Sepp Blatter and Fifa facing a moment of truth

Published Jan 17 2012 by Sport: Sportblog | guardian.co.uk

Sepp Blatter and Fifa facing a moment of truth – or another whitewash | David Conn

Fifa's independent governance committee faces a defining decision on Thursday, whether to examine the organisation's past or ignore serious and credible corruption allegations

Football's world governing body, Fifa, could from Thursday face a watershed investigation...

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Franz Beckenbauer throws his weight behind penalty shoot-outs

• Former West Germany captain cites 'emotion' of shoot-outs• Fifa president Sepp Blatter had called for an alternative Franz Beckenbauer has said that matches that finish in a draw should continue to be decided with penalty-kick shoot-outs.Beckenbauer, ... [ Published 5 hours ago by Guardian.co.uk ]

Entities: Franz Beckenbauer, Fédération Internationale de Football Association, Sepp Blatter

First Reported May 25 2012 - Updated 12 hours ago - 5 Documents

FIFA asks German legend Beckenbauer to find solution to 'tragedy of penalty shootouts'

FIFA President Sepp Blatter has asked legendary German footballer Franz Beckenbauer to find an alternative to penalty shootouts.Blatter said during the FIFA Congress that football loses its essence due to tragedy of penalty shootouts."Football 'can be ... [ Published 12 hours ago by NetIndia123.com ]

Entities: Franz Beckenbauer, shoot-out, Sepp Blatter, Fédération Internationale de Football Association

First Reported May 25 2012 - Updated 18 hours ago - 5 Documents

FIFA urged to clean up its act

World football nations should not waste "a brilliant opportunity" to clean up the governing body after years of turmoil, FIFA's top anti-corruption adviser Mark Pieth warned on Friday.Pieth urged FIFA to help prevent financial abuses and other wrongdoings ... [ Published 18 hours ago by MSN New Zealand ]

Entities: Fédération Internationale de Football Association, Sepp Blatter, Allegation, Mark Pieth, Corruption

First Reported May 25 2012 - Updated 20 hours ago - 5 Documents

Franz Beckenbauer

Sepp blasts shoot-outs

FIFA president Sepp Blatter on Friday described having penalties to determine the outcome of games as a "tragedy" that ripped the heart out of the game."Football can be a tragedy when you go to penalty kicks," he told delegates at the world governing ... [ Published 20 hours ago by Bangladesh Daily Star ]

Entities: Sepp Blatter, Franz Beckenbauer, African Cup of Nations

First Reported May 25 2012 - Updated 22 hours ago - 28 Documents

Find alternative to Penalty shootout: Sepp

UEFA president Michel Platini (R) talks with FIFA President Sepp Blatter (C) and Issa Hayatou, president of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), during the 62nd FIFA Congress in Budapest. Reuters FIFA President Sepp Blatter has called on Germany's ... [ Published 22 hours ago by Hindustan Times ]

Entities: Sepp Blatter, shoot-out, Franz Beckenbauer, Fédération Internationale de Football Association

First Reported May 25 2012 - Updated 23 hours ago - 4 Documents

UEFA

FIFA delegates back reform "road map" at annual congress

The 62nd FIFA Congress finished on Friday in Budapest with delegates backing measures to reform structures within the world football governing body and pledging to continue increasing accountability and transparency.Reform was the key theme of the annual ... [ Published 23 hours ago by Zecco ]

Entities: Fédération Internationale de Football Association, Sepp Blatter, UEFA, Kosovo

First Reported May 24 2012 - Updated May 25 2012 - 34 Documents

Fédération Internationale de Football Association

Wembley set for goal-line technology trial

Goal-line technology will be given a high-profile testing ground when England hosts Belgium at Wembley on June 2 as part of its UEFA Euro 2012 preparations.Hawk-Eye technology will feature in the final friendly played by Roy Hodgson’s side ahead of the ... [ Published May 25 2012 by Soccerex ]

Entities: Fédération Internationale de Football Association, International Football Association Board, The Football Association

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