By Paul Kisembo on October 23, 2015
David Nakhid, FIFA, FIFA president, FIFA presidential election, FIFPro, Footballers' union FIFPro, Jerome Champagne, Michel Platini, Prince Ali bin al-Hussein, Sepp Blatter, Sheik Salman al-Khalifa
Football, Sports
Footballers’ union FIFPro has published four “vital criteria” it believes the next FIFA president must meet if the game’s governing body is to repair its reputation according to sky sports. The global body has said Sepp Blatter’s replacement must meet certain standards if football is to “climb out of the toxic pit which continues to […]
By Paul Kisembo on May 30, 2015
Adidas, Budweiser, campaigning group Transparency International, Cobus de Swardt, Coca Cola, Fédération Internationale de Football Association, FIFA, Gazprom and Hyundai/KIA Motors, McDonald’s, Prince Ali bin al-Hussein of Jordan, Sepp Blatter, soccer officials, U.S. corruption probe, Visa
Football, Sports
Sepp Blatter wins the fifth consecutive term as FIFA’s president on Friday after his opponent, Prince Ali bin al-Hussein of Jordan withdrew from the race. Mr. Blatter received 133 votes, just short of the two-thirds majority required for the victory while Prince Ali received 73 on the first ballot. This necessitated a second ballot which required only a simple majority, […]
