Former Cayman Islands Football Association secretary receives life ban and fine from FIFA
Costas Takkas, former CIFA secretary and aide to former FIFA vice president Jeffrey Webb, has received a life ban from FIFA and a US$1.03M fine. See AP story below: FIFA life bans for 3 who pleaded guilty in US case…
Cayman Islands football seeks a fresh start after corruption scandals
By INSIDER Miguel Hernandez From World Football Insider (WFI) CONCACAF will announce a new era in its football competitions this Wednesday in Miami. For one of its attendees, the Cayman Islands Football Association (CIFA), the event revealing details of the Nations…
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Costas Takkas: The king or the kingmaker? [Costas Takkas has been sentenced to 15 months in prison]
By Collister M. Fahie From Caribbean News Now Sentencing of defendants reveals behind the scenes maneuvering of the Feds, because Costas Takkas was put “in almost complete isolation for 29 months after his arrest” in the FIFAGATE scandal. Jeffrey Webb,…
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Webb sentencing delayed again, this time until May 2017
From Inside World Football Former CONCACAF president Jeffrey Webb has succeeded in having his sentencing delayed for a third time. Webb, who has pleaded guilty in the FIFA corruption cases brought by the US Department, will now be sentenced by…
Cayman Islands Football: Former players vie to replace Webb [Ramoon elected President]
From Sportsmax Two former national representatives are set to battle for the post of Cayman Islands Football Association (CIFA) president, a post left vacant since the arrest of Jeffrey Webb. The candidates, a former national team captain Lee Ramoon and…
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Fifa corruption scandal: US releases three guilty plea transcripts
Agence France-Presse From The Guardian UK US judge released the transcripts from three prominent defendants in which they expressed regret and suggested that bribery in the organization was widespread ‘I abused my position to obtain bribes and kickbacks for my…
Cayman bank lent $240,000 to company owned by disgraced former FIFA officials
From Curacao Chronicle GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands — Former Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) president, Jeffrey Webb, borrowed money from Fidelity Bank in the Cayman Islands on behalf of a sports firm he owned with…
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Former Cayman Islands football chief fingers Panamanian corporations in FIFA corruption scandal
From CaribFlame Jeffrey Webb, the former head of the Cayman Islands Football Association, and who had pleaded guilty to his involvement in the massive FIFA corruption probe, has been cooperating with US law enforcement authorities in their investigation into the…
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Jeff Webb running out of cash and wants to go home
By Selim Algar From New York Post Indicted ex-FIFA exec says home confinement driving him broke Freedom is coming at too steep a price, an embattled former FIFA soccer boss whines in a plea for more lenient bail terms. Indicted…
Switzerland will rule on FIFA extraditions next month
From The Tico Times GENEVA, Switzerland – The Swiss Justice Ministry will rule next month on the extradition requests filed by the United States against six FIFA officials who have been accused of corruption, a spokesman said Monday. Swiss police…
