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FIFA declare war on England and Scotland for remembering their dead

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November 18 – FIFA has opened disciplinary proceedings against England and Scotland after both countries defied football’s world governing body by wearing poppy emblems on black armbands in last week’s World Cup qualifier to commemorate Armistice Day which ended World War One.

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Plots thicken as Al-Mohannadi given FIFA ban. Who is closing ranks on who?

By Paul Nicholson and Andrew Warshaw

November 16 – Saoud Al-Mohannadi, the Qatari official who FIFA disqualified at the last moment from standing as an Asian member of its ruling Council, has now been banned by FIFA’s ethics committee for one year for failing to cooperate as a witness with a FIFA investigation.

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Greeks apologise after Srebrenica massacre banner sparks outrage

November 15 – As if Greek football didn’t have enough serious problems, the national  federation has now been forced to apologise to Bosnia-Herzegovina after offensive banners were displayed at a World Cup qualifier last Sunday referring to the infamous 1995 Srebrenica massacre.

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Video ref trials continue tonight with Italy vs Germany friendly

November 15 – The use of video replays will be given another trial when Italy take on world champions Germany in tonight’s prestige friendly in Milan.

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FIFA Ethics open formal case on Chirakal’s role in cash paid to football officials

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November 15 – FIFA ethics judges have opened formal proceedings against Najeeb Chirakal, a former aide to disgraced ex-Asian football chief Mohamed bin Hammam, based on the final report submitted by ethics investigators who recommended a life ban.

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Samoura to drop in on Sierra Leone president to fix football rifts

November 11 – FIFA secretary-general Fatma Samoura is personally intervening to help bring an end to the ongoing dispute  between Sierra Leone’s  football association (SLFA) and local authorities.

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Dvorak’s FIFA exit reveals open wounds of Infantino’s hiring and firing policy

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By Andrew Warshaw

November 14 – Any suggestion by the regime of Gianni Infantino that the exit of FIFA’s long-time medical director Jiri Dvorak (pictured) was by mutual consent has been well and truly countered by the Czech-born neurologist’s reaction to leaving the organisation after 22 years.

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FIFA museum racks up $30m loss as future debated

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November 11 – FIFA’s lavish new museum, which opened earlier this year in Zurich, has already recorded a loss of CHF30 million, according to Swiss reports.

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Passing the Poppy buck: FIFA now say they aren’t banned; disciplinary will decide

By Andrew Warshaw

November 11 – As traditional rivals England and Scotland prepare to defy FIFA when they square off at Wembley for their World Cup qualifier tonight, football’s under-fire world governing body insists it has not banned the display of poppies by players on both sides to mark Armistice Day.

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Esquivel pleads guilty and pledges to hand over $16m

November 11 – Former Venezuela FA chief Rafael Esquivel pleaded guilty Thursday as anticipated to multiple charges resulting from the global football corruption scandal.

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Webb sentencing delayed again, this time until May 2017

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November 11 – 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 a US federal court judge on May 11 next year.

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Northern Irish bow to FIFA warning and drop ‘poppy’ shirt for black armbands

November 10 – Northern Ireland players will wear plain black armbands during Friday night’s World Cup qualifying match against Azerbaijan to mark Armistice Day – but not the poppy symbol that has caused so much controversy.

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FIFA ethics investigators recommend life ban for Honduras’ Callejas

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November 10 – FIFA’s ethics investigators have recommended a life ban from football for the former president of Honduras, Rafael Callejas, for his part in the ongoing corruption scandal which continues to plague world football’s governing body.

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Venezuelan Esquivel poised to change plea to guilty in Brooklyn court

November 9 – The former president of the Venezuelan FA is expected to change his plea to guilty in Brooklyn on Thursday over his alleged role in the US-led football corruption probe, according to agency reports quoting court records.

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Webb lawyers seek 6-month delay in sentencing of former CONCACAF boss

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November 9 – The sentencing of disgraced former CONCACAF leader Jeff Webb (pictured) could be delayed yet again if a court in New York grants another request for an adjournment.

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