Former Italy defender Marco Materazzi apologises to the late Gigi Riva for not shaking hands with Sepp Blatter in 2007, months after the Azzurri had won the World Cup in Berlin.
Former FIFA President Sepp Blatter has criticised the decision by world football's governing body to hold the World Cup in six countries across three continents.
FIFA announced on Friday morning that World Cup officials have abruptly banned the sale of alcoholic beer at the eight World Stadiums in Qatar, just two days before the tournament is set to begin.
Former FIFA President Sepp Blatter has said Iran should be barred from the World Cup amid widespread protests in the Islamic Republic.
Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter said the decision to award Qatar the 2022 World Cup was a "mistake." But his comments are too little, too late.
Sepp Blatter, the disgraced former president of FIFA, said awarding the 2022 World Cup to Qatar was a "mistake" and that "the choice was bad."
Former Fifa president says that former Uefa president Michel Platini helped turn the vote in Gulf state’s favour.
Swiss federal prosecutors have filed an appeal to overturn the acquittals of Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini on corruption charges.
The case centered around a payment of 2 million Swiss francs (then worth about $2.26 million) made to Platini in 2011.
Prosecutors in the fraud trial of Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini asked Wednesday for both men to get 20-month suspended prison sentences.
Ex-FIFA President Sepp Blatter denied approving fraudulent payments to Michel Platini, saying a cash transfer followed a "gentleman's agreement."
The former president of football’s governing body and French football legend Michel Platini were appearing at a Swiss criminal court.
The trial of former FIFA president Sepp Blatter and ex-UEFA president Michel Platini over alleged corrupt payments began on Wednesday.
While there's no indication that the United States would be considered to host the World Cup, Blatter makes a good point about the tournament being held in Europe again.
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