Swiss approve [former Cayman Islands FA secretary] Takkas extradition to US
From ninemsn The Swiss justice ministry has approved the extradition to the United States of British-born businessman Costas Takkas, one of the FIFA officials whose arrest in May ignited an unprecedented crisis in world football. “The Federal Office of Justice…
Sepp Blatter, Michel Platini and Jérôme Valcke suspended for 90 days
By Owen Gibson from Guardian UK • Swiss’s reign as president all but over after 17 years • Michel Platini’s ambitions as good as ended after sanction Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini have both been provisionally suspended from football. Sepp…
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Jack Warner made huge profit on World Cup TV rights
From Irish Examiner Disgraced former FIFA official Jack Warner made a profit of around £11m (€14.97m) on World Cup television rights that Sepp Blatter sold him for a fraction of their true value, it can be revealed. Swiss television channel…
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War between West Indies Board and players damaging Caribbean cricket
By Tony Cozier From Mid-Day Strained relations between the players and board continue to thwart success in Caribbean cricket West Indies cricket has been paying worried attention to events on the other side of the world. A combination of Bangladesh’s…
FIFA to investigate arrest of BBC journalists in Qatar
By Tim Chester From Mashable FIFA are to launch an investigation after a group of BBC journalists were arrested and detained for several days in Qatar earlier in May, while reporting on construction workers building stadiums ahead of the 2022…
Navas, Wambach named 2014 CONCACAF Players of the Year
Four others honored in second-annual Confederation Awards Miami (Tuesday, December 23, 2014) – The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) today named Costa Rica’s Keylor Navas and Abby Wambach of the United States the 2014 CONCACAF…
Dubai could be new destination for Scots ScotsScotland’s Caribbean warm-up
By William Dick From Herald Scotland SCOTLAND’s hopes of playing in a pre-World Cup competition in the Caribbean look likely to be dashed. The Scots had been lined-up, along with fellow Associate qualifiers Ireland and Afghanistan, to compete in the…
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CONCACAF President Jeffrey Webb welcomes Soccerex to Barbados
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados — CONCACAF President Jeffrey Webb officially welcomed attendees to the Soccerex Americas Forum at the inaugural ceremony on Tuesday in the Lloyd Erskine Sandiford Centre in Bridgetown, Barbados. The Soccerex Americas Forum has gathered more than 1,000 leading…
Coaches and Technical Directors of the Americas gather in Panama to gain insight
Focus on development takes center stage as CONCACAF and CONMEBOL review World Cup technical report Panama City, Panama (Thursday, September 11, 2014) – Representatives from CONCACAF and CONMEBOL met in Panama City today to review the FIFA World Cup Technical…
CONCACAF PRESIDENT: Webb statement on Tavecchio comments
The football community is appalled by the recent racist comments made by the Italian Football Federation Vice President, Mr. Carlo Tavecchio, a year after FIFA Member Associations unanimously approved a resolution to fight against racism and discrimination. After addressing the…
