Martyn Ziegler

Bin Hammam and Warner Differ on Travel Bill

Bin Hammam and Warner Differ on Travel Bill

The travel expenses for the Caribbean officials who attended a meeting where FIFA bribes were alleged to have been paid came to 360,000 dollars, according to a statement from Mohamed Bin Hammam. 31 May 2011
Blatter: Crisis, What Crisis?

Blatter: Crisis, What Crisis?

SEPP Blatter today admitted FIFA faced "difficulties" but insisted: "Crisis? What crisis?" after another extraordinary day of revelations, claims and denials involving senior officials. 31 May 2011
Leoz: 'Name FA Cup After Him'

Leoz: 'Name FA Cup After Him'

FIFA may have cleared Paraguay's Nicolas Leoz of demanding a knighthood from England's 2018 bid but a report today suggests his aide asked for the FA Cup to be named after him. 31 May 2011
FIFA Bribery Scandal Evidence

FIFA Bribery Scandal Evidence

PRESS Association Sport has obtained a picture of the money a Caribbean football official says he was offered after a presentation by FIFA presidential candidate Mohamed bin Hammam. 31 May 2011
Valcke - Qatar 'Bought' World Cup

Valcke - Qatar 'Bought' World Cup

FIFA secretary general Jerome Valcke confirmed today that an email he sent suggesting the 2022 World Cup was "bought" was genuine. 31 May 2011
FIFA Chiefs Turn on Each Other

FIFA Chiefs Turn on Each Other

FIFA's bribery hearings in Zurich disintegrated into claim and counter-claim as the world governing body's leaders turned on each other. 30 May 2011
Accused Cleared of UK FIFA Claims

Accused Cleared of UK FIFA Claims

FOUR FIFA members alleged by ex-FA chairman Lord Triesman of seeking favours for World Cup votes have been cleared an independent inquiry. 30 May 2011
How the Wheels Came Off for Bin Hammam

How the Wheels Came Off for Bin Hammam

SIX months ago, Mohamed Bin Hammam seemed destined to rule over football, the land of milk and money. Now he is readying himself for a full inquiry into bribery allegations. 30 May 2011
Blazer: I Had to Act on Bribery Claims

Blazer: I Had to Act on Bribery Claims

FIFA whistleblower Chuck Blazer today said he had been forced to act after being presented with firm evidence of bribes. 30 May 2011
Warner Hits Back At Fifa After Suspension

Warner Hits Back At Fifa After Suspension

JACK Warner today unleashed his threatened "tsunami" on FIFA with allegations about the organisation's president Sepp Blatter - and that FIFA secretary general Jerome Valcke suggested the 2022 World Cup was "bought". 30 May 2011
FIFA Inquiry Clears Blatter

FIFA Inquiry Clears Blatter

FIFA tonight insisted Sepp Blatter will stand unopposed in Wednesday's presidential election despite the corruption scandal that saw two senior FIFA members suspended pending a full inquiry into bribery charges. 30 May 2011
Bin Hammam Arrives for Ethics Hearing

Bin Hammam Arrives for Ethics Hearing

Mohammed Bin Hammam arrived at FIFA's headquarters today to face an ethics committee hearing on bribery charges, hours after withdrawing from the presidential election. 29 May 2011
£110m Windfall Awaits Champions League Winners

£110m Windfall Awaits Champions League Winners

Manchester United or Barcelona will cash in to the tune of £110million if they triumph in tomorrow's Champions League final, according to a new financial study. 27 May 2011
Sepp To Appear Before Fifa

Sepp To Appear Before Fifa

SEPP Blatter will appear before FIFA's ethics committee on Sunday to answer charges that he knew about alleged cash payments, the world governing body announced today. 27 May 2011
Blatter - No Smear Campaign From Me

Blatter - No Smear Campaign From Me

Sepp Blatter today insisted he is deeply saddened by bribery allegations against Mohamed Bin Hammam, his rival for the FIFA presidency, and branded claims that he is trying to smear his opponent as "ludicrous". 27 May 2011
Bin Hammam Hits Back

Bin Hammam Hits Back

Mohamed Bin Hammam today demanded that FIFA president Sepp Blatter himself be included in the investigation by the world governing body's ethics committee. 27 May 2011
Email Trail In Fifa Evidence File

Email Trail In Fifa Evidence File

THE FILE of evidence against the two FIFA members accused of bribery includes copies of emails sent by Jack Warner to Mohamed Bin Hammam about meeting CONCACAF associations. 27 May 2011
Fulham Win European Place

Fulham Win European Place

Fulham will play in the Europa League next season via the Premier League's Fair Play League. 27 May 2011
Blatter's Envelope Stuffed With Cash

Blatter's Envelope Stuffed With Cash

SEPP Blatter has promised a reform of FIFA if he is elected president and revealed that he too once handed back a bribe when he was given an envelope which turned out to be stuffed with cash. 23 May 2011
Kean: Relegation Not on the Agenda

Kean: Relegation Not on the Agenda

Blackburn manager Steve Kean insists the word 'relegation' was never mentioned at a meeting with the club's Indian owners this week. 21 May 2011
Blatter Bemused By FA Abstention

Blatter Bemused By FA Abstention

Sepp Blatter has branded the Football Association's decision to abstain in the FIFA presidential election as "strange". 20 May 2011

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