Former FIFA President Sepp Blatter. Photo: Adam Davy / PA Wire

Soccer

"Not shattered, disappointed": Blatter's ban stands after failed appeal

Former FIFA boss Sepp Blatter is “disappointed but not shattered” following his failed appeal against a six-year ban that was imposed amid the biggest corruption scandal to shake the world soccer body.

Soccer

Platini to resign after losing appeal

Suspended European soccer boss Michel Platini will resign as head of governing body UEFA after losing a top level appeal against a ban for ethics violations, but said he would continue his fight to clear his name.

Soccer

Blatter appeals ban as prosecutors move on former right-hand man

Former FIFA President Sepp Blatter has lodged an appeal against his six-year ban from soccer for ethics violations, the Court of Arbitration for Sport says.

Soccer

French soccer HQ searched in Blatter probe

Authorities searched the offices of France’s soccer federation and seized documents to help a Swiss investigation into former FIFA President Sepp Blatter, Switzerland’s prosecutor said overnight.

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Where to now for FIFA?

Even Adelaide United’s ascension to second place on the A-League ladder was shaded by the rise of world soccer’s new supremo. Paul Marcuccitti sizes up Gianni Infantino and assesses the legacy of the man he replaces, the disgraced Sepp Blatter.