By Andrew Warshaw
June 16 – Any move by Sepp Blatter to consider changing his mind about stepping down as FIFA president in the wake of the current corruption crisis engulfing his organisation is being firmly discouraged by Domenico Scala, the official who has emerged as the key figure in pushing through much-needed reforms.
By David Owen
June 12 – Interpol has suspended a landmark four-year-old agreement with FIFA following investigations into corruption against world football’s governing body.
By Mark Baber
June 11 – In an open letter, sent to the 26,000 clubs organised in the German Football Association (DFB) and published on the DFB web site, DFB president Wolfgang Niersbach has put forward a 10-point plan for FIFA reform. With the battle for control of football about to enter a critical phase, Niersbach suggests ending the current system of one member one vote in FIFA decision-making.
By Mark Baber
June 11 – Whilst former FIFA executive Jack Warner on Tuesday used his own newspaper to blast the US investigation against him, it has become clear that the news agenda on the FIFA corruption crisis is being driven by selective leaking from inside the US Department of Justice.
By Andrew Warshaw
June 10 – A new FIFA president could be in place by Christmas according to the time scale being put in place to replace Sepp Blatter. As developments move on apace in the wake of Blatter’s dramatic decision to step down, reports suggest that mid-December could be the date when football’s world governing body enters a new era at an extraordinary Congress.
By Paul Nicholson
June 10 – FIFA general secretary Jerome Valcke has said that the vote to award the host country for the World Cup 2026 needs to be postponed in light of the current events circling FIFA.
By Mark Baber
June 9 – In a commentary, Xinhua, the official press agency of China, has claimed the indictment of FIFA officials exposes Washington’s arrogance as “world police” and also “set a bad precedent for international relations.”
By Andrew Warshaw
June 9 – Domenico Scala, the Swiss official who has emerged as the key figure spearheading reform at FIFA and orchestrating a smooth transition to the next president, has outlined the chain of events that led to him being plunged into the limelight when Sepp Blatter resigned.
By Andrew Warshaw
June 8 – The man now very much in charge at FIFA in terms of steering a path towards lasting reform and co-ordinating the extraordinary congress that will find a successor to Sepp Blatter has made it clear that the organisation could go as far as stripping Russia and Qatar of World Cup host status if conclusive new proof of corruption emerges over the bid process.
By Andrew Warshaw
June 8 – For years, amid constant claims of his involvement in widespread corruption and bribery stretching back to the Mohamed bin Hammam cash-for-votes affair and before, Jack Warner, FIFA’s notorious former vice-president, has never admitted he has done anything wrong.
June 5 – With so much focus on the corruption scandal engulfing FIFA, it is easy to forget that the women’s World Cup gets under way this weekend in Canada. Opening games are tomorrow with hosts Canada playing China, followed by New Zealand taking on the Netherlands. Both matches are being played in Edmonton.
By Andrew Warshaw
June 5 – In what is becoming open season time for FIFA’s secrets to see the light of day, a new saga connected with federation money and sharp negotiation has suddenly hit the headlines, this time concerning one the World Cup’s most notorious injustices.
By Andrew Warshaw
June 4 – Another explosive revelation in the FIFA corruption scandal has shamed world football with the admission by high-profile whistleblower Chuck Blazer, the former CONCACAF general secretary, that he facilitated or took kickbacks over the award of the 1998 and 2010 World Cups.
June 4 – With the net tightening around him after being arrested and bailed for his alleged role in the ongoing FIFA corruption scandal, Jack Warner has taken to the airwaves in his native Trinidad to say he now fears for his life.
By Andrew Warshaw
June 4 – The race to replace Sepp Blatter as FIFA president is picking up pace after South Korea’s Chung Mong-joon announced he is considering making a comeback.