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Playing by FIFA’s rules? Did Becks, Figo and pals deliberately defy FIFA’s ban on Kuwait?

By Mark Baber

April 18 – FIFA are reportedly “reviewing” the circumstances in which David Beckham, Fabio Capello and others were involved in a football match held in Kuwait on December 18 in defiance of a FIFA ban on any sporting contact with the country. The game was played two months after FIFA imposed a ban on sporting contact with Kuwait under the slogan #wewillplay which was prominently displayed around the pitch and as a hashtag on Twitter.

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Report urges FIFA to add biting human rights clauses to its hosting contracts

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By Andrew Warshaw

April 15 – FIFA must in future make human rights a priority when awarding countries the World Cup according to an independent report produced by a senior United Nations official commissioned four months ago by football’s world governing body as part of its reform programme.

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English FA to raise concussion issues with FIFA medics

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April 11 – The English Football Association wants FIFA to investigate whether there are definitive long-term health hazards from too much heading of the ball.

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Guest column: ‘Plan U’ – Destroy FIFA, an excuse called Panama Papers

When Germany’s Süddeutsche Zeitung received a message in spring 2015 that it would be receiving access to – as they say – some 11 million documents hacked out of Panamanian Law Firm Mossack Fonseca, the excitement was tremendous. One of Germany’s leading dailies was an odd target for whoever stole the documents from the large law firm in Panama, a solid US protectorate. The apparent logic was quickly established, considering that Mossack is a German national who chose to seek greener pastures in a land whose president had been kidnapped by the USA,

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FIFA opens case into agent Trujillo after he pleads guilty in NY

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April 7 – Colombian match agent Miguel Trujillo is the latest official to have formal proceedings opened against him by FIFA’s ethics watchdog after pleading guilty last month in the United States to four counts of wrongdoing, including conspiracy to commit money-laundering and conspiracy to commit wire fraud.

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Damiani quits FIFA ethics role but denies personally dealing with Figueredo

By Andrew Warshaw

April 7 – A member of the FIFA body responsible for rooting out corruption has himself resigned after being placed under investigation over his offshore business dealings exposed in the Panama Papers tax haven leak, heaping damage on the accountability and credibility at the heart of football’s world governing just when it is trying to restore its battered reputation.

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South American TV deal drags Infantino into the FIFA corruption scandal

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By Andrew Warshaw

April 6 – New FIFA president Gianni Infantino, who came into office just six weeks ago vowing to clean up the discredited organisation, has himself been drawn into the corruption scandal that has brought down a raft of high-profile powerbrokers.

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FIFA give Greece 10-day deadline to shape up or ship out

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By Andrew Warshaw

April 6 – Greece has been given a 10-day ultimatum by FIFA to stop government interference in its footballing affairs but the threat of a worldwide ban from international competition still hangs over the country.

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Bidders line up to host 2020 Futsal World Cup

By Paul Nicholson

April 5 – FIFA have said that 13 member associations from five confederations have expressed an interest in hosting the 2020 Futsal World Cup. The eighth edition of the championship takes place in Colombia, September 10 to October 1 this year.

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Platini’s Panama account is legit and was declared to Swiss investigators, says lawyer

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April 5 – Banned UEFA President Michel Platini’s Panamanian bank account was declared to the authorities in Switzerland, where he lives, his lawyer insisted in an interview published by French newspaper Le Figaro.

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FIFA ethics’ Damiani, Platini, Valcke and Messi all named in Panama Papers

By Andrew Warshaw

March 4 – FIFA is facing fresh crisis right at the heart of the body responsible for rooting out corruption after ethics committee member Juan Pedro Damiani was himself placed under investigation after being caught up in an explosive tax haven scandal dubbed the Panama Papers, one of the biggest leaks of a confidential database ever recorded.

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Grexit nears as no deal is found after talks with FIFA and UEFA negotiators

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By Andrew Warshaw

March 31 – Greek football’s potentially fatal collision course with FIFA and UEFA has seemingly moved a step closer after the parties failed to resolve their difference over what has been dubbed ‘Grexit’ by the Greek media.

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Infantino puts 40-team World Cup on agenda, targeting 2026 finals

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March 30 – Gianni Infantino says his plan to expand the World Cup finals to 40 teams could begin in 2026.

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FIFA cracks down on TPO with fines for Sevilla, Santos and FC Twente

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By Andrew Warshaw

March 30 – FIFA have stepped up the battle against third-party ownership by sanctioning four clubs, including Europa League champions Sevilla, for breaching rules over players’ economic rights.

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Infantino promises aid for CONMEBOL and 2030 World Cup bid encouragement

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By Andrew Warshaw

March 28 – Gianni Infantino is quickly learning the importance as FIFA president of saying the right things at the right time depending on where he is. Currently on a trip to South America, Infantino gave tentative backing to a joint World Cup bid by Argentina and Uruguay to commemorate the centenary tournament in 2030.