Blatter: ‘FIFA is not corrupt’
Outgoing FIFA President Sepp Blatter insists there is ‘no corruption’ in the organisation. The current head of world football’s governing body will step down at an extraordinary congress on February…
Outgoing FIFA President Sepp Blatter insists there is ‘no corruption’ in the organisation. The current head of world football’s governing body will step down at an extraordinary congress on February…
Prince Ali bin Hussein will not support Michel Platini’s FIFA Presidential bid - ‘we need new blood, new ideas’. The President of the Jordanian FA stood against current President Sepp…
President Carlo Tavecchio has confirmed the FIGC will support Michel Platini for the Presidency of FIFA. Tavecchio had hinted at the move yesterday, saying Italian football’s governing body would support…
FIGC President Carlo Tavecchio hints at support for Michel Platini, saying the federation will support ‘the UEFA candidate’. Platini is the President of European football’s governing body, and announced earlier…
Former Juventus midfielder and President of UEFA, Michel Platini, has announced he will stand for the Presidency of FIFA. The current head of world football’s governing body, Sepp Blatter, will…
A new round of FIFA elections has been scheduled for February 26 next year, the organisation has announced. Current President Sepp Blatter won re-election in May, but admitted he didn’t…
UEFA President Michel Platini believes rules on home-grown players must be expanded, to stop top clubs dominating. The former Juventus midfielder believes ‘two or three’ clubs in Europe buy-up the…
Michel Platini scoffed at the €100m price-tag for Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba. “Nobody is worth that much.” The UEFA President has been critical of Pogba recently, insisting he is “not…
FIFA President Sepp Blatter asked Ireland manager Giovanni Trapattoni if there “was a way we could forget” Thierry Henry’s handball. The infamous incident in the World Cup play-off in 2009…
Damiano Tommasi, President of the Italian players’ union, the AIC, wants an ex-player for the next FIFA President. Current chief Sepp Blatter is stepping down as head of world football’s…
FIGC President Carlo Tavecchio says he feels sorry for Sepp Blatter, and backs Michel Platini to be his successor. Blatter announced yesterday that he will stand down as President of…
The man who organised the Juventus trip to Heysel claims Michel Platini wondered “why make such a fuss” about 39 fans who died. Yesterday was the 30th anniversary of the…
FIGC President Carlo Tavecchio says UEFA members must listen to President Michel Platini over the FIFA scandal. The head of European football’s governing body today urged members not to vote…
Diego Armando Maradona felt vindicated by the FIFA corruption arrests. “People said I was crazy!” The ex-Napoli hero has been blasting FIFA and President Sepp Blatter for years and was…
UEFA President and former Juventus midfielder Michel Platini says Sepp Blatter being re-elected would be bad for FIFA. World football’s governing body is holding elections this week, with Blatter almost…
France Coach Didier Deschamps hit back at Michel Platini for criticising Paul Pogba. “We can’t expect him to score like a striker.” UEFA President Platini said this week that Juventus…
UEFA President Michel Platini says Financial Fair Play is ‘here to stay’ and warns Inter and Roma ‘existing settlements will remain in force’. The Nerazzurri and the Lupi were both…
UEFA President Michel Platini believes that Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba is not a star player on the same level as Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo. The former Juventus great criticised…
Napoli President Aurelio De Laurentiis blasted the “worthless” Europa League and implied Michel Platini wants Sevilla to win. The 1-1 draw with Dnipro in the Europa League semi-final first leg…
Michel Platini has been re-elected as UEFA President until at least 2019 by the congress in Vienna. The former Juventus midfielder has been the head of European football’s governing body…