FIFA corruption

Executive Committee member Salman Bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa (R) congratulates FIFA President Sepp Blatter after he was re-elected at the FIFA Congress in Zurich, Switzerland, May 29, 2015.

The men who want to clean up world soccer all have mud on their shoes

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FIFA has cleared five men as candidates to lead the organization. The world soccer body says all five passed a thorough ‘integrity check.’ But all of them are also tainted by their past associations with an organization saddled by years of corruption allegations.

Aaron Davidson, head of Traffic Group's US unit in Miami, exits Brooklyn Federal Court following his arraignment for his alleged involvement in the FIFA corruption scandal, in the Brooklyn, May 29, 2015.

A Miami soccer promoter could take down FIFA, if he flips

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Fireworks explode during the opening ceremony of the 1st European Games in Baku, Azerbaijan, June 12 , 2015.

Why does Qatar even want to host the World Cup? Pure vanity

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FIFA President Bladder leaves podium after resignation

5 things FIFA should do right now

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FIFA President Sepp Blatter

What do FIFA and the mafia have in common? RICO

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Russian President Vladimir Putin, pictured above with FIFA President Sepp Blatter, was among the guests at the World Cup final in Brazil on Sunday. Putin was attending because Russia will host the next tournament in 2018.

Don’t worry, FIFA — Putin has your back

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FIFA has come under intense pressure from countries and sponsors over a huge bribery scandal. But Russian President Vladimir Putin, no stranger to allegations of corruption, is standing up for the organizations and its reeling president.

Longtime FIFA President Sepp Blatter at the annual FIFA meeting in Switzerland.

UPDATE: Besieged Blatter to step down from scandal-ridden world soccer body

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Just days after his re-election, the controversial Swiss sports chief says he will step down, his organization attacked on all corners as laden with corruption.

Chuck Blazer, for nearly two decades the most senior American official at FIFA, , was among those whose guilty pleas were unsealed Wednesday by U.S. authorities. Blazer pocketed millions of dollars in marketing commissions and avoided paying taxes. He has

The American who’s already pleaded guilty in the FIFA scandal is part Santa Claus and part Falstaff

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Over 30 years, Chuck Blazer almost single-handedly built up the stature and visibility of soccer in the United States, but along the way he bilked FIFA out of millions.

FIFA's communications director faces the spotlight after an indictment against some of the soccer organization's leaders

What is FIFA and what’s this corruption scandal all about?

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There’s no question now of corruption in the leadership of soccer’s governing world body. But how much? What is this organization and how did it get itself into such a mess?

Laborers working on the Qatar 2022 World Cup project arrive at their accommodations in Doha.

Big-money World Cup sponsors may be the last hope for Qatar’s migrant workers

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Amnesty International says Qatar is failing to act fast enough to improve conditions for migrant workers building its World Cup soccer stadiums. But critics says it’s only when sponsors like Coca-Cola and VISA speak up that soccer’s governing body, FIFA, pays attention.