Jan 21, 2016 FIFA presidential candidate Gianni Infantino recently published his election manifesto ahead of the February 26 election. The election will be taking place against the backdrop of a massive corruption scandal, which has seen 41 individuals and entities charged in the United States. The manifesto was presented during a meeting of the Caribbean ... Read More
Sep 22, 2015 The World soccer governing body recently put its Secretary General Jerome Valcke on leave following allegation that suggests he was involved in an improper deal to resell 2014 World Cup tickets for a lucrative profit. FIFA, which is still circumnavigating corruption investigations by Swiss and U.S. authorities, released a statement saying that ... Read More
Sep 8, 2015 Following the indictment of nine of its current and former officials on bribery-related charges, FIFA is currently facing unprecedented pressure from the football community for a total overhaul. Chairman of the reform committee Francois Carrard said the committee had enjoyed two days of “intense and fruitful” discussions after a meeting in the ... Read More
07 Mar 2014 More sports news, but this time from Modern Ghana with the report that Ghana’s U20 women’s team have drawn hosts Canada, Finland and Korea Republic for the 2014 FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup. Two years ago in Japan, the Back Princesses lost all three matches to finish ... Read More
