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Platini taken into custody over Qatar World Cup probeFormer UEFA president Michel Platini has been arrested in relation to the awarding of the 2022 World Cup to Qatar, said media reports citing a judicial official. French financial prosecutors have been investigating the bidding pro More… |
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Fifa bans Blatter, Platini for eight yearsSuspended Fifa president Sepp Blatter and European soccer boss Michel Platini were both banned from soccer for eight years on Monday by the Ethics Committee of football's global governing body. The pair, who were also fined, h More… |
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Fifa panel 'seeking life ban for Platini'Michel Platini, seeking election to lead world soccer body Fifa out of the worst corruption scandal in its history, could face a life ban from the sport over funds he received from suspended Fifa head Sepp Blatter, a spokesman for the Frenchman& More… |
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Fifa report demands sanctions against Blatter, PlatiniFifa ethics investigators called on Saturday for sanctions against president Sepp Blatter and European soccer boss Michel Platini, dealing a fresh blow to Platini's bid to succeed Blatter as head of world soccer's governing body. More… |
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Blatter 'planned for Russia and US to host World Cups'Fifa president Sepp Blatter planned for Russia and the US to host the 2018 and 2022 World Cups and blamed Uefa president Michel Platini for Qatar's bid victory over the Americans, a spokesman for Blatter said. But Blatter' More… |
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Fifa leaves door open for Platini presidential bidSuspended European soccer chief Michel Platini may be able to run for president of Fifa if he wins an appeal against his 90-day ban, the world governing body said on Tuesday. Outgoing Fifa president Sepp Blatter and Platini were b More… |
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Fifa mulls prez vote delay, calls crisis meetingFifa is discussing delaying the election for its next president, two sources told Reuters, a move that could give Michel Platini more time to appeal against his ban from the game and then stand to replace departing leader Sepp Blatter. More… |
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Blatter, Platini suspended from soccerFifa President Sepp Blatter and his possible successor, European soccer chief UEFA Michel Platini, have been provisionally suspended for 90 days, the ethics committee of football's global governing body said on Thursday. " More… |
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Sheikh Salman to enter Fifa race if Platini withdrawsOne of Michel Platini's main backers in his bid to head world soccer's governing body, Bahraini Sheikh Salman Bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa, might stand himself if a Swiss investigation hampers the Frenchman's candidacy, two sources have to More… |
Platini to stand for Fifa presidencyUEFA head Michel Platini announced on Wednesday his intention to stand for presidency of Fifa in place of Sepp Blatter. "This was a very personal, carefully considered decision, one in which I weighed up the future of footbal More… |
