Two former executives of the American company Fox and the Argentine agency Full Play respond before the New York court starting this Tuesday on charges of corruption, bank fraud Y money launderingin the framework of the mega-scandal of bribery in the FIFA that broke out in 2015. The Mexican Carlos Martínez and the Argentine Hernán […]
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New trial in New York to defendants in the ‘FIFAgate’
Two former executives of the American giant Fox and the Argentine company Full Play will sit on the bench of justice in New York, this January 17, for an investigation of corruption, bank fraud and money laundering, within the framework of the mega-scandal of bribery in the FIFA that broke out in 2015. They are […]
Multinationals turn to the 2026 World Cup in the US.
Less than a month has passed since Argentina was crowned in Qatar’22 and in USA The economic benefits of being one of the venues for the 2026 World Cup are already noticeable. From Nike to Volkswagen and Deloitte, 100% of the sponsors with whom the US Federation (USSF) wanted to renew their contract, did so, […]
Qatari stadium spending was 39% higher than in Russia
Fans are estimated to have spent 39% more at stadiums in Qatar than at the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, according to data from Visa, the event’s official payment provider. The data includes spending with Visa cards, the only ones accepted in the stadiums. Visitors from Saudi Arabia, the United States, the United Arab […]
England and Wales plan action to challenge FIFA
According to the English newspaper The Guardian, the selections of England and Wales plan a joint action to challenge FIFA, in the World Cup. Team captains Gareth Bale and Harry Kane must wear a rainbow-colored captain’s sash with the phrase “One Love”. This decision came after football’s governing body failed to respond to requests from […]
Admiration of Gianni Infantino for Putin, risk for FIFA
By Rob Harris The president of the FIFA, Giani Infantinoremains the proud recipient of the medal of the Russian Order of Friendship, awarded by Vladimir Putin. Not even Russia’s invasion of Ukraine was enough for the world soccer leader to publicly distance himself from the autocratic leader. The 2019 ceremony in the Kremlin, where Infantino […]
FIFA issues statement on beating in Mexico: “Unacceptable and intolerable”
FIFA issued a statement on Sunday saying it was shocked by the images of violence between supporters of Querétaro and Atlas, from Mexico, last Saturday. In the note, he said he was in contact with Concacaf and the Mexican Football Association to quickly hold those responsible to account. Still, the entity wrote that “violence is […]
FIFA to exclude Russia from Qatar 2022 after IOC recommendation
FIFA will announce the exclusion of Russia from the 2022 World Cup in Qatar after the recommendation made this Monday by the IOC to the federations and competition organizers so that “do not invite or allow the participation of Russian or Belarusian athletes or officials” in none of them. As confirmed by EFE, FIFA plans […]
FIFA supports the semi-automatic offside system to reinforce the VAR
Updated on 02/09/2022 04:00 pm The FIFA hopes that the deployment of its semi-automatic offside technology, which is being tested in the Club World Cup, will allow not only to speed up the decision-making of the VARbut help football fans with this rule of the game. The optical tracking system was tested for the first […]
FIFA: global spending on winter market transfers reaches pre-pandemic levels
Global spending on winter market transfers reached pre-pandemic levels, with more than US$1 billion (900 million euros) invested, according to a report by the FIFA. After more than a year of caution, world football has returned to its financial habits: in January, US$ 1,030 million (902 million euros) were spent on transfers, which represents an […]