Former Fifa president Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini cleared in corruption case
Swiss Criminal Court clears pair of fraud mismanagement, after appeal against their acquittal in 2022
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Niall Morgan: The GAA has no respect for number 33 on the panel
Tyrone goalkeeper shares his thoughts via GPA on dispute over player expenses
Qatar World Cup soon to be added to Fifa’s dismal and shameless history
Echoes of 1978 tournament could be heard clearly during 2018 World Cup in Russia
Sepp Blatter speaks out against Fifa’s biennial World Cup plans
Former Fifa president currently serving lengthy ban over undeclared payments
Una Mullally: Decent football fans must call out Qatar’s corruption
Beauty of sport coated in blood of migrant workers and tainted by broadcast rights
Blatter and Platini could face jail time after Swiss prosecutors issue fraud charges
Six-year investigation concerns controversial $2m payment from Blatter to Platini
Owen Doyle: Opportunity knocks to make real change in IRFU governance
Browne’s tenure has been very successful but old committee system could be altered
Fifa issues ‘criminal mismanagement’ complaint against Sepp Blatter
Former president’s involvement with the Fifa museum project at centre of complaint
One night in Paris: Henry’s stray hand, the 33rd team and the great Fifa shakedown
Sporting Controversies: Reverberations from 2009 World Cup playoff still rattle Irish football
French authorities open investigation into Qatar 2022
Meeting between Platini, Sarkozy and Qatar prime minister in 2010 comes under scrutiny
Fifa to sue Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini to get back €1.8m
Duo were banned from football in 2015 but money has not been repaid to association
Qualification for Euro 2020 a long and tedious process
Draw for the finals to include 12 countries who won’t actually play in the tournament
All Whites may be in the All Blacks’ shadow yet they have a proud history
The bulk of the New Zealand team is drawn from Wellington Phoenix as they are the country’s only professional side
Rugby World Cup: Think of the storm if it was Ireland and not Scotland getting turfed out
It would have made the Thierry Henry carry-on seem like a typhoon in a teacup
Fifa quietly considering plan to leave Switzerland
Organisation wants to further distance itself from major corruption scandal in 2015
Platini’s lunch with Sarkozy at the heart of corruption investigation
Former Uefa president voted to award World Cup to Qatar after Elysée Palace meeting
Former Fifa boss Sepp Blatter says money risks ruining football
‘People already pay a lot to get into the stadium. Prices are getting higher and higher’
Ken Early: How Delaney remained as FAI chief for 14 years
When it comes to winning respect of provincial leagues, nothing beats giving them money
If Delaney departs, it will lead to seismic change at FAI
A very great many questions remain about the way football association has been run
Still so many questions remaining for Delaney and the FAI board to answer
Who does the board answer to with regard to the extraordinary changes made?
Fifa says incumbent Infantino is sole candidate for president
His plans for Club World Cup and Nations League have caused friction with Uefa
Ironman: How a simple box of papers turned into a billion-dollar industry
A legal battle every bit as gruelling as the races themselves has ensued over 40 years
Gillian Anderson: Be wary, playing Thatcher is a poisoned chalice
There’s a double standard to objections about the casting. But dangers do loom
Fifa considering proposal to stage World Cup every two years
Global Nations League another option being looked at by officials
FAI in talks over possible joint bid for 2030 World Cup
Uefa expected to give backing to bid as FAI join in feasibility review
Ross warns against giving ‘oxygen’ to banking bonus culture
Minister for Transport also rules out imposing time limits on free bus pass use
From Russia With Love: Whatever they’re eating is doing the trick
VAR has a lot to answer for, husband and wife hairdo, and Alan Sugar please stop
Sepp Blatter: 2030 World Cup should be in Ireland and England
Banned Fifa president says 48 teams means more than one country is needed as hosts
World Cup: Iranian activist enters a new world in St Petersburg
Barred from stadiums for men’s matches at home, an Iranian woman witnesses stunning win in Russia
Sepp Blatter finalising plans to attend World Cup in Russia
Disgraced ex-Fifa president’s presence likely to be an unwelcome distraction for Infantino
Packie Bonner still keeping abreast of the game’s changes
The ex-Celtic and Rep of Ireland No 1 now a technical adviser to Uefa on goalkeeping
Michel Platini lashes out at ‘clowns’ and ‘worthless judges’ over ban
Former Uefa boss believes he will eventually be cleared of criminal wrongdoing
Richie Sadlier: I remember when the World Cup was magic, not sorcery
The stench of corruption and cheating hangs over the greatest sports event in the world
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