EURO QUALIFYING NEWS

FIFA meets with Spanish officials to discuss govt. meddling

MADRID (AP) FIFA and Spanish officials are calling for a quick resolution to the problems involving Spain's soccer federation, but there are no warnings of an imminent suspension...

FEBRUARY 5, 2018

Blatter hints at new evidence to challenge 6-year FIFA ban

GENEVA (AP) Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter claims to have ''new facts'' and wants to re-open the financial misconduct case that led to his six-year ban.

FEBRUARY 2, 2018

FIFA looking for a lawyer to help its lead ethics prosecutor

ZURICH (AP) FIFA is looking to recruit a lawyer with experience in South America to help its lead ethics prosecutor.

JANUARY 26, 2018

Former Peruvian soccer official is acquitted at U.S. trial stemming from FIFA bribery scandal

NEW YORK (AP) Former Peruvian soccer official is acquitted at U.S. trial stemming from FIFA bribery scandal.

DECEMBER 26, 2017

FIFA worried about government interference in Spain

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) Concerned about the independence of the Spanish soccer federation, FIFA said Friday it will send a delegation to the country to investigate government meddl...

DECEMBER 15, 2017

Jonas brother testifies at FIFA bribery trial about concert

NEW YORK (AP) The U.S. trial of three former South American soccer officials charged in the FIFA corruption scandal took another odd twist Thursday with surprise testimony by pop...

DECEMBER 8, 2017

Secret recordings emerge as key evidence at FIFA bribe trial

NEW YORK (AP) A turning point in the investigation of soccer's governing body came with a 6 a.m. wake-up call by the FBI to the five-star Miami hotel room of a Brazilian sports m...

DECEMBER 7, 2017

FIFA lifts Kuwait's 2-year ban from international soccer

ZURICH (AP) FIFA says it has lifted Kuwait's ban from international soccer.

DECEMBER 6, 2017

Into 4th week of FIFA trial, prosecutors near end of case

As the trial detailing widespread corruption in world soccer enters a fourth week, prosecutors are close to concluding their case in a Brooklyn federal courthouse.

DECEMBER 4, 2017

Bizarre episodes surround FIFA trial in Brooklyn

NEW YORK (AP) A juror dismissed for sleeping during hearings. A defendant allegedly making a throat-slitting gesture to intimidate a witness. A judge admonishing a defendant for...

DECEMBER 1, 2017

FIFA bans 3 soccer officials for life for taking bribes

GENEVA (AP) Three soccer officials who pleaded guilty in American courts to accepting bribes were banned for life by the FIFA ethics committee on Tuesday.

NOVEMBER 21, 2017