Sepp Blatter claims World Cup hosts were decided before vote

Deal was allegedly in place to award 2018 and 2022 tournaments to Russia and USA

English FA withdraw support for Michel Platini Fifa bid

Head of Uefa currently provisionally suspended for 90 days by ethics committee

Coke, McDonald’s join sponsor call for Blatter to resign

Intervention from four of Fifa’s biggest backers increases pressure on president

Former Chelsea doctor Eva Carneiro critical of FA’s investigation

She insists governing body failed to contact her over Mourinho’s alleged comments

Eva Carneiro says she was never requested to make statement by FA

Former Chelsea doctor breaks silence to say she received little support from association

FA chairman criticises Jose Mourinho over club doctor row

Greg Dyke says manager should have apologised to Eva Carneiro after his outburst

TV billions allow Premier League clubs to flex their muscles

Smaller sides now have the financial clout to compete with the continent’s biggest clubs

Michel Platini wins England backing as he bids to replace Blatter

Uefa chief says he wants to restore dignity of Fifa following corruption scandal

Radio: Joe Duffy keeps his head as ‘Liveline’ goes dead

Joe Duffy’s bad studio day underlines his calming persona while Ray D’Arcy forsakes balance for indignation in abortion report

South Africa ‘unequivocally’ denies World Cup bribe

Interpol issues ‘wanted persons’ alerts as Blatter reportedly under investigation

Sepp Blatter to resign as Fifa president amid scandal

Swiss chief will not actually depart football’s top job for at least six months

Fifa’s woes of recent years: a timeline

Events building up to resignation of Sepp Blatter took place over lengthy period

Jérôme Valcke to come under pressure over Jack Warner ‘bribe’

Letter shows Fifa secretary general was aware of $10 million payment to Warner

Fifa secretary general Valcke thought to have made Warner payment

Fifa claim Julio Grondona, who died last year aged 82, authorised $10 million transfer

Uefa distance themselves from World Cup boycott calls

Concacaf general secretary Enrique Sanz provisionally suspended by Fifa

Sepp Blatter criticises US investigation into Fifa corruption

Re-elected president claims arrests of Fifa officials an attempt to ‘interfere with congress’

Patronage, fear and deep loyalty: The secrets of Sepp Blatter’s survival

Fifa president gets fifth term despite fires of scandal burning all around him

FA Cup to be renamed in Emirates sponsorship deal

English Football Association set to sign €42 million deal which would rebrand comptition

Platini supports Greg Dyke home-grown player proposals

Uefa president backs plans to increase number of home-grown players from eight to 12

FA reducing non-home grown players in Premier League squads

Chairman Greg Dyke continues with target of England winning 2022 World Cup

Fifa say no to club compensation for winter World Cup

‘Most confederations say they want the World Cup to end on the 23rd of December’

Sky has shown there are no limits when it comes to televised soccer

Back in 1988 footballers weren’t even sure there games should be shown on television

Ched Evans blames ‘mob rule’ for collapse of Oldham deal

‘Unbearable pressure’ including death threats forced club’s hand

Wigan owner accused of racism

Dave Whelan’s defence of new manager Malky Mackay gets derided

Wigan owner Dave Whelan accused of anti-Semitism

‘Jewish people chase money more than everybody else’ - Whelan

Wily Sepp Blatter lobs ball back into English FA’s court

Fifa boss says he is prepared to publish report on England’s 2018 World Cup bid

Blatter rejects Dyke’s demands to publish Garcia report

Comes day after Fifa lodge a criminal complaint over 2018 and 2022 World Cup bids

Fifa lodges criminal complaint over World Cup hosting

Blatter lodges complaint with Swiss attorney general over “possible misconduct” in connection to 2018 and 2022 tournaments

Dyke wants Garcia report published

English FA chairman has written to every FIFA executive demanding “urgent action”

Jessica Ennis-Hill’s stance exposes gutless nature of Ched Evans debate

To be dispassionate about issue it is to pretend that rape is just like any other crime

Ennis-Hill’s stance exposes gutless nature of Ched Evans debate

Reluctance to wash their hands of Evans feeds into something far more insidious. The notion is allowed to endure that maybe he was innocent

Rio Ferdinand receives three-match suspension and fine over tweet

QPR defender also ‘severely warned as to his future conduct’

Michel Platini ‘surprised’ by Fifa timing on watch controversy

Uefa president suggests the recall of ‘gifts’ was only prompted by newspaper report

Red-faced Fifa chiefs to hand back gifts

Officials in cluding Northern Ireland’s Jim Boyce received Swiss watches worth €21,000

English FA chairman calls for overhaul of Fifa

Greg Dyke wants opposition to Sepp Blatter running for fifth term as president of world governing body

Harry Redknapp urged to name reluctant England players

Steven Gerard and Roy Hodgson react furiously at assertions that players did not want to play for country

Roy Hodgson to remain with England until end of Euro 2016

FA chairman Greg Dyke says manager has widespread support

European leaders call on Blatter to stand down as Fifa president

Events in Sao Paulo appear to set stage for Uefa president Michel Platini to enter the race

English and Dutch FAs turn on Sepp Blatter at heated meeting

Calls made for Fifa boss not to stand for election again

Pressure mounts on Richard Scudamore

The Premier League chief is under pressure for sending inappropriate emails

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