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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

By GRAHAM DUNBAR - Associated Press

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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FIFA bans referee for life over disputed penalty

By GRAHAM DUNBAR - Associated Press

New president of the African soccer confederation Ahmad of Madagascar, attends the general assembly of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Thursday, March 16, 2017. Issa Hayatou was voted out as president of the African soccer confederation on Thursday after 29 years in charge, losing to challenger Ahmad of Madagascar in a major shakeup for the sport on the African continent. (AP Photo)

FIFA suspends Mali teams, officials for government meddling

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FILE - In this Thursday, Feb. 25, 2016 file photo, then Acting FIFA President Issa Hayatou enters the stage of a UEFA meeting in Zurich, Switzerland. Hayatou's reign could end at the Confederation of African Football's general assembly in Ethiopia on Thursday, March 16, 2017, after nearly 30 years as the head of the African soccer confederation and a top FIFA executive. (AP Photo/Michael Probst, File)

Hayatou’s reign ends as African soccer head and FIFA VP

By ELIAS MESERET - Associated Press

FIFA veteran Lefkaritis to leave European soccer politics

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FILE - In this Friday, Feb. 26, 2016 file photo, then Acting FIFA President Issa Hayatou of Cameroon sits on the podium during the extraordinary FIFA congress in Zurich, Switzerland. Hayatou's reign could end at the Confederation of African Football's general assembly in Ethiopia on Thursday, March 16, 2017, after nearly 30 years as the head of the African soccer confederation and a top FIFA executive. (AP Photo/Michael Probst, File)

CAF case against Hayatou critic highlights spiteful election

By ELIAS MESERET - 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. Details are revealed in a 68-page verdict newly published in March 2017, written by Court of Arbitration for Sport judges to explain why they dismissed Blatter’s appeal against a six-year ban in December. (Valentin Flauraud/Keystone via AP, File)

FIFA to review pay, pension deals for council members

By GRAHAM DUNBAR - Associated Press

FILE - In this Nov. 26, 2016 file photo FIFA President Gianni Infantino, right, and Vitaly Mutko, Russia's deputy prime minister in charge of sport, tourism and youth policies, arrive for a news briefing ahead of the draw for the soccer Confederations Cup 2017, in Kazan, Russia. Russia World Cup head Mutko has been barred from seeking re-election to FIFA's top decision-making body after failing an eligibility check because of his role as a deputy prime minister of Russia. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev, file)

UEFA to organize election for vacant FIFA Council seat

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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. Details are revealed in a 68-page verdict newly published in March 2017, written by Court of Arbitration for Sport judges to explain why they dismissed Blatter’s appeal against a six-year ban in December. (Valentin Flauraud/Keystone via AP, File)

Blatter ‘reckless’ to pay Platini $2M, new court ruling says

By GRAHAM DUNBAR - Associated Press

FIFA ban on investors owning transfer rights upheld in court

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Former Brazilian soccer player Cafu, right, and FIFA Secretary General Fatma Samoura attend a news conference after a ceremony marking 100 days until the start of the FIFA Confederations Cup 2017 at the new 'Saint Petersburg' stadium at the Krestovsky Island in St.Petersburg, Russia, Thursday, March 9, 2017. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)

FIFA says still waiting for info on Russian doping cases

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FILE - In this Feb. 27, 2017 file photo, President Donald Trump speaks in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington. After spending months rehashing the brutal GOP primary and bragging about his victory, Trump has quietly launched a charm offensive, reaching out to former rivals whose help he now needs. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

FIFA reminds US about World Cup obligations amid travel ban

By ROB HARRIS - Associated Press

Bolivia challenge FIFA over forfeited World Cup games

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FILE - In this Jan. 28, 2015 file photo, Harold Mayne-Nicholls speaks during a news conference in Santiago, Chile. The FIFA official who led inspections of 2018 and 2022 World Cup bidders says he has appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport against his three-year ban for seeking unpaid intern work in Qatar for relatives. Harold Mayne-Nicholls's hearing at CAS is likely to be held within months. (AP Photo/Luis Hidalgo, File)

FIFA World Cup inspector appeals to CAS against 3-year ban

By GRAHAM DUNBAR - Associated Press

FIFA bans ex-executive Amos Adamu for 2 years

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In this image taken Friday, Feb 24, 2017 Zimbabwe Football Association President Philip Chiyangwa, right, shakes hands with FIFA President Gianni Infantino at a ceremony in Harare, Zimbabwe . Chiyangwa the man driving the campaign to unseat longtime African soccer boss Issa Hayatou is a multi millionaire Zimbabwean property mogul who dabbles in politics and was once accused of been a spy and put in jail. (AP Photo)

Africa’s flamboyant new player plots downfall of Hayatou

By ENOCK MUCHINJO and GERALD IMRAY - Associated Press

Former FIFA official Valcke appeals 10-year soccer ban

By GRAHAM DUNBAR - Associated Press

UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin speaks during a news conference after the meeting of the UEFA Executive Committee at the UEFA headquarters, in Nyon, Switzerland, Thursday, Feb. 9, 2017. Ceferin said Europe will formally ask FIFA for at least 16 places in the expanded 48-team World Cup. (Martial Trezzini/Keystone via AP)

UEFA to ask FIFA for 16 places at expanded 2026 World Cup

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