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Atletico Madrid at CAS to fight FIFA transfer ban

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FIFA life ban for Costa Rican official Li in bribery case

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FILE - In this June 2, 2011 file photo, suspended FIFA executive Jack Warner speaks during a news conference held shortly after his arrival at the airport in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. In papers filed earlier this week in federal court in Brooklyn, N.Y., the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football accuses former FIFA officials Jack Warner and Charles Blazer of making a fortune through embezzlement, allegations that mirror those in a sprawling U.S. criminal investigation that has resulted in charges against several top soccer officials. The suit accuses the pair of negotiating bribes and kickbacks in connection with lucrative broadcasting rights for tournaments including CONCACAF's Gold Cup championship. (AP Photo/Shirley Bahadur, File)

CONCACAF sues 2 ex-officials charged in FIFA bribery scandal

By TOM HAYS - Associated Press

FILE - In this Thursday Aug. 25, 2016 file photo, former FIFA President Sepp Blatter arrives at the International Court of Arbitration for Sport, CAS, for his appeal on a six-year ban on football related activities in Lausanne, Switzerland. Sepp Blatter said on Friday April 21, 2017, that he has met with U.S. Department of Justice officials and is not a suspect in their investigation of corruption linked to FIFA. (Valentin Flauraud/Keystone via AP, File)

Former FIFA head Blatter quizzed by US, Swiss investigators

By GRAHAM DUNBAR - Associated Press

North American bid for 2026 World Cup backed by Oceania

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Victor Montagliani, left, President of the Canadian Soccer Association, Sunil Gulati, center, President of the United States Soccer Federation, and Decio de Maria, President of the Mexican Football Federation, show their unified bid to co-host the 2026 World Cup, Monday, April 10, 2017, in New York. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

U.S., Canada, Mexico ask FIFA for faster World Cup bid process

By Graham Dunbar - Associated Press

FILE - This Friday, June 20, 2014, file photo shows an aerial view of MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J. 2026 World Cup soccer games could be played in a number of modern stadiums across North America, including MetLife Stadium. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

US Soccer: Trump encouraging a World Cup with Mexico, Canada

By ROB HARRIS - Associated Press

Russia accuses FIFA of overcharging on World Cup TV rights

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FIFA President Gianni Infantino speaks during the 41st Ordinary UEFA Congress Wednesday, April 5, 2017 at the Fair Centre Messukeskus, in Helsinki, Finland. (Markku Ulander/Lehtikuva via AP)

FIFA losses hit $369M in 2016; targeting $1B profit for 2018

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FIFA lifts Qatari official’s 1-year ban on appeal

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FILE - In this Sept. 3, 2015, file photo, South Korean FIFA presidential candidate Chung Mong-joon speaks during a news conference in Seoul, South Korea. Chung's bid to replace Sepp Blatter as FIFA president may have ended prematurely in 2015, but the South Korean has vowed to continue the fight against what he called Blatter's continuing influence at the governing body. Chung said Thursday, April 6, 2017 at a media conference that he would appeal a six-year ban, later reduced to five years, to the Court of Arbitration for Sport. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon, File)

Chung fights to clear name and FIFA of Blatter influence

By JOHN DUERDEN - Associated Press

FIFA president Gianni Infantino speaks during The 41st Ordinary UEFA Congress on Wednesday April 5, 2017 in Helsinki, Finland on Wednesday April 5, 2017. (Markku Ulander/Lehtikuva via AP)

FIFA turns to China again for sponsorship, with Hisense deal

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Former Guatemalan soccer association president banned

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FILE - This is a Friday, Oct. 29, 2010 file photo of the then FIFA Secretary General Jerome Valcke, left, and Sepp Blatter, President of the International Soccer Federation FIFA share a word during a press conference after a two-day executive committee meeting at the FIFA headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland. FIFA has sent 1,300 pages of internal investigation reports into suspected bribery and corruption implicating world soccer leaders to Switzerland’s attorney general. However, FIFA said Friday March 31, 2017 it was legally barred from publishing the full reports or commenting on the evidence or conclusions. (Alessandro Della Bella/ Keystone, File via AP)

FIFA sends 1,300-page corruption probe to Swiss prosecutors

By GRAHAM DUNBAR - Associated Press

Argentina's angel Di Maria and teammates leave the pitch after their 0-2 lost against Bolivia in a 2018 World Cup soccer qualifying match in La Paz, Bolivia, on Tuesday, March 28, 2017. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)

New Argentine football boss: Messi ban unfair, irregular

By DEBORA REY - Associated Press

Brazil's Renato Augusto celebrates his side's first goal against Paraguay during a 2018 World Cup qualifying soccer match at the Arena Corinthians Stadium in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Tuesday, March 28, 2017. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)

FIFA proposes new 6-team playoff ahead of 2026 World Cup

By Graham Dunbar - Associated Press

In this photo taken Thursday March 23, 2017 Argentina's Lionel Messi argues assistant referee Emerson Augusto de Carvalho during a World Cup qualifying match against Chile in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Messi has been banned from Argentina's next four World Cup qualifiers, starting with Tuesday's game in Bolivia, for "having directed insulting words at an assistant referee" during a home qualifier against Chile on Thursday, FIFA said hours before kickoff in La Paz.(AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano) **FILE**

FIFA bans Lionel Messi for 4 World Cup qualifying games

By Graham Dunbar - Associated Press

A plaque in the reception of FIFA headquarters in Zurich on Friday, September 16, 2016 bearing the names of former president Sepp Blatter and his executive committee colleagues in 2005. It commemorated when world soccer's governing body moved into its new offices in Zurich, but many of the officials were subsequently punished in ethics cases. The plaque has now been removed. (AP Photo/Rob Harris)

FIFA removes Blatter-era plaque from headquarters

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FIFA panel to review national team match schedule

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FILE - In this June 29, 2006 file photo, Franz Beckenbauer, then President of the German Organization Committee of the soccer World Cup, briefs the media during a news conference at the Olympic Stadium in Berlin. Swiss authorities say prosecutors have questioned Germany soccer great Franz Beckenbauer in their ongoing World Cup fraud case. The Swiss attorney general's office said in a statement to The Associated Press on Thursday, March 23, 2017 that federal prosecutors questioned Beckenbauer earlier in the day in Bern, adding that &quot;Beckenbauer was cooperative.&quot; (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber, file )

Prosecutors question Beckenbauer in World Cup fraud case

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