Following the resignation of Sepp Blatter as FIFA president, the corruption scandal surrounding the World Association expands further. In our News Ticker You find all important information.
+++ Blatter meets trustee Scala for reforms +++
Two days after his resignation announcement, FIFA President Joseph S. Blatter has established a framework for action and a timetable for the reform process in the International Football Association in a meeting with the new strongman Domenico Scala. “. I want a comprehensive reform program I’m doing very well aware that only the FIFA Congress may adopt these reforms,” the 79-year-old Blatter is quoted in his first statement since his resignation announcement: “In addition, the Executive Committee a special duty to share the responsibility in this process over several shoulders “
+++ Schily. WM-award 2006 was clean +++
In the FIFA corruption scandal of former Interior Minister Otto Schily (SPD) holds the award of the 2006 World Cup in Germany for clean. Schily told the “Bild” newspaper (Friday edition): “Germany has delivered an excellent job in every way for the 2006 World Cup.” The have – with support from the federal government – impressed and convinced the FIFA Executive Committee. Schily consider it impossible, “that should have been tried by those responsible for the application DFB representatives, to influence the members of the Executive Committee by unfair means”. For corruption scandal in football’s world governing body said Schily: “However, there are allegations that concern not only the Fifa, but also the national football associations.” These seconded known their representatives in the FIFA Executive Committee.
+++ investigations also to World Cup in Brazil? +++
As part of the corruption investigation by the International Football Association, the US Department of Justice investigated allegedly also marketing contracts for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. As the newspaper “Estadao” from Sao Paulo reported in its online edition on Thursday, it is this apparently mainly to the business of FIFA General Secretary Jerome Valcke and the former Brazilian federation chief and Fifa functionary Ricardo Teixeira. It is suspected the mutual acceptance of advantages. An official confirmation of the US Department of Justice or a reaction of Valcke and Teixeira was initially not available. Recently became known that the German construction company Bilfinger should be involved in a corruption scandal in Brazil for the provision of a control and monitoring system for the World Cup.
The former federation chief Jose Maria Marin is one of the in the previous week Zurich arrested football officials who are threatened with deportation to the United States on charges of corruption.
+++ South African police want accusations of US Justice examine +++
The South African Police Service has turned into the bribery allegations surrounding the awarding of the 2010 World Cup and wants to investigate the allegations of the American judicial authorities closer. It still needs to be examined whether official of the Special Forces Hawks investigations are initiated, the news channel reported on Thursday enca. Only after the results of the preliminary investigations vorlägen, could be decided “whether complete formal investigation” will give, said Hawks spokesman Hangwani Mulaudzi. The government in Pretoria had denied repeatedly after the announcement of Fifa scandal in recent days that bribes had flowed. Sports Minister Fikile Mbalula had granted only on Wednesday that while in 2008 the sum of ten million US dollars had been paid to the Confederation of North and Central America CONCACAF. However, the money had been used for an approved project and was not a bribe FIFA, he said
+++ According to Sports Minister:. England ready for 2022 World Cup +++
England would be willing to host instead of the Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup British Culture and Sport Minister, according to the. While it is unlikely that in 2022 Russia would come back one European country to the series, if you take away the World Cup Qatar for corruption, John Whittingdale said on Thursday in London. “But if the Fifa zukäme to us and ask us would be to pull the alignment into consideration, we would have in this country, the institutions, and of course we have a very impressive when give even unsuccessful application to host the 2018 World Cup.”
+++ US authorities stepped Fifa as RICO organization +++
The US authorities organize the world governing body Fifa as so-called RICO-organization – as a “by organized crime and corruption influenced” merger. This emerges from the minutes of the 2013-run interrogation of former Fifa functionary and “whistleblower” Chuck Blazer. Reason for the classification of the charges according to which money is to be flown on several occasions with criminal energy. That would identify the Fifa as RICO organization. Background is a 1970 statute enacted by the United States Act (Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act), which serves as the legal basis for combating criminal organizations. The US authorities have charged 14 people in the course of the Fifa scandal, including nine FIFA officials. Seven seats in Switzerland in custody pending extradition.
+++ headquarters of the Venezuelan Association searched +++
In the course of the Fifa scandal is on Wednesday headquarters of the Venezuelan Football Federation FVF been searched in Caracas. The authorities searched for evidence of the allegations of corruption against former FVF-chief Rafael Esquivel, who was arrested as one of seven high officials of the World Association last week in Switzerland. The Venezuelan authorities also ordered a freeze the bank accounts that are controlled by Esquivel, now a former member of the Executive Committee of the Continental Association for North and Central America and the Caribbean (CONCACAF).
+++ Warner threatens Blatter with controversial evidence +++
The accused by the US authorities former FIFA vice-Jack Warner threatens explosive corruption evidence against the world governing body and even President Joseph S. Blatter. In a television address in his home country of Trinidad and Tobago of 72-year-old from “records, documents and checks,” which are intended to demonstrate in the Caribbean country in the Presidential election 2010 even the intervention of Fifa said. Shortly afterwards, the former Warner politicians who found in his home of justice and was set against the payment of a deposit in the amount of Euro 350,000 at liberty was, in a public speech more clearly. “. Blatter knows why he has resigned and I know it well,” said Warner, who from 1997 to 2011 as the FIFA vice-president one of Blatter’s deputies: “I fear for my life, but not even death can the avalanche now. still reside. “
+++ Australia investigated for awarding the 2022 World Cup +++
Australia starts its own investigation into possible corruption in the failed bid of Affected country to the World Cup 2022 is also the former FIFA vice-president Jack Warner of Trinidad and Tobago, the Australian police said on Thursday. Background are statements made by the Chief of the Australian Football Federation, Frank Lowy, a payment of 500,000 Australian dollars (about 350,000 euros) to the American-Caribbean Football Association Concacaf. This amount had been misappropriated by CONCACAF President Warner, Lowy had said on Wednesday. Warner is one of 14 soccer officials, whom US authorities accuse of corruption. Australia had applied to host the World Cup 2022 and spent the equivalent of 36 million euros for it. But the country received in the 2010 vote only one voice. The tournament went to Qatar.
+++ Former Fifa media director asks Blatter to cooperate with FBI on +++
The former Fifa media director Guido Tognoni has Joseph Blatter advised to cooperate with the FBI after his resignation announcement. “I believe, Sepp Blatter could earn incredible achievements and suddenly stand in a very different light when he says:.. I’m finished I’m going to the FBI I will tell everything,” said the former media director of football world governing body and ex-advisor to Blatter at Star TV. With his performance, he did not know about all that Blatter had “finally made completely implausible,” Tognoni said. He hoped that of the 79-year-old Swiss “helps clean out the mess and to enable a total new beginning”
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