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Court shuts FIFA out of case investigating Infantino
By Reuters,
1642, January 13, 2021 (EAT)
Global soccer body FIFA has failed to win access to case files compiled by the special prosecutor named last year to handle an investigation into its ...
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Shock as FIFA slaps CAF boss Ahmad with five-year ban over graft
By Isaac Swila,
1546, November 23, 2020 (EAT)
The football world is reeling in shock after world football governing body Fifa announced Monday that it had slapped CAF president Ahmad Ahmad wit...
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FIFA’s ethics committee clears Infantino after investigation
By Reuters,
1145, August 20, 2020 (EAT)
FIFA's independent ethics committee has cleared the organisation’s president Gianni Infantino of any alleged breach of its code, world soccer’s go...
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Swiss drop impeachment of attorney general in FIFA case
By Reuters,
1622, August 19, 2020 (EAT)
The Swiss parliament dropped its impeachment case against Attorney General Michael Lauber on Wednesday after he agreed to leave office early amid accu...
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Criminal proceedings against Infantino grotesque and absurd: FIFA
By Reuters,
901, August 4, 2020 (EAT)
Global soccer body FIFA has described the decision by Swiss authorities to open criminal proceedings against its president Gianni Infantino last week ...
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FIFA says no reason for Swiss authorities to investigate Infantino
By Reuters,
1324, August 3, 2020 (EAT)
Global soccer body FIFA has said there is no reason for Swiss authorities to launch criminal proceedings against its president Gianni Infantino who wi...
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Former FIFA president Blatter calls for Infantino to be suspended
By Reuters,
1533, July 31, 2020 (EAT)
Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter has called for his successor, Gianni Infantino, to be suspended by the global soccer body after criminal proceeding...
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CAS dismisses Santos case against Barca over Neymar transfer
By Reuters,
2124, July 7, 2020 (EAT)
The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has rejected Brazilian club Santos’ case against Barcelona relating to the signing of Neymar in 2013, the S...
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SDT rejects calls to eject Mwendwa from FKF
By Jacob Icia,
2316, May 28, 2020 (EAT)
The Sports Disputes Tribunal on Thursday dismissed applications seeking to kick out Football Kenya Federation (FKF) president Nick Mwendwa from office...
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Swiss prosecutors to drop one of cases against ex-FIFA chief Blatter
By Reuters,
1504, April 11, 2020 (EAT)
Switzerland’s federal prosecutor is about to end its investigation into former FIFA President Sepp Blatter's deals with the Caribbean Football Union...
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Ronaldinho under investigation for more crimes: prosecutor
By Reuters,
912, March 9, 2020 (EAT)
Ronaldinho Gaucho, the former Brazil and Barcelona soccer star being held in a Paraguayan jail for using a falsified passport, is being investigated f...
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Judge rules Ronaldinho must remain in Paraguayan jail
By Reuters,
1334, March 8, 2020 (EAT)
Former Brazilian international Ronaldinho Gaucho was ordered to remain in jail in Paraguay on Saturday after a judge ruled him a flight risk. The e...
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Former Barcelona forward Ronaldinho arrested in Paraguay – police
By Reuters,
1444, March 7, 2020 (EAT)
Former Brazil and Barcelona forward Ronaldinho Gaucho was arrested in Paraguay on Friday for attempting to enter the country with an adulterated passp...
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Ronaldinho to be freed in ‘adulterated’ passport case
By Reuters,
1212, March 6, 2020 (EAT)
Paraguayan prosecutors will not charge Ronaldinho Gaucho for possession of an altered passport, but the former Barcelona player has admitted guilt and...
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Audit finds ‘possible abuse of power’ in CAF finances
By Reuters,
2021, February 9, 2020 (EAT)
An independent review of the running of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) has found “potential elements of mismanagement” and “possibl...
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Homeboyz blame FKF inaction for FIFA player bans
By Godfrey Ashiali,
1521, February 5, 2020 (EAT)
Kakamega Homeboyz President Cleophas ‘Toto’ Shimanyula says Football Kenya Federation (FKF) must share the blame for the four-year bans meted out ...
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FIFA ends intervention in African football
By Reuters,
1052, February 5, 2020 (EAT)
FIFA is ending its six-month intervention in African soccer’s governing body, it said on Sunday, after the mission to speed up the reform of footbal...
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Kenyan among experts assembled to assist CAF reforms
By Reuters,
1354, September 12, 2019 (EAT)
Kenyan lawyer Janet Katisya is among a five-person team of experts brought together by FIFA to help reform the scandal-ridden Confederation of African...
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Ex-Nigeria coach Siasia banned for life by FIFA
By Reuters,
945, August 17, 2019 (EAT)
Former Nigeria national team coach Samson Siasia has been banned from the game for life following a match-fixing probe by world governing body FIFA. ...
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CAF official Bility gets 10-year ban from FIFA
By Reuters,
1436, July 24, 2019 (EAT)
African football official Musa Hassan Bility has been banned from the game for 10 years by FIFA’s Ethics Committee following an investigation into t...
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