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Platini warned me of prison: Fifa chief Blatter
Fifa president Sepp Blatter has alleged Uefa counterpart Michel Platini warned him he faced prison if he did not withdraw from the world football governing body's presidential race.
FIFA reform pressure mounts ahead of vote
FIFA's leadership meets on Monday to decide the date of a vote to replace president Sepp Blatter as a corruption storm inflicts ever-worsening damage on world football.
Blatter 'not a candidate but elected president'
Sepp Blatter will not stand again for the Fifa presidency, he told a Swiss newspaper, but insisted he remained in charge of world football's governing body.
Official questions 'Hollywood' Fifa raid
A top Olympic official about to join Fifa's executive has questioned the timing of what he called a "Hollywood-style" operation in Switzerland to detain Fifa members in a corruption raid.
Maradona: Swiss Fifa chief Blatter is a dictator
Argentina legend Diego Maradona has attacked world football chief Sepp Blatter, calling the 79-year-old Swiss "a dictator" and claiming his bid for a fifth term as Fifa president is "an absurdity".
FIFA on defensive over Qatar labour rights
FIFA boss Sepp Blatter went on the defensive Friday over claims of slave-like abuse of workers preparing for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, acknowledging concerns but saying football's governing body cannot step in.