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Fifa's United Passions confirmed as lowest-grossing film in US history
Fifa wanted to call it Men of Legend or The Dream Makers. But even a somewhat more toned down title has not been enough to stop United Passions being named as the lowest-grossing film in US box office history. The Hollywood Reporter has now confirmed the self-congratulatory project, starring Tim Roth as controversial outgoing president Sepp Blatter, scored the puniest total of all time in North America.
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Ben Affleck to Produce FIFA Scandal Film for Warner Bros.
'Warrior' helmer Gavin O'Connor attached to direct story of Chuck Blazer, the American soccer exec at the center of world's biggest sports corruption scandal, while Entertainment 360's Guymon Casady and Darin Friedman are also producing.
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U.S. Women Defeat Japan to Win World Cup
Carli Lloyd's two goals in first five minutes set the tone.
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Lawmaker: US women paid millions less than men for World Cup
Rep. Carolyn Maloney wrote to FIFA blasting the “discriminatory policy.”
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FIFA ban Chuck Blazer for life
After having his guilty pleas on corruption revealed earlier in the year, Chuck Blazer has been forced to face the consequences after FIFA's ethics committee released their verdict on Thursday morning.
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The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking - Ranking Table - FIFA.com
The FIFA/Coca World Ranking - Find out where your team are in the latest standings.
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Sponsor Coca-Cola demands Fifa reform
Fifa sponsor Coca-Cola has told world football's governing body that it wants an independent third-party commission to oversee reform of the crisis-hit organisation, the BBC has learned. On 9 July the American drinks giant formally requested that Fifa's leadership support the idea. It wants the commission to be overseen by what it described as "one or more eminent impartial leaders to manage the efforts necessary to help reform Fifa's governance and its...
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Swiss extradite detained FIFA official to the United States
One of the seven FIFA officials arrested in Zurich as part of a corruption probe has been extradited to the United States, the Swiss Justice Ministry said Thursday.
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FIFA Will Select New President In February
“Extraordinary elective FIFA Congress scheduled for 26 Feb 2016 in Zurich. Press conference 3pm CET.”
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FIFA to be memorialized alongside history's worst gangsters in The Mob Museum
The FIFA scandal is going down in history as a classic case of organized crime. So classic, in fact, that the Mob Museum in Las Vegas — which is home to artifacts like Bugsy Siegel's glasses, John Gotti's suit, and a "St. Valentine's Day Massacre Wall" — is installing a permanent display on FIFA that will include a "breakdown of the kickbacks, secrecy, and match-fixing associated with the scandal." “This exhibit is ripped right from today's headlines about the globe's most popular sport...
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Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini deny wrongdoing over £1.35m payment
The Fifa and Uefa presidents, Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini, have issued almost simultaneous statements denying any wrongdoing relating to the £1.35m paid to Platini in February 2011, for which Blatter is subject to a Swiss criminal investigation.
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Sepp Blatter insists he has done nothing illegal and will remain as FIFA president
Sepp Blatter has said he will remain as president of FIFA until February, reiterating that "he has done nothing illegal or improper" after criminal proceedings were opened against him by the Swiss Attorney General. Speaking at a meeting of staff at FIFA's headquarters in Zurich, Blatter told them he would not answer any more questions on the criminal proceedings that were brought against him last Friday.
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Coca-Cola Calls for FIFA's Sepp Blatter to Step Down Immediately
Coca-Cola Co., a top sponsor of FIFA, called for Joseph “Sepp” Blatter to step down immediately as president of soccer’s governing body following a scandal involving alleged bribes and kickbacks.
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Coca-Cola and McDonald’s call for Fifa’s Sepp Blatter to stand down
Coca-Cola has become the first Fifa sponsor to call on Sepp Blatter to stand down immediately as president of world football’s governing body
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Sepp Blatter facing suspension by Fifa ethics committee
Sepp Blatter’s 17-year reign as the Fifa president could be all but over by the end of this week after the investigatory arm of its ethics committee was said to have recommended a 90-day provisional suspension. It is believed the Uefa president, Michel Platini, who was the favourite to succeed his mentor-turned-rival in February until he too become embroiled in corruption allegations, could face a similar sanction.
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From The Mag: The FBI vs. FIFA
The exclusive account of how a small band of federal agents and an outsized corrupt official brought down the sports world's biggest governing body. Chuck Blazer looked out the window of his $18,000-a-month Trump Tower apartment, with its view of New York's Central Park. Most tourists on Fifth Avenue below could only dream of his kind of high-rise life. But after years of lavish excess, he was no longer fixated on the trappings of his success.
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Gianni Infantino elected new FIFA president
Gianni Infantino has been elected as the new FIFA president. The Swiss-born administrator had been UEFA general secretary since 2009, though will now take up the most senior position in world football's governing body. He won Friday's election in which delegates from all 209 of FIFA's member states participated, at an "extraordinary congress" called after the resignation of his disgraced predecessor Sepp Blatter.
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Franz Beckenbauer: Germany legend investigated over 2006 World Cup award
German football legend Franz Beckenbauer is one of six men being investigated for their part in the country's 2006 World Cup bid. The ethics committee of world governing body Fifa has decided to act after examining a report commissioned by the German Football Association (DFB). In October, Beckenbauer, 70, said he made a "mistake" in the bidding process for which he took "responsibility".
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Mossack Fonseca Office Raided By Police - Panama Papers
Last night the local Mossack Fonseca offices were raided by the police. They seized documents, computer equipment and interviews some of their employees however none of them were detained. If you have been up to date with the panama papers scandal you will know that this is the second police raid of the week. The first was when the FIFA HQ was raided earlier this week after his connections (FIFA president) were shown in the Panama papers.
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Soccer's Ultimate Con Man Was a Superstar Who Couldn't Play the Game
How does an athlete without athletic prowess maintain a 20-year career? Brazilian soccer star Carlos Kaiser had it all: exclusive contracts with popular teams, money, fame, and women. The professional soccer star was only missing one thing: the ability to play soccer. Arguably the greatest con artist in all of sports history, Kaiser (birth name Carlos Henrique Raposo) was able to maintain a career that spanned nearly two decades while playing in as few games as possible and never scoring a goal.
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