By David Gold
September 6 – Visa is extending its partnership with Soccer United Marketing (SUM) in a deal which will see them continue as the official payment services company of Major League Soccer (MLS), US Soccer and the Mexican national team’s US tour until 2014.
By David Gold
August 17 – CONCACAF general secretary Chuck Blazer (pictured) has vigorously denied reports circulating that he is being investigated by the FBI.
By David Gold
August 11 – America’s Major Soccer League (MLS) has agreed a three-year deal with NBC Sports to broadcast 45 live games a season, replacing the existing arrangement with Fox Soccer.
By Andrew Warshaw
August 8 – More than 10 Caribbean officials are reportedly to face possible corruption proceedings tomorrow by FIFA’s Ethics Committee for their role in the bribery scandal that brought down former Asian football chief Mohamed Bin Hammam (pictured).
By David Gold
August 4 – When Barack Obama gets around to opening his birthday cards, he will be finding a message of support from FIFA President Sepp Blatter, who wrote to the United States President, hailing him as a “visionary leader and unifier”.
By Andrew Warshaw
July 26 – FIFA have given 25 Caribbean associations 48 hours to explain their role in the bribery scandal which led to Asian football chief Mohamed Bin Hammam being banned for life.
By Andrew Warshaw
July 25 – As many as 15 representatives of Caribbean countries could now face investigation as part of the explosive bribery scandal that brought down Asian football chief Mohamed Bin Hammam at the weekend.
By Andrew Warshaw
July 12 – Jack Warner, the former FIFA vice-president who resigned in the wake of the sport’s worst ever bribery scandal, says he may return to football in the future to complete “unfinished business”.
By Andrew Warshaw
June 22 – Damning evidence emerged today that Jack Warner resigned as FIFA’s most senior vice-president·because he was about to be found guilty for his role in the biggest ever bribery scandal to hit football’s world governing body – and that Asian football chief Mohamed Bin Hammam was equally culpable.
By Andrew Warshaw
June 21 – Jack Warner resigned from FIFA for fear of being banned for life and having his political career wrecked in the process, according to reliable sources close to world football’s biggest ever bribery scandal.
By David Gold
June 19 – FIFA has suspended Belize from international football and postponed its World Cup qualifier with Montserrat this weekend, as a result of perceived Government interference with the country’s football federation.
By Andrew Warshaw
June 15 – Yet another twist in the ongoing FIFA bribery scandal emerged today when it was revealed that CONCACAF general secretary Chuck Blazer has been questioned by FIFA’s Ethics Committee after complaints were made against him by Caribbean associations.
By Andrew Warshaw
June 13 – At least four more Caribbean countries have admitted they were offered thousands of dollars in cash as the plot thickens into the most explosive bribery scandal in the history of FIFA.
By Andrew Warshaw
June 11 – The investigation into the FIFA bribery scandal has been switched from Miami to the Bahamas after Caribbean members refused to travel to the United States.
By Duncan Mackay
June 7 – Chuck Blazer has promised that it is business as normal at CONCACAF despite the confusion surrounding his own position following the suspension of FIFA vice-president Jack Warner.