The abandonment of last Wednesday's Copa Sudamericana final following shocking accusations police had pulled guns on players should serve as a warning for Brazil's World Cup organizers, FIFA president Sepp Blatter said today.
FIFA president Sepp Blatter has expressed his "sadness and distress" after a linesman died following an incident during a youth competition earlier this week.
World soccer's governing body cannot battle corruption in the game alone and national associations must also join in, according to FIFA president Sepp Blatter.
FIFA president Sepp Blatter has expressed concern about the slow pace of preparations for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil and said he wanted the delays to be made up as soon as possible.
FIFA President Sepp Blatter set out to mend his relationship with Germany by clarifying comments which appeared to suggest the country could have “"bought" the right to host the 2006 World Cup.
FIFA president Sepp Blatter has described racism in football as "a devil" a year after sparking outrage with controversial remarks that appeared to play down the problem.
FIFA president Sepp Blatter will meet Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff to clear the air after a top official's remarks about the country's slow progress in preparing for the 2014 World Cup caused an uproar.
FIFA president Sepp Blatter will meet Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff on Friday to clear the air following the recent spat over preparations for the 2014 World Cup, soccer's governing body said.
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff assured FIFA chief Sepp Blatter the country would be ready to host the 2014 World Cup, easing tensions over the slow pace of preparations for the finals.
FIFA boss Sepp Blatter needs to take responsibility for everything that is happening inside world soccer's governing body or risk a "revolution," Bayern Munich CEO Karl-Heinz Rummenigge said.
FIFA president Sepp Blatter has revealed that goal-line technology will be introduced for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil to avoid "phantom goals."
Sepp Blatter and Brazil 's sports m inister pledged to mend relations after the FIFA president personally apologised for disparaging remarks made by a top official about the country's slow progress in preparing for the 2014 World Cup.
UEFA will support incumbent Sepp Blatter in next month's FIFA presidential election, handing the Swiss a huge boost in his attempt to be re-elected for a fourth term.
Mohamed Bin Hammam, the Asian soccer chief who was due to challenge Sepp Blatter for the FIFA presidency last month, was banned for life by football's ruling body for his part in a cash-for-votes scandal.
Pele continued his long-running feud with Ricardo Teixeira when he was unveiled on Friday as the face of Brazil's 2014 World Cup after the Brazilian FA chief had snubbed him ahead of Saturday's draw for the qualifying competition.
Former Chile captain Elias Figueroa has decided not to run for FIFA president in June, citing little time to prepare a creditable platform from which to try to wrest power from Sepp Blatter.
Nominations for the FIFA presidency closed at 2200 GMT with incumbent Sepp Blatter and challenger Mohamed Bin Hammam set to be the only two candidates at the June 1 election.
FIFA president Sepp Blatter has vowed to consider changing the way World Cup hosts are chosen if he is re-elected to his post in June.
The 2022 World Cup in Qatar will probably be staged in January rather than June or July, FIFA president Sepp Blatter said for the first time.
Sepp Blatter and his challenger for the FIFA presidency Mohamed Bin Hammam hit the campaign trail as they began canvassing votes among European federations for the election in June.
Michel Platini was re-elected unopposed as president of European soccer's governing body at the UEFA Congress while FIFA counterpart Sepp Blatter announced he would not stand again after 2015.
FIFA president Sepp Blatter has supported the Mexican Football Federation's (FMF) decision not to punish five Mexico players who tested positive for clenbuterol in May.