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Russian doping whistleblower free to pass evidence to FIFA

Paris - Al Maghrib Today

Whistleblower Grigory Rodchenkov, who says he has information on doping in Russian football, is now free from legal restraints and can give evidence to FIFA, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) told AFP on Tuesday. "The fact is that Dr. Rodchenkov has only recently become available to testify in legal proceedings being undertaken by IFs (international federations), which he was unableRead more

FIFA claims attempt to contact doping whistleblower Rodchenkov

Paris - Al Maghrib Today

FIFA tried to contact Russian whistleblower Grigory Rodchenkov over accusations of doping in Russian football and will do so again after samples have been re-tested by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), world football's governing body told AFP. In an interview to the Associated Press, Rodchenkov's lawyer said his client had information that could be of interest but claimed FIFA hadRead more

Mutko steps down as 2018 World Cup organising committee chief

Moscow - Al Maghrib Today

Russian Deputy Prime Minister Vitaly Mutko, who was banned for life from the Olympic Games this month over doping, said on Wednesday that he is stepping down as chairman of the 2018 World Cup organising committee. "(Organising committee director Alexei) Sorokin will be the chairman," Mutko was quoted by Russian agencies as saying, two days after suspending his role asRead more

FIFA trial: New York jury acquits former Peru soccer boss

New York - Al Maghrib Today

A US jury acquitted a "thrilled" Peruvian former soccer boss at the FIFA corruption trial on Tuesday, clearing him to jet home while two convicted co-defendants await sentencing from behind bars. The panel cleared 60-year-old Manuel Burga, a former head of Peru's soccer federation and ex-FIFA development committee member, on one count of racketeering conspiracy on the seventh day ofRead more

Mutko suspends Russian football role to fight Olympic ban

Moscow - Al Maghrib Today

Russian Deputy Prime Minister Vitaly Mutko, who has been hit with a lifetime ban from the Olympic Games over doping, on Monday said he is suspending his role as president of the Russian Football Union while he contests the ban in the Court of Arbitration for Sport. "I have decided to file the claim in the CAS tomorrow," he said.Read more

FIFA trial: New York jury acquits former Peru soccer boss

New York - Al Maghrib Today

A US jury on Tuesday acquitted a Peruvian former soccer boss at the FIFA corruption trial in New York, just days after convicting two South American co-defendants. The panel found 60-year-old Manuel Burga, who led football in Peru until 2014 and once served as a FIFA development committee member, not guilty on one count of racketeering conspiracy, a spokesperson forRead more

US jury acquits Peruvian defendant in FIFA bribery case

New York - Al Maghrib Today

A former South American soccer official charged a US trial stemming from the FIFA bribery scandal was acquitted of a corruption charge Tuesday, after two others were convicted last week. Jurors found Manuel Burga, the 60-year-old former president of Peru’s soccer federation, not guilty of a single racketeering conspiracy charge. On Friday, the jury told US District Court Judge PamelaRead more

Ghosts add new twist to transfer lore

Nicosia - Al Maghrib Today

The ghost players of Apollon Limassol have added a new twist to football's complex transfer lore and attracted the scrutiny of the sport's world governing body. Under deals first disclosed by investigative reporters last year, players under contract with the Cypriot former champions have never played or trained with the club and some have never even set foot in theRead more

From Russian doping to FIFA bribery, 2017 proves dark time

Zurich - Al Maghrib Today

Russia being banned from the Winter Olympics stole the headlines but may also have overshadowed an otherwise sorry year for sport in terms of scandals. It was a particularly damaging year for sporting officials, not least from the world of football and FIFA in particular. Former Guam football federation president Richard Lai pleaded guilty in April to taking bribes worthRead more

FIFA trial: US jury convicts two ex-soccer bosses

New York - Al Maghrib Today

A US jury convicted two South American ex-soccer bosses of corruption on Friday, the once-powerful pair swiftly remanded into custody following a New York trial that has exposed systemic corruption at the heart of FIFA. The panel returned guilty verdicts against Jose Maria Marin, former head of Brazil's Football Confederation and Juan Angel Napout, former head of Paraguayan football, andRead more