A Swiss court denied a request by a FIFA official arrested in Zurich last month to be released pending his extradition to the U.S. because he is considered a flight risk. The FIFA official, who wasn't identified, has no close ties to Switzerland and is ...
Honda feels Japan's elite can learn from Blatter's 'manly spirit'
Outspoken AC Milan attacker Keisuke Honda took a dig at Japan's corporate elite on Friday and reckons they could learn from the "manly spirit" Sepp Blatter showed in resigning as the president of soccer's world governing body FIFA earlier this week. Blatter on Tuesday announced ...
Flashy FIFA's fast fall from great game to great shame borders on the farcical
In less than a week, the public face of FIFA has gone from something resembling an old-style Communist Party rally, with a defiant Sepp Blatter fronting ranks of flag-bearing youths, to what looks more like a scene from "Reservoir Dogs." Despite dawn arrests and U.S. ...
Brazilian legend and former Japan national team coach Zico believes he is in with a chance of replacing Sepp Blatter after voicing his intention of running for FIFA presidency. "My name is known all over the world and I have a wealth of experience," the ...
FIFA executive committee member Kozo Tashima said Wednesday that he is not buying president Sepp Blatter's explanation for his resignation and that the leader of soccer's world governing body should consider stepping down before his successor is decided. Hours after the about-face took place at ...
Former Japan manager Zico considers running for FIFA presidency
Former Brazil international and former Japan national team coach Zico is considering running for president of FIFA following the shock resignation of Sepp Blatter on Tuesday. "Why not? My life was always in football. A passion exercised with seriousness and respect in Brazil and other ...
Sepp Blatter was re-elected president of FIFA for a fifth term on Friday after his only challenger conceded defeat in an election overshadowed by allegations of rampant corruption in world soccer. Blatter won despite demands that he quit in the face of a major bribery ...
As Luis Figo exited a hotel elevator on his way to breakfast, he was approached by a fan carrying a cardboard tube. The man, who had waited at least an hour for the one-time world's best soccer player at the Bourbon hotel in Asuncion, Paraguay, ...
A good majority of FIFA's executive committee wants the truth to come out about bribery allegations against Qatar despite president Sepp Blatter's attempt to dismiss them as racist and discriminatory, former vice president Junji Ogura said Tuesday. Blatter, as well as the African confederation, has ...
