Новости за 25.09.2015

By Paul Nicholson and Andrew Warshaw
September 25 – Almost lost in the stunning news that the Swiss attorney general was opening a criminal investigation into FIFA president Sepp Blatter, was the release of information following the two-day FIFA executive committee meeting that "deliberated on a number of forward-looking measures to improve governance as part of the reform process."

By Andrew Warshaw
September 25 - In the most dramatic development to date in the entire FIFA corruption scandal, Swiss investigators today announced that they had opened criminal proceedings against Sepp Blatter on "suspicion of criminal mismanagement and misappropriation".

By Mark Baber
September 25 - The extent of the fall-out for football from the Volkswagen emissions scandal has been the subject of speculation with analysis focusing on the extent of VW's involvement in football, the depth of the crisis facing the company, the identities of the company's top management and the role of football sponsorship in VW's marketing mix.

By Paul Nicholson
September 25 – The weekly Twitter growth table saw a number of changes in ranking this week as Chelsea dropped to fourth behind Liverpool who took third slot. Manchester United continue to dominate weekly growth with one tweet this week being retweeted 14,000 times- that is 1,500 more retweets than Manchester City – in fifth place in the table – gained in new followers.

Quite simply, the European campaign being put together by Antonio Conte, coach of the Italian national team, is now a process that looks like being knocked off course. It would be easy to blame this on a wrong formation, or a federation not happy with the results, or public opinion not satisfied with the way the team is playing its football. However, it is none of these. We are talking about due process, the legal process, as the coach of Italy in early July was indicted by prosecutors in Cremona, along with hundreds of others. Читать дальше...

By Andrew Warshaw
September 25 - Away from UEFA territory where he could have been accused of opportunism, Michel Platini has given his first thoughts on running for FIFA president.

By Samindra Kunti
September 25 - Deep into the second half of Saudi Arabia's World Cup qualifier away to Malaysia in September, the Ultras Malaya, a group of hot-headed home supporters, threw flares and fireworks on to the pitch of the Shah Alam Stadium in Selangor, a province on Malaysia's east coast. Smoke rapidly began to fill the ground and left referee Liu Kwak Man from Hong Kong with little choice but to abandon the game.

By Andrew Warshaw
September 25 - FIFA has agreed to give Swiss investigators access to the email accounts of the organisation's suspended general secretary Jerome Valcke.

By Andrew Warshaw
September 25 - As FIFA moved into the second of its two-day executive committee meeting, embattled outgoing president Sepp Blatter, desperate to leave a positive legacy when he steps down in February, has urged his members to approve the reform process that would kick in after his 18-year tenure ends.