Qatar's 12-year journey as World Cup host has 1 month to go The first World Cup in the Middle East is only one month away The Independent UK · Oct 20, 2022
Prosecutors appeal against Blatter, Platini let-off in FIFA fraud trial Swiss prosecutors have filed an appeal against the acquittal of former football chiefs Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini over a suspected fraudulent payment. Blatter and Platini, once the directors of world and European football respectively, were cleared in July by the Federal Criminal Court. Radio France Internationale · Oct 20, 2022
Qatar timeline: From winning the World Cup bid in 2010 to now Al Jazeera looks at the main events of the last 12 years in the leadup to the 2022 FIFA World Cup. Al Jazeera · Oct 20, 2022
Soccer-Swiss prosecutors appeal against acquittals of Blatter, Platini Swiss federal prosecutors have filed an appeal to overturn the acquittals of former FIFA President Sepp Blatter and France footballing great Michel Platini on corruption charges, they said on Thursday. Reuters · Oct 20, 2022
Football corruption and the remarkable road to Qatar’s World Cup The most significant day in the history of modern football ended with the award of a tainted event that is now weeks away The Guardian - UK · Oct 8, 2022
Blatter to Beckham: who was in the room when Qatar got the World Cup Vladimir Putin and Boris Johnson also feature as we select key people and look at what has happened to them since The Guardian - UK · Oct 8, 2022
Cristiano Ronaldo faces familiar issue as Erik ten Hag considers method used twice before Cristiano Ronaldo reportedly wants to leave Manchester United this summer to play Champions League football, but new manager Erik ten Hag wants him to stay at Old Trafford Daily Mirror · Jul 28, 2022
Cristiano Ronaldo's 'slave' comments over Man Utd exit as he prepares for showdown talks Cristiano Ronaldo suggested he was a 'slave' at Manchester United in the summer of 2008 as he tried to join Real Madrid, eventually getting his wish 12 months later Daily Mirror · Jul 26, 2022
Swiss prosecutors to challenge acquittal of football chiefs Blatter and Platini State prosecutors in Switzerland confirmed on Tuesday they have started the appeal process against the acquittal of former football chiefs Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini over a suspected fraudulent payment. Radio France Internationale · Jul 19, 2022
Antonio Conte’s single purpose with his brutal Spurs pre-season In today’s Fiver: Pre-season exertions, Sepp Blatter and William Wordsworth The Guardian - UK · Jul 15, 2022
‘You will hear from us’: Sepp Blatter fires warning to football world after acquittal Blatter and Platini escaped criminal charges over a £1.7m payment The Independent UK · Jul 15, 2022
Blatter and Platini acquitted on charges of defrauding FIFA Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini have been acquitted on charges of defrauding FIFA by a Swiss criminal court The Hindu · Jul 8, 2022
Former world football bigwigs cleared of fraud Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini, once the chiefs of world and European football, were cleared on Friday over a suspected fraudulent payment that shook the sport and ended their time at the top. Bangkok Post · Jul 8, 2022
Michel Platini: Quest for truth continues after being cleared over fraud charges A payment of two million Swiss francs was at the centre of the case. The Independent UK · Jul 8, 2022
Radio France Internationale · Jul 8, 2022 Blatter and Platini acquitted in trial that rocked international football Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini, once the chiefs of world and European football, were on Friday acquitted following a two-week trial in June over a suspected fraudulent payment that rocked the sport and brought a premature end to their time at the top.
Al Jazeera · Jul 8, 2022 Swiss court clears Blatter, Platini of fraud in FIFA trial Switzerland’s Federal Criminal Court acquits ex-world and European football chiefs over a suspected fraudulent payment.
The National (Scotland) · Jul 8, 2022 Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini acquitted on fraud charges SEPP BLATTER and Michel Platini, formerly two of the most powerful men in world football, have been acquitted on fraud charges in the Swiss federal…
The Independent UK · Jul 8, 2022 Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini cleared of fraud The pair had previously been two of the most important leaders in football.
The Independent UK · Jul 8, 2022 Blatter and Platini acquitted on charges of defrauding FIFA Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini have been acquitted on charges of defrauding FIFA by a Swiss criminal court
Evening Standard · Jul 8, 2022 Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini acquitted in FIFA corruption trial by Swiss court over £1.6m payment Former Fifa president Sepp Blatter and former UEFA president Michel Platini were both acquitted of corruption charges by a Swiss court today.
Daily Mirror · Jul 8, 2022 Ex-FIFA and UEFA bosses Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini NOT GUILTY of corruption The former FIFA and UEFA heads were both cleared of corruption charges, centred on a £1.6m payment made in 2011, after a two-week trial was held in Switzerland
The Guardian - UK · Jul 8, 2022 Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini acquitted of fraud by Swiss court Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini have been acquitted of fraud in a Swiss court over a payment of 2.2m Swiss francs made in 2011
Daily Mirror · Jul 3, 2022 Four players who tried to leave Man Utd and what happened next amid Cristiano Ronaldo drama Cristiano Ronaldo has left Manchester United baffled having submitted a request to leave the club but he is not the first to attempt to force his way out of Old Trafford over recent seasons
Radio France Internationale · Jun 16, 2022 Swiss prosecutors want 20-month conditional jail terms for Blatter and Platini Prosecutors have urged federal criminal court judges in Switzerland to hand down 20-month conditional prison sentences on Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini for fraud.
The Independent UK · Jun 15, 2022 Blatter, Platini face 20-month suspended jail sentences Prosecutors in the fraud trial of former FIFA president Sepp Blatter and vice president Michel Platini have asked for both men to get 20-month suspended prison sentences