Platini: ‘Still the right man for FIFA’
FIFA Presidential candidate Michel Platini insists he’s still “the most able to run world football”. The UEFA President has been suspended for 90 days as FIFA investigates a payment from…
FIFA Presidential candidate Michel Platini insists he’s still “the most able to run world football”. The UEFA President has been suspended for 90 days as FIFA investigates a payment from…
Sepp Blatter assures Russia will not be stripped of the 2018 World Cup, calling England “bad losers.” The tournament was awarded to Russia in 2010, with England also submitting a…
FIFA’s ad-hoc Electoral Committee confirms it will not consider Michel Platini’s candidacy while he’s banned. The UEFA President has been suspended for 90 days as an investigation into a payment…
FIGC President Carlo Tavecchio says UEFA is “not ruling out” Michel Platini’s bid for FIFA President. The head of European football’s governing body has been suspended for 90 days, and…
UEFA General Secretary Gianni Infantino has been announced as a candidate for the Presidency of FIFA. Current incumbent Sepp Blatter will stand down at elections in February, with UEFA President…
FIFA’s independent Ethics Committee has confirmed it is investigating President Sepp Blatter and UEFA’s Michel Platini. The pair have been suspended for 90 days by world football’s governing body, with…
FIFA have confirmed that elections to determine Sepp Blatter’s successor will go ahead on February 26. The President of world football’s governing body has been suspended over corruption allegations, as…
UEFA President Michel Platini explains a payment he received from FIFA’s Sepp Blatter. The head of world football’s governing body is accused of making a “disloyal” payment to the former…
FIFA President Sepp Blatter says he had a “gentleman's agreement” with UEFA’s Michel Platini for a €1.6m payment. Both men have been suspended from FIFA activity as investigations continue into…
FIGC President Carlo Tavecchio says it’s “not easy” to decide whether or not to support Michel Platini. The Italian Federation has already pledged its support to the UEFA President in…
Former FIGC President Giancarlo Abete says it’s “difficult” to imagine Michel Platini was involved in corruption. The UEFA President has been suspended by FIFA’s ethics committee for 90 days, after…
President Carlo Tavecchio says the FIGC will still back Michel Platini for the FIFA Presidency. The head of the Italian federation has already thrown his support behind the UEFA President,…
UEFA President Michel Platini pledged an appeal to clear his name after FIFA suspended him for 90 days. Platini, FIFA President Sepp Blatter and FIFA Secretary General Jerome Valcke were…
Issa Hayatou will serve as President of FIFA during Sepp Blatter’s suspension, the organisation confirms. Blatter has been given a 90-day suspension from his role as President of world football’s…
FIFA have banned President Joseph Blatter, Vice-President and UEFA President Michel Platini and others for 90 days over corruption charges. The eminent football officials will be banned from all football-related…
Reports Sepp Blatter has been provisionally suspended by the FIFA Ethics Committee and Michel Platini could follow. A close friend of the FIFA President was quoted by Sky News and…
UEFA President Michel Platini has offered further clarification after it emerged he was paid €1.8m by FIFA. The Swiss attorney general has accused FIFA President Sepp Blatter of making a…
Sepp Blatter’s lawyer has released a statement insisting the FIFA President has done “nothing illegal or improper”. It emerged on Friday that the Swiss attorney general has opened proceedings against…
UEFA President Michel Platini explains his payment from FIFA President Sepp Blatter. It was revealed earlier today that the former Juventus midfielder had received around €1.8m from Blatter, which the…
The Swiss attorney general has opened proceedings against FIFA President Sepp Blatter, with Michel Platini potentially implicated. A planned press conference at the governing body’s headquarters was cancelled earlier today,…