England among the countries to spend millions of taxpayers money on their campaign

Eight men vying to replace Sepp Blatter all come with their own significant baggage

Jerome Valcke joins duo in provisional suspension from Fifa’s ethics committee

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

Coca-Cola and McDonald’s have both demanded 79-year-old steps down immediately

Documents were released suggesting he was aware of a World Cup ticket selling scandal

Welt am Sonntag said ‘Platini - skeleton in the closet’ was distributed out of Fifa HQ

No rushing in St Petersburg as battle lines are drawn for advance on World Cup 2018

Position as fourth-tier nation looks likely to place boys in green in with top men of Europe

Ireland will be in pot four when the Russia 2018 draw is made in St Petersburg

Secretary general will step down in February allowing new president to choose own man

Sepp Blatter to face the press for first time since announcing he’d stand down

Blatter has fuelled speculation about future by insisting he has not resigned from position

Investigation could lead to revote on 2018 and 2022 World Cups and Blatter may be interviewed

Fifa meltdown continues as De Gregorio ‘relinquishes his office’

Walter De Gregorio was most visible face of Fifa in aftermath of police arrests in Zurich

Baby Blacks too good for Ireland Under 20s, O’Neill wants a strong start against Scots, O’Brien unbeaten against Kerry and Manchip at the heart of Ireland’s golfing success

Swiss investigators seize fresh evidence from the offices of Sepp Blatter

Switzerland authorities seize data and documents from soccer body’s computers

The details of the bidding process were due to be released this week

$750k of funds were bound for Haiti while $10m alleged bribe never appeared in accounts

United States authorities are looking closely at how the 2018 and 2022 bids were secured

Federation chief concludes turbulent 17-year reign at hastily convened press conference

Fifa chief strong on vague rhetoric, but always more angry about critical press reports

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

FAI CEO John Delaney: ‘This is good news for world football and not before time’

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

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

Jack Warner comes out fighting by saying investigations stem from failed World Cup bid

Sepp Blatter rules out Petro Poroshenko’s boycott of tournament request

Fifa confirms emirate’s national day of December 18th World Cup 2022 final date

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

Leagues unhappy but scramble has already started to secure compensation for switch

Attorney for the players claimed players threatened with bans as a result of court action

Comment on Lionel Messi being best starts the age of Cristiano Ronado

Fifa announce Qatar tournament likely to take place in early or late 2022

Fifa president Sepp Blatter suggests ‘mass media should help’ paint host nation in positive light

Secretary general also claims Liverpool are not being punished over incident

Fifa president doesn’t rule out stripping Middle East country of finals following bribery allegations

Reality is that we should all be well beyond worrying about the finer points of who did what for whom and why