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Blatter to remain FIFA president until February
FIFA President Sepp Blatter, under criminal investigation by Swiss authorities, plans to remain in his job until February and told staff at the world soccer governing body Monday that he had done nothing illegal...
FIFA confirms date for Qatar 2022 World Cup
FIFA has announced the official dates for the 2022 World Cup finals due to take place in the small Gulf state of Qatar.
According to U.S. sports channel ESPN, the tournament is expected to begin...
Blatter, Platini risk suspension amid FIFA ethics probe
The future of embattled FIFA President Sepp Blatter and his heir-apparent Michel Platini was in play Sunday, as they faced scrutiny by the football world body’s ethics committee that could end with suspension.
Committee spokesman...
Platini says he wants to tone down politics at FIFA
Michel Platini wants politics to play a lesser role at FIFA if he is elected its next president.
Platini is the front-runner to replace Sepp Blatter in February, and said that with him in command,...
FIFA agree to hand over Valcke emails – prosecutor
Swiss prosecutors said Thursday that FIFA have agreed to hand over the emails of suspended secretary general Jerome Valcke.
Access to the emails had been demanded by Switzerland's Attorney General Michael Lauber as part of...
Switzerland agrees to extradite official in FIFA case
Switzerland’s justice ministry says it granted a US request to extradite Venezuelan football official Rafael Esquivel in a FIFA bribery investigation.
The justice department says Esquivel is “accused of receiving bribes worth millions of dollars...
Zamalek end Ahly jinx to clinch Egypt Cup title
El Zamalek Striker Basem Morsi scored twice to help his club beat arch-rivals Al-Ahly on Monday and get crowned Egypt’s Cup champions in their first domestic double since 1988.
The win also ended Zamalek's eight-year...
MENA Golf Tour goes to Saudi Arabia for American Express Dirab Golf Championship
Significant strides made by Saudi Arabia in promoting golf in the Kingdom and across the region will take center stage when the American Express Dirab Golf Championship, the fourth tournament on this year’s MENA...
Amana Capital Becomes the Official Sponsor of Saudi Ettifaq Football Club
Amana Capital, the leading Financial Group in the Middle East, announced that it has signed an official sponsorship agreement for the 2015-2016 season with Ettifaq Saudi Club which is known to be one of...
Bahrain’s Sheikha Al Khalifa banned after doping offense
A member of Bahrain's royal family, Sheikha Najla Bint Salman Al Khalifa, has been given a two-year ban by equestrian sport's ruling body after her horse Salahdin Du Lauragais failed a doping test Italy...
