Blatter,Platini indicted by Swiss authorities over $2.9m payment

Blatter,Platini indicted by Swiss authorities over $2.9m payment

Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter and ex-UEFA president Michel Platini have been indicted over unlawfully arranging a payment of 2 million Swiss francs ($2.9 million).

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Super League beast isn’t dead,and ruling bodies are skating on thin ice
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Super League beast isn’t dead,and ruling bodies are skating on thin ice

The threat to ban players from international football helped stall the breakaway league’s momentum. But it’s unlikely such a sanction would stand up to European competition laws.

  • byDarren Kane
Greed kicks an own goal in Super League debacle

Greed kicks an own goal in Super League debacle

This is really a story of capitalism’s limits,especially when it intersects with culture. It’s about how far it will go when allowed,but also just how far we’ll let it before finally saying “enough”.

  • byWaleed Aly
Mega money is not the only thing that makes ball go round

Mega money is not the only thing that makes ball go round

The fan revolt against Europe’s most powerful football clubs has been something to behold.

  • byPeter FitzSimons
Soccer’s stupid own goal does not mean the game is over

Soccer’s stupid own goal does not mean the game is over

European soccer fans have succeeded this time in their protest against rich owners who tried to take their game away. But history suggests this is not the end.

  • byGreg Baum
Why Europe’s Super League is happening,and why it’s bad for football

Why Europe’s Super League is happening,and why it’s bad for football

This is a moment football fans have feared for decades,and has the potential to kill the special tension and romance at the heart of the entire sport.

  • byVince Rugari
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'Not a quitter':Liverpool legend Fowler claims he was unlawfully sacked by Brisbane
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'Not a quitter':Liverpool legend Fowler claims he was unlawfully sacked by Brisbane

Robbie Fowler was branded"selfish"when it was announced he wasn't returning to Brisbane Roar. But he tells a different story and is taking a dispute with the club to FIFA.

  • byChris Barrett
Infantino to stay in role as FIFA says'no reason'to investigate

Infantino to stay in role as FIFA says'no reason'to investigate

FIFA says there is no reason for Swiss authorities to launch criminal proceedings against president Gianni Infantino who will continue in his role .

Criminal case opened against FIFA president Gianni Infantino

Criminal case opened against FIFA president Gianni Infantino

A Swiss special prosecutor has opened a criminal case against FIFA president Gianni Infantino,plunging world soccer's governing body into a new scandal.

FIFA bans former top official Markus Kattner for 10 years

FIFA bans former top official Markus Kattner for 10 years

Soccer's world governing body has banned Markus Kattner for 10 years and fined him one million Swiss francs after a probe into bonus payments.

  • bySimon Evans
Inside story:How the World Cup bid helped Australia find its seat at FIFA's table

Inside story:How the World Cup bid helped Australia find its seat at FIFA's table

The successful 2023 Women's World Cup bid has shattered the myth that Australia is,was and always will be a black sheep in global football politics.

  • byVince Rugari