The FIFA Ethics Committee, under the chairmanship of Petrus Damaseb (Namibia), has decided to ban football officials from taking part in any football-related activity (administrative, sports or any other) for periods of between life and one year, after they were found to have breached various articles of the FIFA Code of Ethics. The decisions, which [ Read More ]
The Executive Committee takes good note of the will of FIFA to take concrete and efficient measures with regards to good governance, expects to see results within the next three months and is following the situation closely.” The Executive Committee also welcomed three new members; Sergey Fursenko, Peter Gilliéron, and Borislav Mihaylov, as well as [ Read More ]
The FIFA Emergency Committee decided to suspend the Football Federation of Belize (FFB) with immediate effect on account of severe governmental interference. The suspension means that the return leg of the qualifying tie for the 2014 FIFA World Cup, due to be played in Belize on 19 June between the home team and Montserrat, has [ Read More ]
FIFA President Joseph S. Blatter was re-elected for a fourth term of office until 2015 by the 61st FIFA Congress, held in Zurich. A clear majority of 186 member associations voted in favour of the incumbent president, who will remain at the head of world football’s governing body for the next four years. In total, [ Read More ]
The UEFA Europa League‘s most prolific remaining teams meet in the semi-finals with FC Porto looking to improve on a shaky recent home record against Spanish opponents as Villarreal CF come calling. Previous meetings The sides are meeting for the first time in UEFA club competition. Porto have played 34 games against Spanish sides in [ Read More ]
The FIFA Task Force Football 2014 will start its mission on 10 May 2011, when the working group convenes at the Home of FIFA in Zurich for the first time. The 22-member group, consisting of high-profile experts from the world of football, is chaired by Franz Beckenbauer (Germany), who will be supported in the performance [ Read More ]
