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Landmark victory: Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini acquitted in FIFA corruption case

Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter and ex-UEFA chief Michel Platini have been acquitted on appeal by a Swiss court, ending a decade-long corruption case that derailed their careers as football's most powerful figures.

Sport Soccer
AFP|Published

Former CAF president Issa Hayatou, who helped bring 2010 World Cup to SA, dead at 78

The former leader of the Confederation of African Football, and former Fifa interim president, Issa Hayatou, has died at the age of 78, his compatriot Samuel Eto'o announced on Friday.

Sport Soccer
Michael Andisile Mayalo|Published

Robert Marawa: A man on a mission as he begins 947 journey

The legend that is Robert Marawa started his news sports show, 6pm to 7pm daily, with a bang when he hosted former Fifa president Sepp Blatter.

Saturday Star News
Norman Cloete|Published

‘Star’ of Netflix’s ‘Fifa Uncovered’ Jack Warner loses US extradition appeal

Jack Warner was at the centre of the 2015 corruption scandal which engulfed Fifa and led to FBI arrests in Zurich and the prosecution of several top officials.

Sport World Cup
Michael Andisile Mayalo|Published

Hypocritical Sepp Blatter says Iran should be barred from World Cup

Former FIFA President Sepp Blatter thinks Iran should be barred from the World Cup amid widespread protests in the Islamic Republic sparked by the death of a woman in the custody of morality police.

Sport World Cup
Reuters|Published

The choice of Qatar was a mistake, says ex-Fifa boss Sepp Blatter

Former Fifa president Sepp Blatter has told a Swiss newspaper that the decision to hand the hosting rights for the 2022 World Cup to Qatar was a mistake.

Sport Soccer
Reuters|Published

FIFA’s Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini not in the clear yet as fraud prosecutors swarm again

Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini, once the chiefs of world and European football respectively, were cleared on July 8 by the Federal Criminal Court in a trial following a mammoth investigation that began in 2015.

Sport Soccer
Michael Andisile Mayalo|Published

Former Fifa boss Sepp Blatter, Michel Platini cleared of fraud in Swiss trial

Former FIFA President Sepp Blatter and France footballing legend Michel Platini were both cleared of corruption charges by a Swiss court on Friday.

Sport Soccer
Reuters|Published