billion World Cup
FIFA released its 2014 financial report, and it shows how the organization profited off the World Cup that cost Brazil billions.The 2014 World Cup generated $4.8 billion in revenue for FIFA compared to...
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Judge: FBI agents who exposed a World Cup gambling ring by pretending to be...
The FBI ruse that uncovered an illegal gambling ring late last year and led to the arrest of a high-profile Malaysian businessman was unconstitutional and violated the man's Fourth Amendment rights, a...
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Qatar reveals another curvy, futuristic soccer stadium for the 2022 World Cup
Qatar‘s Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy (SC) has unveiled the fifth proposed venue planned for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, this time designed by London-based Pattern Architects.Titled "Al...
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Brazil's $3 billion World Cup stadiums are becoming white elephants a year later
Nearly a year after the 2014 World Cup, many of the 12 stadiums Brazil built and renovated for the event have fallen into disuse.NPR's Lourdes Garcia-Navarro and the AP's Tales Azzoni have each written...
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The most damning bribery allegations from the bombshell case against FIFA
The US Department of Justice arrested nine FIFA officials and five sports marketing executives on bribery and corruption charges in a dramatic raid in Zurich on Wednesday.The indictment alleges...
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The FIFA arrests show how far Qatar has fallen in the past 5 years
The US Department of Justice's charging documents against 14 individuals accused of bribery and racketeering in conjunction with their roles at FIFA, soccer's international governing body, barely...
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Coca-Cola, Visa and Adidas are responding to the FIFA corruption scandal
LONDON (AP) — FIFA's sponsorship paymasters are facing mounting calls to put pressure on soccer's global governing body to clean up its act — and fast — following Wednesday's arrest of seven...
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Putin suggests the US FIFA investigation is a ruse to take the 2018 World Cup...
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin says the United States is meddling in FIFA's affairs in an attempt to take the 2018 World Cup away from his country.Putin said in televised comments...
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Sepp Blatter held an emergency FIFA meeting while avoiding the press
FIFA President Sepp Blatter has chaired an emergency meeting with continental soccer bodies, while staying out of public view himself.Blatter called together leaders of FIFA's six regions Thursday as...
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World Cup sponsor Visa warns FIFA it could jump ship (V)
If FIFA wasn't already feeling the heat after Wednesday's arrests, now that its commercial partners have come out in criticism, things are getting seriously uncomfortable for the organization.Visa just...
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UK official: 'A change in leadership of FIFA is very badly needed'
LONDON (Reuters) - World soccer's governing body FIFA urgently needs a change of leadership, Britain's Secretary of State for Culture Media and Sport said on Thursday, speaking after the arrest of...
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The pressure is mounting on FIFA's all-powerful president ...
Pressure mounted on FIFA President Sepp Blatter on Thursday as the corruption scandal engulfing world soccer's governing body deepened, with warnings from big sponsors and growing criticism from senior...
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FIFA is staining the beautiful game
Soccer is a game, a beautiful game — but it isn't only a game.It is a global cultural obsession, and its quadrennial showcase, the World Cup, is one of the biggest entertainment spectacles on the...
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FIFA chief Sepp Blatter: 'I am sure more bad news will follow'
ZURICH (AP) — FIFA President Sepp Blatter says he intends to help restore trust in world soccer after a pair of corruption investigations brought "shame and humiliation" on the sport.Blatter spoke...
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FIFA's president is defiantly pushing forward in his attempt to get reelected
Zurich (AFP) - FIFA boss Sepp Blatter headed into a re-election vote Friday adamant that only he can clean up football's corruption-tainted headquarters, to the dismay of many as calls mounted for his...
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England threatens to boycott the 2018 World Cup over the FIFA corruption scandal
England may boycott the 2018 World Cup in Russia over the FIFA corruption scandal.England's Football Association chief Greg Dyke has backed the suggestion by UEFA, European football's governing body,...
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A look at the massive sponsor contracts that FIFA could lose
Details of Fifa's sponsorship arrangements are hidden from view. But estimates have been made about some of its deals with the world's biggest companiesFifa has come under mounting pressure from its...
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Nike, the Brazilian national football team, and $40 million paid into a Swiss...
The FIFA bribery scandal has entangled many individuals in its web. Now it looks like Nike may have been dragged into the alleged "rampant, systemic, and deep-rooted corruption" that US Attorney...
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