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Timeline FIFA ISL

02 June 2006

A timeline tracing the main incidents in the complex of cases between ISL and FIFA that have arisen in the wake of the bankruptcy of the sports marketing agency ISL.[more]




What FIFA lost on ISL

02 June 2006

ISL's serious liquidity problems in the course of 2000 and 2001 still causes great concern in the financial sector in FIFA. Since a settlement, President Blatter has maintained that FIFA has lost ‘only’ 42-46 million dollars on...[more]




FIFA withdraws request to stop distribution of Jennings book

19 May 2006

FIFA no longer wants to stop the sale of investigative reporter Andrew Jennings’ book ”Foul” in Switzerland. Until recently the book was subject to a temporary injunction issued by the cantonal high court in Zurich on FIFA’s...[more]




Interview: Sport leaders should be governed by ethics

09 May 2006

Mario Goijman is one Argentinean who dislikes corruption and dishonesty. His strong conviction that sport leaders should act as role models has led him to a three year long battle against giants in the world of sport.[more]




FIFA gets partial ban on sale of new book by Jennings

09 May 2006

In the week of World Press Freedom Day, investigative reporter Andrew Jennings finally published his book “Foul!” with stories about bribes, vote rigging and ticket scandals in FIFA. It happened in the face of massive resistance...[more]




FIFA lets off Jack Warner

07 April 2006

FIFA vice-president Jack Warner did not receive a punishment from FIFA's Executive Committee when it met to discuss what should happen to Warner after he had been found guilty of a conflict of interest by FIFA's Committee for...[more]




IOC member suspended after criminal conviction

17 March 2006

One month after his conviction for fraud, the IOC Executive Committee has finally decided to provisionally deprive Yong-sung Park from South Korea of all rights as an IOC member. The provision stays in place until the IOC Ethics...[more]




FIVB president demands an end to game of vindictiveness

10 March 2006

Nobody sees it, nobody knows and Ruben Acosta takes the money. So are the accusations of Mario Goijman. The defence demands an end to this "game of vindictiveness."[more]




FIVB heavyweights point fingers at controller

09 March 2006

President Ruben Acosta and former secretary general Jean-Pierre Seppey deny any responsibility for the manipulation of the 2000 annual report for the International Volleyball Federation.[more]




FIFA questioned on strange dealings by Jack Warner

03 March 2006

Troubles continue to build in Trinidad and Tobago for FIFA vice president Jack Warner. A government minister and the Trinidad Expres are now asking FIFA what it knows about a strange deal Jack Warner put together in order to fund...[more]




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