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UEFA’s Infantino to bid for FIFA presidency

UEFA general secretary Gianni Infantino entered the race for FIFA president on Monday as Asian soccer's Bahraini chief declared he had put himself forward.
UEFA General Secretary Infantino asks the audience for silence before the draw for the play-off matches for UEFA Euro 2016 at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon

Sheikh Salman joins FIFA presidential race

The president of the Asian Football Confederation has put his name forward as a candidate in FIFA's presidential election.
Kuwait’s member of the FIFA executive committee Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah of Kuwait takes a break during an extraordinary meeting of the FIFA Executive Committee in Zurich

Top 10 Players to watch at 2015 U-17 World Cup

This year's U-17 WC is being hosted by Chile. The WC has gained a special respect as it marks the beginning of senior career for the talented footballers.
FIFA Under-17 World Cup Chile 2015

Former German FA boss says that the slush fund allegations are true

Germany's former top football official told a news magazine on Friday it was true that the country
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German official fails to answer questions over 2006 World Cup cash

German soccer chief Wolfgang Niersbach said on Thursday he could not fully explain a payment of 6.7 million
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German FA chief leaves questions unanswered over 2006 World Cup cash

Niersbach again rejected claims that an alleged slush fund had been used to buy votes in 2000 in favour of Germany's 2006 World Cup bid.

German prosecutor to look into 2006 World Cup allegations

State prosecutor to look into allegations of a slush fund used to buy votes for German World Cup bid back in 2000.

FIFA reform committee keeps plans under wraps

FIFA's reform committee kept its plans for overhauling the scandal-plagued organisation's structure under wraps after its second.

Switzerland suggests the FIFA probe could take almost five years

Switzerland's Attorney General has suggested that an investigation into alleged corruption at football's Swiss governing body FIFA could take five years.
Members of the media film the FIFA logo outside their headquarters in Zurich

Slush fund allegedly used to buy votes for Germany’s 2006 World Cup

German football was thrown into turmoil when magazine Der Spiegel said the country had used a slush fund to win votes and land the 2006 World Cup.
Niersbach, the German Soccer Association (DFB) President and member of the FIFA executive committee, talks to the media during a meeting of the FIFA executive committee in Zurich

Kuwait Football Association(KFA) got suspended by FIFA

FIFA has suspended the Kuwait Football Association (KFA) after a deadline for changing a government sports
The FIFA logo is seen outside their headquarters in Zurich

UEFA ‘fully supports’ Michel Platini – Austrian FA head

Michel Platini, who hopes to be a candidate for FIFA president in February, is appealing the decision regarding his suspension and denies any wrongdoing.