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Blatter, Platini now suspected of fraud in 5-year FIFA case

By GRAHAM DUNBAR - Associated Press

Banned African soccer president promises appeal against FIFA

By GRAHAM DUNBAR - Associated Press

In this March 1987 file photo, Pele, left, and Maradona hold &quot;Sports Oscar&quot; trophies in Milan, Rome. The Argentine soccer great who was among the best players ever and who led his country to the 1986 World Cup title before later struggling with cocaine use and obesity, died from a heart attack on Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2020, at his home in Buenos Aires. He was 60. (AP Photo/File) **FILE**

Feuding no more, Pelé joins world in mourning Diego Maradona

By ROB HARRIS - Associated Press

FILE - In this Thursday March 16, 2017 file photo, new president of the African soccer confederation Ahmad of Madagascar, speaks at a press conference after being chosen at the general assembly of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. On Monday, Nov. 23, 2020 FIFA banned the president of African soccer’s governing body, Ahmad Ahmad, for five years for financial misconduct. (AP Photo/File)

African soccer president Ahmad banned for 5 years by FIFA

By GRAHAM DUNBAR - Associated Press

FILE - In this file photo dated Thursday, May 21, 2020, Yves Jean-Bart, president of the Haitian Football Federation, wearing a protective face mask, arrives for a court hearing regarding allegations that he abused female athletes at the country's national training center, in Croix-des-Bouquets, Haiti. In a verdict announced Friday Nov. 20, 2020, the FIFA ethics committee has found Jean-Bart guilty, banned him from the sport for life and fined him dollars 1.1 million, following accusations of systematic sexual abuse of female players. (AP Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery, FILE)

FIFA bans Haitian soccer president for life for sexual abuse

By GRAHAM DUNBAR - Associated Press

Tottenham Hotspur's Alex Morgan, center, vies for the ball with Reading's Angharad James during the English Women's Super League soccer match between Tottenham Hotspur and Reading at the Hive stadium in London Saturday, Nov. 7, 2020. Morgan came on as a 69th minute substitute, the game ended in a 1-1 draw. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

New FIFA rules to protect female players’ maternity rights

By GRAHAM DUNBAR - Associated Press

Bayern's Robert Lewandowski scores a goal that was disallowed for offside during the German Bundesliga soccer match between Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich in Dortmund, Germany, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2020. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner, Pool)

FIFA seeks better tech for offside, cheaper video review

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Bayern's scorer Robert Lewandowski, center, is touched in the face by Bayern's scorer David Alaba after their second goal during the German Bundesliga soccer match between Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich in Dortmund, Germany, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2020. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner, Pool)

FIFA sets new Club World Cup dates for February in Qatar

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Rennes' James Lea Siliki, center, duels for the ball with Sevilla's Munir El Haddadi, left, during the Champions League group E soccer match between Sevilla and Rennes at the Ramon Sanchez Pijuan stadium in Seville, Spain, Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2020. (AP Photo/Angel Fernandez)

Spain-born Munir loses 2nd appeal to switch to Morocco

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Wolverhampton Wanderers' players shake hands at the end of the English Premier League soccer match between Wolverhampton Wanderers and Crystal Palace at the Molineux Stadium in Wolverhampton, England, Friday, Oct, 30, 2020. (Andrew Boyers/Pool via AP)

FIFA aims to regulate soccer agents, shine light on fees

By GRAHAM DUNBAR - Associated Press

FILE - In this Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2017 file photo, Jerome Valcke, former FIFA Secretary General, arrives at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) to challenge his ten-year suspension imposed by FIFA in Lausanne, Switzerland. In a verdict handed down Friday Oct. 30, 2020, Valcke was given a 120-day suspended sentence and ordered to pay FIFA a seven-figure sum in restitution. (Cyril Zingaro/Keystone via AP, File)

Former FIFA official guilty, PSG head cleared at Swiss trial

By GRAHAM DUNBAR - Associated Press

African soccer president seeks re-election amid allegations

By GERALD IMRAY - Associated Press

Shakhtar's players exercise during a training session at Alfredo di Stefano stadium in Madrid, Spain, Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2020. Real Madrid will play against FC Shakhtar Donetsk in a Champions League soccer match on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

UEFA warns against ‘boring’ FIFA-linked Euro super league

By ROB HARRIS - Associated Press

Court hears former FIFA official’s appeal in bribery case

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Part of FIFA-funded stadium collapses in South Sudan

By PETER KANJERE - Associated Press

FILE - In this Thursday, Oct. 24, 2020 file photo, Porto's Alex Telles controls the ball during the Europa League group G soccer match between FC Porto and Rangers FC at the Dragao stadium in Porto, Portugal. Manchester United bolstered its defensive options by signing left back Alex Telles on the final day of the summer transfer window in the wake of a 6-1 loss to Tottenham. United already agreed to a deal with Porto ahead of Sunday's humiliation but it was completed on Monday, Oct. 5, 2020 at a cost of 15 million euros ($18 million) plus potentially another 2 million euros depending on the 27-year-old Brazilian’s success with the club. (AP Photo/Luis Vieira, File)

FIFA: International transfer spending drops by almost $1.9B

By GRAHAM DUNBAR - Associated Press

Sevilla's Munir El Haddadi during a training session the day before the UEFA Super Cup soccer match between Bayern Munich and Sevilla at the Puskas Arena in Budapest, Hungary, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020. (Bernadett Szabo/Pool via AP)

FIFA rejects El Haddadi bid to switch to Morocco from Spain

By GRAHAM DUNBAR - Associated Press

FILE - In this Monday, Sept. 9, 2019 file photo, FIFA president Gianni Infantino speaks to members of the media on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington. Soccer governing body FIFA says its $1.5 billion coronavirus relief plan to revive the sport and help national associations stay afloat comes with “strict compliance and audit requirements.” “This relief plan is a great example of football’s solidarity and commitment in such unprecedented times,” FIFA President Gianni Infantino said Wednesday, July 29, 2020. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, file)

FIFA opens door for players possibly missing WCup qualifiers

By MAURICIO SAVARESE - Associated Press

Nasser al-Khelaifi, president of Paris Saint-Germain, at the Federal Criminal Court in Bellinzona, Switzerland, Monday, Sept. 14, 2020. FIFA would help fund a global agency to tackle corruption in sport, its president Gianni Infantino said Monday. Infantino spoke at a United Nations event in Austria as the corruption trial was opening in Switzerland as part of a long-running investigation of soccer officials, including Qatari soccer and television executive Nasser al-Khelaifi and former FIFA secretary general Jérôme Valcke. (Francesa Agosta/Keystone via AP)

Swiss court sets Oct 30 for verdict after 9-day FIFA trial

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FIFA signs Qatari sponsor in first World Cup deal since 2018

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