The Asian Punter

FIFA Insights!

Published on 2011-09-07 09:08:04

Also last week it was confirmed in New York that an FBI task force is examining Blazer’s accounts and other offshore assets. Fifa also confirmed that a valuable antique Mercedes belonging to Blazer is registered in its name in Zurich and that he is billed for the cost of garaging it at Fifa headquarters. Meanwhile, Mr Blazer is still highly regarded at Fifa. Many were surprised when he retained the chair of their marketing and TV advisory board despite being damned by a New York judge

Mexico for FIFA change!

Published on 2011-09-07 08:54:56

written by Andrew Jennings! American Fifa official Chuck Blazer whose financial dealings were disclosed last week faces a new challenge from disenchanted fans. The respected ChangeFIFA group is asking Fifa’s ethics committee to investigate the revelations of unorthodox payments from regional football organisations to offshore Caribbean accounts belonging to executive committee member Blazer. Read more »

Neverending Story!

Published on 2011-08-21 03:12:26

The threat of relegation is hanging over clubs involved in the match-fixing scandal, according to soccer prosecutor Andreas Fakos, with at least five Super League clubs implicated in the case, including champion Olympiakos. Fakos told radio station Sentra FM on June 24 that there are two crimes that concern sports justice, and they are bribery and betting. "If the clubs are implicated, then the law provides for relegation," he stated. Fakos added that he is expecting a cop