According to multiple reports, the FIFA ethics committee has suspended Sepp Blatter for 90 days. The suspension still has to be sanctioned by Joachim Eckert, the chairman of FIFA’s adjudicatory chamber. The final ruling is expected Friday. Blatter’s adviser Klauss Stohlker told BBC Sport: “The news was communicated to the president this afternoon. He is [...]
Saturday 22nd February 2020,
Soccer
Liverpool Close to Appointing Jurgen Klopp As Manager
Liverpool plans to appoint Jurgen Klopp as manager by the end of the week. According to BBC, Klopp is close to agreeing to a three year deal to replace recently fired Brendan Rodgers. Klopp has apparently asked that Zeljko Buvac and Peter Krawietz join him as part of his coaching staff. He is expected to [...]
Lionel Messi Won’t Face Tax Fraud Trial
Barcelona star Lionel Messi will not have to stand trial for tax fraud but his father will. Jorge Messi has taken full responsibility and could face up to 18-months in prison for evading more than €4 million in taxes between 2007 and 2009. Prosecutors believe that Messi, who has been fighting charges for two years, [...]
FIFA: Sepp Blatter Faces Criminal Investigation
Swiss prosecutors have opened a criminal investigation into Sepp Blatter, the head of football’s world governing body Fifa. The Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland confirmed it was examining a contract signed by Blatter with the Carribean Football Union and an alleged “disloyal payment” of $2 million to UEFA president. Mr. Blatter was being [...]
5 Goals In 9 Minutes for Robert Lewandowski
Wolfsburg were leading 1-0 in the 50th minute of play and were probably assuming, like most, that they were about to steal a win, but unfortunately for them Lewandowski had another idea. By the 60th minute of play, Bayern Munich were leading 5-1. Robert Lewandowski, the Polish forward, came off the bench at halftime and [...]
FIFA President Sepp Blatter Resigns
FIFA president Sepp Blatter has come under fire of late amid his alleged involvement in federal corruption. He is still be investigated. Last week, the 79 year old Blatter was re-elected for a fifth term as president but stepped down today due to the swirling controversy. Sepp Blatter, who was re-elected last week for a [...]
2022 World Cup to Take Place in December
The World Cup typically takes place in June and July, but apparently that doesn’t mean it has to stay that way forever. Qatar will be the host location for the 2022 tournament and it has been announced that the championship game will take place in December and will begin in November. That will be an [...]
