Soccer
Former FIFA officials Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini have been charged with fraud and other offenses by Swiss prosecutors.
Nov. 2, 2021
Sports
Sepp Straka tapped in for birdie in the rain on the final hole, beating Shane Lowry by one shot to become the first Austrian winner in PGA Tour history.
Feb. 27, 2022
Hope Solo told a Portuguese newspaper that former FIFA President Sepp Blatter sexually assaulted her at the Ballon d’Or awards ceremony in 2013.
Nov. 10, 2017
Opinion
To the editor: Well, well.
June 5, 2015
The corruption scandal that has rocked FIFA for the last four months claimed its highest-ranking official Thursday when world soccer’s governing body announced that Secretary General Jerome Valcke has been suspended after it was revealed he was the focus of a potentially lucrative deal involving the sale of 2014 World Cup tickets.
Sept. 17, 2015
With his resignation Tuesday morning, Sepp Blatter will leave the organization he has led for almost 17 years.
June 2, 2015
Embattled FIFA President Sepp Blatter announced he would relinquish his post as the most powerful man in soccer on Tuesday, ending a 17-year reign atop the sport’s governing body that has been marked by scandal and corruption allegations.
FIFA has been routinely called “scandal-plagued” for much of Sepp Blatter’s 17-year presidential reign.
May 27, 2015
World soccer’s governing body FIFA will hold two of the most anticipated votes in its 112-year history Friday morning in Zurich.
Feb. 25, 2016
Sepp Blatter’s ruthless 17-year reign as FIFA president is over.
Oct. 8, 2015