FIFA’s $16m wages fund receives 441 player applications for help
June 16 – A total of 441 applications have been made to FIFA by players for financial aid through a $16 million scheme allowing them to claim wages unpaid by their clubs.
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Warner and TTFA’s long shadow put Blatter back into the spotlight over shady $1m loan
By Andrew Warshaw
June 15 – Swiss prosecutors have reportedly launched yet another criminal investigation against former FIFA president Sepp Blatter, this time for suspected mismanagement of $1 million.
Swiss call for special prosecutor to probe whether Lauber-Infantino meetings were ‘criminal’
June 12 – Swiss parliamentarians have called for an extraordinary federal prosecutor to examine three criminal complaints against under-fire attorney general Michael Lauber who is somehow still clinging to his position.
Double glazed: FIFA allow transfer windows to open across two seasons
June 12 – FIFA have given official permission for football leagues across the world to be allowed to open transfer windows before their current seasons are over.
Joint Aussie-Kiwi bid wins top marks from FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 inspectors
June 11 – The prospects of an Australasian women’s World Cup in 2023 has received a significant boost after the joint Australia-New Zealand bid received a higher rating by FIFA’s evaluation team than rivals Japan and Colombia.
FIFA to extend transfer window to October but current season must end before players move
March 9 – FIFA is reportedly poised to allow member nations to buy and sell players up until the start of October to account for the disruption caused by Covid-19.
FIFA defends Infantino saying there was no misconduct arising from Lauber meetings
June 8 – With report after report implicating Gianni Infantino in the official investigation into the conduct of under-fire Swiss attorney general Michael Lauber, FIFA has been forced again to respond by issuing a pointed statement defending its president and dismissing any notion of wrongdoing.
Premier League clubs vote to use new five subs rule, but only three interchanges
June 5 – Premier League teams are adopting the five substitutes rule when fixtures resume later this month after approving the new guidelines.
Five subs rule ready for use, but leagues to approve local use
June 3 – As football begins to consider resumption of competitions across the world following the COVID-19 pandemic, the new five substitution rule officially kicked in on June 1.
Infantino backs McKennie and Sancho over ‘Justice for George’ messages
June 3 – FIFA President Gianni Infantino has come out in support of the Bundesliga players who added their voices at the weekend to protest against the death of George Floyd in the United States.
Blatter turns on ‘megalomaniac’ Infantino as Swiss justice clears him of Caribbean conniving
By Andrew Warshaw
June 2 – It has been another uncomfortable day for FIFA president Gianni Infantino in the wake of another verbal onslaught by veteran predecessor Sepp Blatter who resigned from the world governing body exactly five years ago.
FIFA and WHO launch campaign to support those at risk to domestic violence
May 27 – FIFA has joined forces with the World Health Organisation and the European Commission to launch the #SafeHome campaign to support women and children at risk of domestic violence during the coronavirus pandemic.
Gianni’s jet lands him back in hot water. If Ceferin was out, who was he flying to meet?
May 26 – FIFA president Gianni Infantino has flown himself into hot water yet again after newspaper reports disclosed that the FIFA supremo may have lied over the use of a private jet in April 2017.
FIFA suspends Haiti’s Jean-Bart and open investigation into sexual abuse charges
May 26 – FIFA have suspended the president of Haiti’s football federation for 90 days pending an investigation into allegations he sexually abused teenage girls at the national training centre, built with a FIFA grant.
Lauber loses Swiss vote after questioning over Infantino dealings
By Andrew Warshaw
May 21 – The fate of Michael Lauber, (pictured) Switzerland’s leading prosecutor, hangs perilously in the balance after lawmakers voted to launch impeachment proceedings against him amidst much-publicised concerns over his relationship with FIFA president Gianni Infantino.