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FIFA, Sepp Blatter, and Bribes
“Sepp Blatter really never had a real job. Like a rock star. And he’ll never have a real job again.” Steve Amoia recently had the opportunity to interview respected investigative journalist and film maker, Mr. Andrew Jennings , whose recent book, “Foul! The Secret World of FIFA: ...
FIFA 09 breaks sales records in Europe and USA
FIFA 09 breaks sales records in Europe and USA
fifa09.ea.com — (from EA.com) First week sales records were broken this month for the FIFA 09 video game -... first in Europe, then in the USA. --- Released October 14 in USA on PLAYSTATION®3, Xbox 360®, PC, PlayStation®2, PSP®, mobile. --- In USA, further releasing on Wii™, Nintendo DS™ on October 28... (more) FIFA 09 breaks sales records in Europe and USA
FIFA shortlists 2008 World Player of the Year candidates [UPDATED]
fifa.com — October 29 --- FIFA.com: FIFA has today announced the names of the nominees; the final decision will... be made by the captains and head coaches of the men's and women's national teams. --- 23 men and 10 women on today's lists will be narrowed to 3 finalists of each gender for December's final vote. (more) FIFA shortlists 2008 World Player of the Year candidates ...
Women's Professional Soccer - home of pro soccer players :: News Detail :: Women’s ...
womensprosoccer.com — Former FIFA Executive and Long-time U.S. National Team Player to Oversee League Operations SAN FRANCISCO (October 28,... 2008) – Women’s Professional Soccer (WPS) today announced the hiring of veteran sports and business executive Mary Harvey as its new ... (more) Women's Professional Soccer - home of pro soccer ...
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Corruption at FIFA and the two-faced Platini
101 Great Goals - latest football videos and international soccer goals from the Premier League, Champions League,La liga, Serie A, World Cup, UEFA Cup and more — ... Exposing the corruption and bribery at FIFA, Steve Amoia interviewed Andrew Jennings about his new book, “Foul! The Secret World of FIFA: Bribes, Vote Rigging and Ticket Scandals.” - “[Blatter] became President in a rigged election. I’ve got the documents how they rigged the election, how the bribes were paid, that’s the practice at FIFA. They’re dirty. The football, the football you like to watch is clean most of the time. They’re dirty.” ...

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