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Freedom For Football: We seek to reform world football & football governance so that it is honest, free, democratic, transparent & accountable.

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FIFA to take over the running of African football / per Reuters buff.ly/2IVlQBf
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Top Swiss prosecutor recuses himself from football corruption probe reut.rs/2WPTguW
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African Football Crisis: Fatma Samoura to lead forensic audit / per Ghana Web buff.ly/2IR8UMK
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Ex-UEFA head Platini freed after being questioned over Qatar World Cup reut.rs/2WS5Mu2
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Court removes top Swiss prosecutor from FIFA case on concern over bias reut.rs/2WS1N0e
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An incredible book for those curious/revolted by FIFA's corruption and corruption in world soccer is 'Red Card' by @kenbensinger. It is one of my favorite all-time books, and reads like a top-class thriller. I highly recommend to all. amazon.com/Red-Card-Whistle-…
Red Card: How the U.S. Blew the Whistle on the World's Biggest Sports Scandal

Red Card: How the U.S. Blew the Whistle on the World's Biggest Sports Scandal

The definitive, shocking account of the FIFA scandal—the biggest international corruption case of recent years, spearheaded by US investigators, involving dozens of countries, and implicating nearly...

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Swiss federal court recuses attorney general Lauber from FIFA investigation due to meetings with Infantino. Sepp Blatter, a criminal suspect for nearly 4 years, tells @AP he’s got "part of my trust and confidence in the Swiss justice back." apnews.com/0eeef44d252a41389…
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Dan Roan@danroan18 Jun 2019
Platini also answered q’s from anti-corruption investigators regarding awarding of Euro 2016 to France (beat Italy and Turkey when UEFA voted in 2010). “It was not an easy situation for me - I am French, my name is Italian and I have many friends in Turkey” he said at the time.
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Platini statement - says he’s innocent and co-operating with inquiries.
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Former soccer administrator Michel Platini is detained following a corruption investigation into the awarding of the 2022 World Cup hosting rights to Qatar on.wsj.com/2Xmu6Dy
Ex-UEFA President Michel Platini Detained in Qatar World Cup Probe

Ex-UEFA President Michel Platini Detained in Qatar World Cup Probe

Former high-ranking soccer administrator Michel Platini was detained in Paris following a corruption investigation into the awarding of the 2022 World Cup hosting rights to Qatar.

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Now Michel Platini has been arrested over the awarding of the 2022 World Cup to Qatar. If you want all the garish details of just how lavishly corrupt that decision was, you might want to grab a copy of this old thing by me and @JCalvertST
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Dan Roan@danroan18 Jun 2019
Re Platini & potential impact on 22WC, remember FIFA investigator Garcia found Qatari bid used the Aspire academy to "curry favour with exec committee members", and this "served to undermine the integrity of the bidding process". Yet nothing was done...bbc.co.uk/sport/football/404…
World Cup 2022: Claims of corruption in Qatar bid published in Germany

World Cup 2022: Claims of corruption in Qatar bid published in Germany

Claims of alleged corruption in Qatar's successful 2022 World Cup bid are published in the German media.

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Former UEFA chief Platini questioned in Qatar World Cup probe - judicial source reut.rs/2MTBfaw
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🔴 BREAKING - Former UEFA president Michel Platini detained for questioning in probe over awarding of 2022 world cup to Qatar (Mediapart) f24.my/56D7.t
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