Blatter calls for respect as fans jeer president
FIFA President Sepp Blatter called for ''respect'' and ''fair play'' after fans loudly jeered him and Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff before the Confederations Cup opener between Brazil and Japan.
Fans booed Blatter and Rousseff the moment their names were introduced at the National Stadium in Brasilia on Saturday, and also when they made their...
International soccer gets goal-line technology
FIFA will use goal-line technology in international games for the first time at the Confederations Cup, starting with Saturday's opening match between Brazil and Japan. The Associated Press looks at why the technology has been introduced and how it will work:
WHY NOW?
FIFA President Sepp Blatter insisted for years that technology had no place in soccer, and that refereeing...
International football finally gets technology
FIFA will use goal-line technology in international matches for the first time at the Confederations Cup, starting with Saturday's opening match between Brazil and Japan. The Associated Press looks at why technology has been introduced and how it will work:
WHY NOW?
FIFA President Sepp Blatter insisted for years that technology had no place in football, and that refereeing...
Protests hit Brasilia before Confed Cup
Protests rocked the Confederations Cup on Friday as activists set fire to mounds of tires, blocking the entrance of Brasilia's Estádio Nacional Mane Garrincha.
Several hundred protesters surrounded police and local firefighters to prevent them from extinguishing the blaze, which sent plumes of thick black smoke high above the national stadium. There were no apparent casualties...
Brazilian stadiums still getting final touches
The Confederations Cup begins following protests that turned violent in two of Brazil's biggest cities, while builders were still slapping cement on stadiums.
The eight-nation tournament, a test of Brazil's organizational ability a year before the World Cup, starts Saturday in the capital Brasilia when the Selecao hosts Asian champion Japan. It ends June 30 in Rio de Janeiro...
FIFA urges fans to come pick up Confed Cup tickets
FIFA and the local organizing committee are issuing a strong appeal to Brazilian fans to pick up their tickets ahead of the Confederations Cup to avoid the prospect of people lining up by the thousands on match days.
While workers are still putting the finishing touches on stadiums two days before the World Cup warm-up tournament begins, it now appears that handing out tickets is...
Blatter says U20 World Cup in Turkey to go ahead
FIFA President Sepp Blatter says the Under-20 World Cup will go ahead next week despite anti-government protests in Turkey.
The 24-nation tournament is set to start June 21 in seven cities in Turkey, which has faced nearly two weeks of the biggest anti-government protests in decades.
Blatter said Wednesday FIFA was in contact with Turkish ''political authorities, especially...
Kofi Annan: Racism In Football Is Unacceptable
Kofi Annan and Sepp Blatter
Kofi Annan, the former Secretary-General of the United Nations, paid a visit to the Home of FIFA in Zurich on Monday and met with FIFA President Joseph S. Blatter.
Afterwards, the 2001 Nobel Peace Prize winner gave an exclusive interview to FIFA.com and spoke about his foundation, which works to make the world a fairer and more secure place, and the positive...
Fifa Racism Measures Could See Teams Expelled Or Relegated
Teams could be expelled from competitions or relegated for serious incidents of racism after tough new powers were voted in by Fifa.
For a first or minor offence, a warning or fine will be imposed.
Re-offenders or serious incidents could lead to a points deduction or games being played behind closed doors.
The ‘resolution on the fight against racism and discrimination’ was passed...
Sepp Blatter praises female candidate?
With world soccer leaders under pressure to make concrete progress in reform, FIFA President Sepp Blatter praised the looks of one of the four women vying to become the body's first permanent female executive committee member.
In his first public speech in Mauritius on Wednesday at the Asian Football Confederation's regional congress, Blatter called Australian candidate...
China's Zhang appointed to FIFA board seat
Chinese football official Zhang Jilong has returned to FIFA's executive committee, replacing Vernon Manilal Fernando of Sri Lanka who was suspended last month for ethics violations.
FIFA President Sepp Blatter tells Asian Football Confederation members that Zhang, one of their vice presidents, will complete Fernando's four-year mandate until 2015.
Zhang's appointment...
Blatter makes another FIFA mistake
Sepp Blatter has called Australia's candidate for a new woman's place on the FIFA executive committee "good and good looking" in an address to the Asian Football Confederation.
Blatter briefly addressed the AFC Congress meeting Wednesday, praising Moya Dodd, an AFC vice president, former Australia international and one of four women standing for the seat on the...
Blatter praises female candidate as 'good looking'
Sepp Blatter has called Australia's female candidate for the FIFA executive committee ''good and good looking'' in an address to the Asian Football Confederation.
Blatter briefly addressed the AFC Congress meeting Wednesday, praising Moya Dodd, an AFC vice president and former Australia international player. She's one of four women vying for the seat on the...
FIFA highlights reforms, Blatter salary a secret
FIFA President Sepp Blatter's salary remained a secret on Wednesday while the money-spinning world football body still backed its reform process and insisted it was becoming more financially transparent.
A day after FIFA said a debate over restricting the age and number of terms of officials would be put off until at least next year, the earnings of its leaders were also still...
FIFA exec. committee puts back age limit proposal
The FIFA executive committee has delayed a reform proposal to limit age and terms for its officials until at least next year, saying ''no consensus'' has been reached on the issues among its member countries and a ''more thorough analysis is required.''
Following Tuesday's executive committee meeting chaired by President Sepp Blatter, FIFA said...
Blatter To Fight Against Moves To Limit His Term Of Office Over Age
FIFA
Proposed age limits for FIFA officials could be considered as a form of discrimination, president Sepp Blatter said on Monday, as the 77-year-old reaffirmed his opposition to the idea.
“It’s not up to me, we are in a democratic process with the member associations voting,” he said in an interview with FIFA’s website.
“However, personally, I’ve already said I was...
Blatter: Not rational to play in Qatar
FIFA President Sepp Blatter says ''it's not rational and reasonable'' to stage the 2022 World Cup in the searing summer heat of Qatar.
Despite health concerns included in an official report before the vote, the FIFA executive committee opted for the tiny emirate's bid in 2010. Blatter repeatedly has refused to say whether he backed Qatar.
"Whether it...
Blatter: Not rational to play WCup in Qatar summer
FIFA President Sepp Blatter says ''it's not rational and reasonable'' to stage the 2022 World Cup in the searing summer heat of Qatar.
Despite health concerns, the FIFA executive committee opted for the tiny emirate's bid in 2010, and Blatter has refused to say who he supported.
In an interview published Wednesday by French newspaper L'Equipe, Blatter...
Blatter slams Roma racism fine
FIFA President Sepp Blatter has criticized Italian football authorities for the "unacceptable" decision to only fine Roma 50,000 euros ($64,865) after their fans racially abused AC Milan players.
Play was stopped for almost two minutes during the second half of Sunday's match when visiting Roma supporters would not stop abusing Milan players Mario Balotelli and Kevin...
Mario Balotelli, Kevin-Prince Boateng Racially Abused by AS Roma Fans, Italian Soccer Game Stopped (Video)
MILAN — FIFA president Sepp Blatter was “appalled” when he learned of the racist chanting that caused AC Milan’s match against Roma to be suspended.
Sunday’s game was stopped for 97 seconds during the second half when visiting Roma supporters would not stop chanting at Milan players Mario Balotelli and Kevin-Prince Boateng. The league fined Roma 50,000 Euros, equivalent...
Britain To Oppose Extra World Cup Spot For Africa And Asia
Ghana excelled at the 2006 and 2010 World Cups
Any plans by Sepp Blatter to increase the number of African and Asian countries and cut the number of European places at future World Cups will be opposed by Britain’s FIFA Vice-President Jim Boyce.
There have been recent calls by FIFA president Blatter to increase the nubmer of African and Asian representatives at future editions...
Blatter urges Asia to seek more World Cup places
FIFA President Sepp Blatter has urged Asian football to push for more World Cup entries, at the expense of Europe and South America.
Blatter says ''we have to have a better balance'' because the two most powerful continents could have 19 of the 32 teams in Brazil next year.
The FIFA boss told the 46 member federations at an Asian Football Confederation meeting ...
Havelange resigns over bribe report
Joao Havelange, the Brazilian who ruled FIFA for more than two decades, has resigned as honorary president of the world governing body after being named as having received bribes.
The long-awaited reported by FIFA's ethics committee into the scandal involving collapsed marketing partners ISL has named Havelange and two former executive committee members Ricardo Teixeira and...
Havelange resigns as FIFA honorary president
Former FIFA President Joao Havelange resigned as honorary president of football's governing body in a World Cup bribery case that has tarnished the organization for more than a decade.
FIFA ethics court judge Joachim Eckert said in a ruling published Tuesday by FIFA that the 96-year-old Brazilian resigned on April 18. The resignation had not been made public until now.
Eckert...
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