By Andrew Warshaw in Zurich
May 11 – FIFA’s remit to improve the quality of international football before the next World Cup got off to an inauspicious and embarrassing start when the three most high-profile members of its so-called Task Force 2014 failed to show up here.
By Andrew Warshaw in Zurich
May 9 – FIFA President Sepp Blatter today attempted to distance himself from reports that England’s 2018 World Cup bid team hired a private security firm to monitor the behaviour of their rivals during the campaign.
By Andrew Warshaw in Zurich
May 9 – Scores of players, officials and referees across both Eastern and Western Europe have been taking bribes to throw up to 300 matches – not just international friendlies but also Champions League and Europa League fixtures.
By Andrew Warshaw
April 19 – Mohamed Bin Hammam can count on the support of at least 10 members of his Asian Confederation when he bids for the presidency of FIFA on June 1.
By Andrew Warshaw at Sport Accord in London
April 4 – FIFA President Sepp Blatter rolled into London today but refused to give any details of his campaign to be re-elected for a fourth term of office at the head of football’s world governing body.
By David Gold
April 4 – Neymar has refused to apologise to Scottish supporters for claiming that he was the victim of racist abuse at the game between Scotland and Brazil on March 27, insisting that he was not pointing the finger at any particular group of fans.
By David Gold
March 30 – FIFA and UEFA have warned that they will clamp down on match fixing in friendly games by restricting in-game betting.
By Andrew Warshaw
March 29 – The war of words between FIFA President Sepp Blatter and his main challenger Mohamed Bin Hammam has started with a vengeance ahead of the election, with the Qatari claiming Blatter is personally responsible for the unpopularity of the world governing body.
By David Gold
March 22 – FIFA has revealed a record $631 million ($378 million) surplus over the last four years, with total revenue topping $4 billion (£2.4 billion), representing a 59 per cent increase on the previous four-year period.
By Duncan Mackay
British Sports Internet Writer of the Year
February 1 – Amos Adamu claims that he is confident of being cleared when he appears before the FIFA Appeals Committee in Zurich tomorrow over corruption claims.
By Andrew Warshaw
January 16 – Acting President David Chung (pictured) has been elected to succeed the banned Reynald Temarii as head of the Oceania Football Confederation, strengthening the position of FIFA President Sepp Blatter in the process.
By Andrew Warshaw in Doha
January 10 – He is young, he is dedicated and he insists he will not be influenced by politics or petty feuds.
By Andrew Warshaw in Doha
January 5 – The head of Asian football has fuelled speculation that he may stand against Sepp Blatter when the FIFA Presidency comes up for renewal next summer.
By Duncan Mackay
British Sports Internet Writer of the Year
June 8 – Sepp Blatter, the President of FIFA, has again publicly praised Jack Warner as pressure mounts on him in Trinidad and Tobago to step down from his roles in football to concentrate on his new position in there Government there.
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By Duncan Mackay
British Sports Internet Writer of the Year
May 3 – Jack Warner (pictured), the vice-president of FIFA, has accused British investigative journalist Andrew Jennings of being part of a plot by the Trinidad and Tobago Government to smear his name ahead of the country’s General Election on May 24.