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Anti-racism group calls for retirement of FIFA president Blatter
Noida :: India | 1 month ago
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Sepp Blatter to step down from his post after his recent comments on racism led to accusations that he has gone soft on fighting the issue. Blatter appeared to have retracted from his previous statements that offending clubs should face points
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FIFA president Blatter to visit Cuba
Havana :: Cuba | 8 months ago
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Joseph Blatter will be in Cuba for a one-day visit scheduled for October 25, as a part of his Caribbean tour. Luis Hernandez, president of Cuban Soccer Association, said Thursday that Blatter "will stay in Havana only 24 hours, as part of a regional
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Blatter Opposed to Age Limits for FIFA Officials
Zurich :: Switzerland | 9 months ago
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Sepp Blatter is against age restrictions for officials in soccer's governing body although he would be prepared to accept a limit on the length of time they can hold office, he said on Wednesday. The 76-year-old Swiss said he was also opposed to
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Court orders release FIFA kickbacks documents
Geneva :: Switzerland | 11 months ago
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The ISL scandal stemmed from alleged payments of tens of millions of dollars to sports officials made by the Swiss-based agency before its collapse with debts of $300 million. Nicolas Leoz, a Paraguayan who still heads the South American football
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Swiss court OKs showing details on FIFA kickbacks
Lausanne :: Switzerland | 11 months ago
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The Swiss Federal Tribunal says it's in the public interest for five media organizations to get copies of a regional court dossier revealing the officials' dealings with the ISL agency, which collapsed into bankruptcy in 2001. The ruling announced on
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PCHR Welcomes FIFA President Sepp Blatter's Statements
Nablus :: Palestine | 11 months ago
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President, Mr. Sepp Blatter, criticizing the ongoing detention of Palestinian National Footballer, Mahmoud al-Sersek, by the Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF). In his urgent call to the Israel Football Association (IFA), as reported by fifa.com on
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FIFA President Urged To Save Life Of Palestinian Footballer
Wellington :: New Zealand | 12 months ago
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President, Sepp Blatter, to intervene, to save the life of Palestinian National Footballer Mohammed Mahmoud Al-Sarsek. A member of the Palestinian National Football team, Al-Sarsek is now on the 86th day of hunger strike in protest at his detention
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Africa: Fifa President Receives Algerian Distinction
Algiers :: Algeria | 1 year ago
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Blatter is currently in North Africa on a three-day visit that began on Sunday 29 April. CAF President Issa Hayatou, arrived in Algeria to a warm welcome on Monday. To mark his return to the country ten years after his last trip, President
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Africa: Blatter Inaugurates Two Goal Projects in Morocco
Rabat :: Morocco | 1 year ago
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Ali Fassi Fihri, Blatter inaugurated the pitches near the Moroccan capital Rabat as part of the Goal Project. "I'd like to congratulate the Royal Moroccan Football Federation for the remarkable work that has been done here...Algiers for a two-
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Africa: FIFA President and CAF President to Visit Morocco and Algeria
Algiers :: Algeria | 1 year ago
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Vice-President and CAF President Issa Hayatou and the team will travel to Morocco first...Algeria as it marks 50 years of independence ( since 5 July 1962). Algeria's football federation was also founded in 1962 and will thus be celebrating
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