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FIFA begins hearing into vote-selling allegations

FIFA begins hearing into vote-selling allegations

Rediff.com16 Nov 2010

FIFA has begun a three-day investigation into corruption allegations which have cast a shadow over the contest for the right to stage the 2018 and 2022 World Cups.

Khalid Jamil takes charge as Indian men's football boss

Khalid Jamil takes charge as Indian men's football boss

Rediff.com1 Aug 2025

Jamil will succeed Spaniard Manolo Marquez, who parted ways with the AIFF last month following India's recent struggles.

AIFF Meet That Could Redefine Indian Football

AIFF Meet That Could Redefine Indian Football

Rediff.com28 Sep 2025

Under the draft constitution, the executive committee of the AIFF would have 14 members, who would be under the age and tenure restrictions.

Ex-FIFA boss Blatter loses appeal against six-year ban

Ex-FIFA boss Blatter loses appeal against six-year ban

Rediff.com5 Dec 2016

Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter lost his appeal against a six-year ban for ethics violations, imposed amid the biggest corruption scandal to shake the world soccer body, the Court of Arbitration for Sport said.

Meet the men in line for the job of FIFA interim boss

Meet the men in line for the job of FIFA interim boss

Rediff.com8 Oct 2015

Will it be Cameroon's Issa Hayatou or Spain's Angel Maria Villar?

Maradona given FIFA ambassadorial role

Maradona given FIFA ambassadorial role

Rediff.com10 Feb 2017

Former Argentina captain Diego Maradona has been handed an ambassadorial role by the game's global governing body FIFA.

CONCACAF supports changes to FIFA presidency terms

CONCACAF supports changes to FIFA presidency terms

Rediff.com25 Feb 2013

CONCACAF, which represents soccer in North and Central America and the Caribbean, has backed a proposal to limit the FIFA presidency to two four-year terms and to impose an age limit of 72 for the president.

Khalid Jamil top contender for India head coach job

Khalid Jamil top contender for India head coach job

Rediff.com23 Jul 2025

Three shortlisted for Indian football team's coach role; Constantine, Jamil in the mix

Qatar is organiser for 2022 World Cup, insists FIFA secretary-general

Qatar is organiser for 2022 World Cup, insists FIFA secretary-general

Rediff.com16 Oct 2014

'It's amazing because it's a question that's coming quite often. Look, Qatar is the organizer for FIFA World Cup 2022. It is the case ever since Qatar was awarded by the FIFA executive committee in 2010,' FIFA secretary-general Jerome Valcke tell Rediff.com.

Liverpool Icons Fowler, Kewell Apply For India Job!

Liverpool Icons Fowler, Kewell Apply For India Job!

Rediff.com22 Jul 2025

The technical committee of the AIFF, headed by former captain IM Vijayan, will meet on Wednesday to shortlist the candidates for the appointment of the head coach of the senior men's national team after the federation received 170 applications for the vacant post.

FIFA to examine betting

FIFA to examine betting

Rediff.com14 Feb 2005

Betting in football will be at the top of the agenda at next month's meeting of FIFA's executive committee.

AIFF secures full ownership of ISL!

AIFF secures full ownership of ISL!

Rediff.com19 Sep 2025

India's top-tier football league can no longer be owned or operated by private players as per the AIFF's new Constitution approved by the Supreme Court, which mandated the sport's apex body to take sole ownership of the product.

FIFA to publish Garcia report in 'appropriate form'

FIFA to publish Garcia report in 'appropriate form'

Rediff.com20 Dec 2014

FIFA's executive committee has unanimously agreed to publish an 'appropriate' version of a report into the bidding process for the 2018/2022 World Cups but said Russia and Qatar would still stage the tournaments.

England bid focuses on soccer legacy for FIFA

England bid focuses on soccer legacy for FIFA

Rediff.com2 Dec 2010

England used its final presentation on Thursday to promise FIFA a commercially successful 2018 World Cup through an initiative that would match FIFA's current spending on soccer development.

FIFA fail to agree on age limits

FIFA fail to agree on age limits

Rediff.com22 Mar 2013

FIFA's executive committee failed on Thursday to agree whether age and mandate limits should be placed on senior officials.

English FA back Platini's FIFA presidency bid

English FA back Platini's FIFA presidency bid

Rediff.com30 Jul 2015

The English FA have thrown their weight behind Michel Platini's bid to succeed Sepp Blatter as FIFA president.

FIFA bans third-party ownership of players

FIFA bans third-party ownership of players

Rediff.com30 Oct 2007

FIFA is banning third-party ownership of players and outlawing the practice of clubs buying licences from teams in higher divisions to secure promotion, its president Sepp Blatter said on Monday.

Blatter backs German proposal for FIFA integrity checks

Blatter backs German proposal for FIFA integrity checks

Rediff.com20 Jun 2015

FIFA president Sepp Blatter endorsed a German proposal for stronger integrity checks to vet top soccer officials as the sport's global governing body grapples with the fallout of a massive corruption scandal.

FIFA set to take sport's biggest decision

FIFA set to take sport's biggest decision

Rediff.com2 Dec 2010

FIFA will take the biggest and most far-reaching decision in international sport on Thursday when its executive committee votes on the host nations for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups.

FIFA chief says racism social not football problem

FIFA chief says racism social not football problem

Rediff.com15 Dec 2012

FIFA president Sepp Blatter believes that completely ridding soccer of racism will be impossible while it remains a problem in society as a whole.

Sports Shorts: Beckenbauer banned by FIFA for failing to cooperate

Sports Shorts: Beckenbauer banned by FIFA for failing to cooperate

Rediff.com13 Jun 2014

German World Cup-winning player and coach Franz Beckenbauer was banned for 90 days by FIFA on Friday after failing to cooperate in a corruption enquiry into the bidding process for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups.

Ex-IOC official Carrard to head FIFA reform task force

Ex-IOC official Carrard to head FIFA reform task force

Rediff.com11 Aug 2015

Scandal-plagued FIFA have turned to the man who helped the International Olympic Committee (IOC) out of their corruption crisis, appointing Swiss Francois Carrard as chairman of their reform committee.

FIFA chief to meet PM Modi to discuss Indian football future?

FIFA chief to meet PM Modi to discuss Indian football future?

Rediff.com19 Sep 2022

This was the second executive committee meeting of the new dispensation headed by president Kalyan Chaubey and secretary general Prabhakaran.

'FIFA president's reign should be only 8 years'

'FIFA president's reign should be only 8 years'

Rediff.com18 Feb 2010

Asian Football Confederation (AFC) head Mohamed Bin Hammam will propose that the president of soccer's world governing body FIFA should have a maximum reign of eight years.

Netherlands/Belgium bid gets FIFA applause

Netherlands/Belgium bid gets FIFA applause

Rediff.com2 Dec 2010

Netherlands and Belgium kicked off World Cup decision day with a highly impressive presentation to FIFA's executive committee -- the 22 men who will vote on the destinations of the 2018 and 2022 World Cups later on Thursday.

FIFA reform will be limited, says head of panel proposing changes

FIFA reform will be limited, says head of panel proposing changes

Rediff.com4 Nov 2015

The Swiss lawyer heading up a committee charged with reforming the structure and management of world soccer body FIFA says major changes to the organization's voting structure and imposing term limits on executive committee members will be difficult to achieve in the short term.

FIFA nears 2010 World Cup decision

FIFA nears 2010 World Cup decision

Rediff.com15 May 2004

FIFA ethics investigator Garcia resigns in protest

FIFA ethics investigator Garcia resigns in protest

Rediff.com18 Dec 2014

- 'No independent governance committee, investigator or arbitration panel can change the culture of an organization' - 'FIFA's ethics committee was created to increase the transparency of the organisation, that's what we wanted, but in the end it has just caused more confusion for FIFA'

FIFA approves reform package, shelves World Cup expansion

FIFA approves reform package, shelves World Cup expansion

Rediff.com4 Dec 2015

FIFA's executive committee approved a package of planned reforms on Thursday aimed at cleaning up soccer's scandal-plagued world governing body, proposing integrity checks and term limits for senior officials and a new separation of policy and management positions.

FIFA gives clean chit to World Cup hosts Russia, Qatar

FIFA gives clean chit to World Cup hosts Russia, Qatar

Rediff.com28 Jun 2017

Finds no cause to block Russia and Qatar World Cups

FIFA to discuss South Africa and 6+5 plans

FIFA to discuss South Africa and 6+5 plans

Rediff.com18 Mar 2009

FIFA's Executive Committee meets on Thursday and Friday with South Africa's readiness for the 2010 World Cup and the legality of the 6+5 plan among the main items on the agenda.

FIFA suspends Indian football federation

FIFA suspends Indian football federation

Rediff.com16 Aug 2022

In a massive setback for the country, world football governing body FIFA on Tuesday suspended India for "undue influence from third parties" and said the Under-17 Women's World Cup "cannot currently be held in India as planned."

Will BCCI let Binny remain president until 75?

Will BCCI let Binny remain president until 75?

Rediff.com19 Jul 2025

The incumbent BCCI president Roger Binny turned 70 on Saturday but there is no immediate clarity on whether he would be continuing till the AGM in September or demit office with immediate effect with vice-president Rajeev Shukla taking charge as the interim head.

Fifa election: Reforms passed to prevent corruption

Fifa election: Reforms passed to prevent corruption

Rediff.com26 Feb 2016

FIFA approved major reforms at a congress on Friday, part of world football's effort to end the culture of corruption that has plagued its governing body for years. The measures were adopted by 179 members, while 22 voted against and six abstained at a congress in Zurich that will also elect a replacement to FIFA's disgraced president Sepp Blatter. The reforms were developed since June by a committee led by Francois Carrard, a Swiss lawyer tasked with a similar cleanup effort at the International Olympic Committee more than a decade ago. Among the most crucial measures are changes in the role of FIFA's president and its executive committee. The president's job has been altered to function like a corporate chairman of the board, providing strategic guidance but with less management authority. FIFA's executive committee, which had become an epicenter of graft, has been re-branded as a FIFA council, and will operate similar to a corporate board of directions. FIFA's secretary general, previously number two to the president, will serve as world football's CEO.

FIFA bans Chuck Blazer from football for life

FIFA bans Chuck Blazer from football for life

Rediff.com9 Jul 2015

Former FIFA executive committee member Chuck Blazer was banned for life from all football activities on Thursday by the sport's governing body, which is engulfed in a scandal over alleged corruption.

FIFA mess: Official charged with fraud, money-laundering

FIFA mess: Official charged with fraud, money-laundering

Rediff.com21 Nov 2014

A member of the financial watchdog committee at soccer's ruling body FIFA has been charged with fraud, money-laundering and breach of trust by police in the Cayman Islands.

Ex-FIFA official Blazer's 2013 plea agreement made public

Ex-FIFA official Blazer's 2013 plea agreement made public

Rediff.com16 Jun 2015

US prosecutors on Monday made public their 2013 plea agreement with Chuck Blazer, revealing that the former FIFA executive committee member had been secretly providing authorities information for nearly two years before he admitted guilt.

FIFA member hits out at winter World Cup talk

FIFA member hits out at winter World Cup talk

Rediff.com18 Jan 2011

A member of FIFA's executive committee criticised talk of moving the 2022 World Cup in Qatar to winter and said he believes the idea was floated informally even before votes on the host nation for the tournament.

FIFA to hold meeting on notorious Robben Island

FIFA to hold meeting on notorious Robben Island

Rediff.com30 Nov 2009

World soccer's leaders meet this week on an island notorious for its once brutal prison but where the game offered relief and hope for hundreds of anti-apartheid activists.

FIFA exco member wants ethics investigation into World Cup bids made public

FIFA exco member wants ethics investigation into World Cup bids made public

Rediff.com24 Sep 2014

The public has a "full right to know" the contents of the ethics investigation into the bidding process for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups, FIFA executive committee member Prince Ali bin Al Hussein of Jordan said.