http://www.newsvine.com/sepp-blatterNewsvine - sepp-blatteren-usCopyright 2013Fri, 5 Apr 2013 14:12:41 +0000Wed, 22 May 2013 13:53:19 +0000http://www.newsvine.comhttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/05/17616236-blatter-softens-position-on-relegation-for-racismhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/05/17616236-blatter-softens-position-on-relegation-for-racismsportssoccerracismsepp-blatterblatterFri, 5 Apr 2013 14:12:01 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/08/16898217-anti-corruption-advisers-challenge-fifa-to-changehttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/08/16898217-anti-corruption-advisers-challenge-fifa-to-changesportssoccerfifasepp-blatterreformsFri, 8 Feb 2013 13:42:48 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - In this Friday, June 30, 2006 file photo Angel Maria Villar Llona, FIFA Vice President and Chairman of the Referees Committee gestures during a press conference in Berlin. FIFA anti-corruption adviser Mark Pieth believes European officials are blocking reforms in world football to further their own careers. Pieth told the Associated Press that he looked for influential UEFA members to show more independence as their president Michel Platini &#8212; the favorite to lead FIFA in 2015 &#8212; makes "unanimous declarations" on their behalf. (AP Photo/Franka Bruns, File)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/07/16886913-blatter-most-europol-cases-were-already-handledhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/07/16886913-blatter-most-europol-cases-were-already-handledsportssoccermatch-fixingsepp-blatterblatterThu, 7 Feb 2013 18:08:48 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Britain's Rob Wainwright, director of the European police agency Europol, center left, elaborates on findings of a probe into soccer match fixing during a press conference in The Hague, Netherlands, Monday Feb. 4, 2013. The European police agency is unveiling results of a major investigation across the continent into match fixing in football, including what it is calling "top international games." The presentation will likely be one of the most comprehensive overviews yet of rigging games. Investigators from Germany, Finland, Hungary and Slovenia are presenting the results of probes into the murky world of fixing matches and the huge sums of money involved. Football already has been rocked by several match-fixing cases, most notably in Germany and Italy. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)</p><p>Britain's Rob Wainwright, second from left, director of the European police agency Europol, takes his seat prior to elaborating on findings of a probe into soccer match fixing during a press conference in The Hague, Netherlands, Monday Feb. 4, 2013. The European police agency is unveiling results of a major investigation across the continent into match fixing in football, including what it is calling "top international games." From left to right are Friedhelm Althans, chief investigator Buchum police, Germany, Wainwright, Andreas Bachmann Bochum prosecution service, Germany, and Ari Karvonen, head of organized crime investigation, Finland. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/28/14139793-blatter-tells-fifa-advisers-to-curb-criticismhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/28/14139793-blatter-tells-fifa-advisers-to-curb-criticismsportssoccermeetingsfifasepp-blatterFri, 28 Sep 2012 16:03:32 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FIFA President Joseph Sepp Blatter speaks during a press conference after a meeting of the FIFA Executive Committee at the FIFA headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland, Friday, Sept. 28, 2012. Blatter has told the governing body's anti-corruption advisers to stop publicly criticizing the ruling board members of soccer's governing body. (AP Photo/Keystone, Alessandro Della Bella)</p><p>FIFA Secretary General Jerome Valcke, left, and FIFA President Joseph Sepp Blatter speak during a press conference after a meeting of the FIFA Executive Committee, at the FIFA headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland, Friday, Sept. 28, 2012. Blatter has told the governing body's anti-corruption advisers to stop publicly criticizing the ruling board members of soccer's governing body. (AP Photo/Keystone, Alessandro Della Bella)</p><p>FIFA President Joseph Sepp Blatter listens to a question during a press conference after a meeting of the FIFA Executive Committee at the FIFA headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland, Friday, Sept. 28, 2012. Blatter has told the governing body's anti-corruption advisers to stop publicly criticizing the ruling board members of soccer's governing body. (AP Photo/Keystone, Alessandro Della Bella)</p><p>FIFA President Joseph Sepp Blatter smiles during a press conference after a meeting of the FIFA Executive Committee at the FIFA headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland, Friday, Sept. 28, 2012. Blatter has told the governing body's anti-corruption advisers to stop publicly criticizing the ruling board members of soccer's governing body. (AP Photo/Keystone, Alessandro Della Bella)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/20/12860071-audit-says-bin-hammam-enriched-himselfhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/20/12860071-audit-says-bin-hammam-enriched-himselfsportssoccerassociated-pressauditsepp-blatterasian-soccerFri, 20 Jul 2012 18:48:00 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - A Tuesday, May 10, 2011 photo from files shows Mohamed bin Hammam, chief of the Asian Football Confederation, as he talks to local media in Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago. Former FIFA presidential candidate Mohamed bin Hammam has won his case against a life ban from football for allegedly bribing voters during his challenge to Sepp Blatter. However, the Court of Arbitration for Sport says its panel upheld bin Hammam's appeal because of lack of evidence &#8212; and was not convinced he is innocent of corruption. Still, the CAS ruling overturns FIFA verdicts which had exiled the 63-year-old Qatari. (AP Photo/Shirley Bahadur, File)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/18/12831751-bin-hammam-wins-appeal-in-fifa-bribery-casehttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/18/12831751-bin-hammam-wins-appeal-in-fifa-bribery-casesportssoccersepp-blattercasbin-hammamformer-fifaThu, 19 Jul 2012 00:38:55 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - A Tuesday, May 10, 2011 photo from files shows Mohamed bin Hammam, chief of the Asian Football Confederation, as he talks to local media in Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago. Former FIFA presidential candidate Mohamed bin Hammam has won his case against a life ban from football for allegedly bribing voters during his challenge to Sepp Blatter. However, the Court of Arbitration for Sport says its panel upheld bin Hammam's appeal because of lack of evidence &#8212; and was not convinced he is innocent of corruption. Still, the CAS ruling overturns FIFA verdicts which had exiled the 63-year-old Qatari. (AP Photo/Shirley Bahadur, File)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/12/12704114-blatter-defends-role-in-fifa-kickbacks-scandalhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/12/12704114-blatter-defends-role-in-fifa-kickbacks-scandalsportssoccerworld-cupcorruptionfifasepp-blatterblatterjoao-havelangeThu, 12 Jul 2012 16:07:25 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/19/12304105-blatter-goal-line-technology-a-necessityhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/19/12304105-blatter-goal-line-technology-a-necessitysportssoccerlinecontroversyeuro2012european-championshipsepp-blattereuro-2012goal-linegoal-line-controversyTue, 19 Jun 2012 21:24:01 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>England's John Terry clears a ball that went over the line during the Euro 2012 soccer championship Group D match between England and Ukraine in Donetsk, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 19, 2012. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda) </p><p>England's John Terry clears the ball away from his goal during the Euro 2012 soccer championship Group D match between England and Ukraine in Donetsk, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 19, 2012. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader) </p><p>England's John Terry clears a ball that went over the line during the Euro 2012 soccer championship Group D match between England and Ukraine in Donetsk, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 19, 2012. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda) </p><p>England's John Terry clears the ball away from his goal during the Euro 2012 soccer championship Group D match between England and Ukraine in Donetsk, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 19, 2012. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader) </p><p>Ukraine head coach Oleg Blokhin reacts during the Euro 2012 soccer championship Group D match between England and Ukraine in Donetsk, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 19, 2012. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda) </p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/21/11797842-fifa-delays-appointing-anti-corruption-officialshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/21/11797842-fifa-delays-appointing-anti-corruption-officialssportssoccermeetingsfifasepp-blatterfifa-congressMon, 21 May 2012 22:17:27 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/21/11327307-sepp-blatter-visits-joao-havelange-in-brazilhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/21/11327307-sepp-blatter-visits-joao-havelange-in-brazilsportssoccerhospitalizedsepp-blatterblatterhavelangeSat, 21 Apr 2012 21:16:06 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/17/11247878-court-to-hear-bin-hammams-challenge-on-fifa-banhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/17/11247878-court-to-hear-bin-hammams-challenge-on-fifa-bansportssoccersepp-blattercasbin-hammamformer-fifaTue, 17 Apr 2012 15:53:47 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/10/11124235-blatter-hopes-to-visit-brazil-talk-to-senatorshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/10/11124235-blatter-hopes-to-visit-brazil-talk-to-senatorsbusinesssoccerworld-cupwcup2014sepp-blatterblatterTue, 10 Apr 2012 19:14:27 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/03/11003130-brazil-senate-reiterates-desire-to-talk-to-blatterhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/03/11003130-brazil-senate-reiterates-desire-to-talk-to-blattersportssoccerworld-cupwcupfifa2014sepp-blatterjerome-valckeTue, 3 Apr 2012 17:33:39 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/03/30/10937862-fifa-adviser-says-reforms-on-track-but-not-idealhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/03/30/10937862-fifa-adviser-says-reforms-on-track-but-not-idealsportssoccercorruptionfifasepp-blatterFri, 30 Mar 2012 11:39:30 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - Mark Pieth, Chairman of FIFA's Independent Governance Committee speaks during a press conference at the Home of FIFA in Zurich, Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2011. The anti-corruption expert advising FIFA how to reform after a series of scandals says Sunday March 25 2012 that his 13-member panel has been "pretty tough" with football's world governing body in a report he will present to its executive committee on Friday. (AP Photo/keystone/Walter Bieri, file)</p><p>FIFA President Sepp Blatter gestures during a press conference at the FIFA headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland, Friday, March 30, 2012. Blatter promised that football's governing body will change the way it investigates corruption. FIFA's single-chamber ethics committee failed to gather enough evidence to prosecute some allegations of vote-rigging during the 2018 and 2022 World Cup bidding contests. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus)</p><p>FIFA President Sepp Blatter gestures during a press conference at the FIFA headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland, Friday, March 30, 2012. Blatter promised that football's governing body will change the way it investigates corruption. FIFA's single-chamber ethics committee failed to gather enough evidence to prosecute some allegations of vote-rigging during the 2018 and 2022 World Cup bidding contests. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus)</p><p>FIFA President Sepp Blatter gestures during a press conference at the FIFA headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland, Friday, March 30, 2012. Blatter promised that football's governing body will change the way it investigates corruption. FIFA's single-chamber ethics committee failed to gather enough evidence to prosecute some allegations of vote-rigging during the 2018 and 2022 World Cup bidding contests. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus)</p><p>FIFA President Sepp Blatter gestures during a press conference at the FIFA headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland, Friday, March 30, 2012. Blatter promised that football's governing body will change the way it investigates corruption. FIFA's single-chamber ethics committee failed to gather enough evidence to prosecute some allegations of vote-rigging during the 2018 and 2022 World Cup bidding contests. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/03/23/10826033-fifa-backs-revamp-of-corruption-investigation-bodyhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/03/23/10826033-fifa-backs-revamp-of-corruption-investigation-bodysportssoccerworld-cupcorruptionfifasepp-blattermark-piethFri, 23 Mar 2012 11:12:06 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - Mark Pieth, Chairman of FIFA's Independent Governance Committee speaks during a press conference at the Home of FIFA in Zurich, Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2011. The anti-corruption expert advising FIFA how to reform after a series of scandals says Sunday March 25 2012 that his 13-member panel has been "pretty tough" with football's world governing body in a report he will present to its executive committee on Friday. (AP Photo/keystone/Walter Bieri, file)</p><p>FILE - In this Dec. 1, 2011 file photo, Ricardo Teixeira, president of the local organizing committee for the 2014 World Cup, and head of the Brazilian Soccer Federation (CBF), attends a press conference in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. FIFA wants the South American football confederation to replace Teixeira "immediately" on its executive committee, football's world governing body said Tuesday, March 20, 2012. Teixeira resigned his FIFA seat on Monday for "personal reasons," one week after leaving as president of Brazil's football body and the 2014 World Cup organizing committee, citing unspecified health problems. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana, File)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/03/16/10717998-kind-words-save-fifas-relationship-with-brazilhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/03/16/10717998-kind-words-save-fifas-relationship-with-brazilsportssoccerworld-cupwcupfifa2014sepp-blatterdilma-rousseffFri, 16 Mar 2012 14:40:00 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FIFA head Sepp Blatter, left, shakes hands with Brazil’s President Dilma Rousseff as they pose for photographers during a meeting at the Planalto palace in Brasilia, Brazil, Friday March 16, 2012. Blatter and Rousseff are meeting to discuss preparations for the 2014 World Cup soccer tournament. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)</p><p>FIFA head Sepp Blatter, center, sits with Brazil’s President Dilma Rousseff, right, and former soccer player Pele, a World Cup ambassador, during a meeting at the Planalto palace in Brasilia, Brazil, Friday March 16, 2012. Blatter and Rousseff are meeting to discuss preparations for the 2014 World Cup soccer tournament. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)</p><p>FIFA head Sepp Blatter, second from left, sits with Brazil’s President Dilma Rousseff, center, former soccer player Pele, a World Cup ambassador, left, Sports Minister Aldo Rebelo, second from right, and former soccer player Ronaldo, member of the local organizing committee, right, during a meeting at the Planalto palace in Brasilia, Brazil, Friday March 16, 2012. Blatter and Rousseff are meeting to discuss preparations for the 2014 World Cup soccer tournament. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)</p><p>FIFA head Sepp Blatter, center, speaks to the press as Brazil’s Sports Minister Aldo Rebelo, second from right, former soccer player Pele, a World Cup ambassador, right, and former soccer player Ronaldo, member of the local organizing committee, left, look on during a press conference at the Planalto palace in Brasilia, Brazil, Friday March 16, 2012. Blatter met with Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff to discuss preparations for the 2014 World Cup soccer tournament. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)</p><p>FIFA head Sepp Blatter, center, speaks to the press as Brazil’s Sports Minister Aldo Rebelo, second from right, former soccer player Pele, a World Cup ambassador, right, and former soccer player Ronaldo, member of the local organizing committee, left, look on during a press conference at the Planalto palace in Brasilia, Brazil, Friday March 16, 2012. Blatter met with Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff to discuss preparations for the 2014 World Cup soccer tournament. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)</p><p>FIFA head Sepp Blatter, left, speaks to the press as he stands with Brazil’s Sports Minister Aldo Rebelo, former soccer players Pele and Ronaldo during a press conference at the Planalto palace in Brasilia, Brazil, Friday March 16, 2012. Blatter met with Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff to discuss preparations for the 2014 World Cup soccer tournament. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)</p><p>FIFA head Sepp Blatter, right, walks with Brazil’s Sports Minister Aldo Rebelo, second from right, former soccer player Pele, a World Cup ambassador, third from right, and former soccer player Ronaldo, member of the local organizing committee, fourth from right, before a press conference at the Planalto palace in Brasilia, Brazil, Friday March 16, 2012. Blatter met with Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff to discuss preparations for the 2014 World Cup soccer tournament. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)</p><p>FIFA head Sepp Blatter, front left, walks with former soccer player Pele, a World Cup ambassador, third from left, and former soccer Ronaldo, member of the local organizing committee, left, before a press conference at the Planalto palace in Brasilia, Brazil, Friday March 16, 2012. The group met with Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff to discuss preparations for the 2014 World Cup soccer tournament. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/03/15/10705488-brazil-fifa-presidents-to-discuss-2014-world-cuphttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/03/15/10705488-brazil-fifa-presidents-to-discuss-2014-world-cupsportsbrazilsoccerworld-cupwcupfifa2014sepp-blatterThu, 15 Mar 2012 20:21:41 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FIFA President Sepp Blatter addresses a press conference in New Delhi, India, Friday, March 9, 2012. Blatter is on a tour of South Asia following the AFC Challenge Cup football tournament currently being held in Nepal. (AP Photo/ Manish Swarup)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/03/13/10672777-blatter-to-meet-with-brazilian-president-on-fridayhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/03/13/10672777-blatter-to-meet-with-brazilian-president-on-fridaysportssoccerworld-cupwcupfifa2014sepp-blatterdilma-rousseffTue, 13 Mar 2012 20:57:42 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/03/06/10599799-council-of-europe-calls-for-fifa-corruption-probeshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/03/06/10599799-council-of-europe-calls-for-fifa-corruption-probessportssoccercorruptionfifasepp-blatterWed, 7 Mar 2012 00:53:42 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - In this March 23, 2010 file photo, FIFA President Sepp Blatter, right, speaks with Jordan's Prince Ali, chairman of the Jordan Football Association, in Amman, Jordan. FIFA Vice President Prince Ali will urge football's rulemakers on Saturday, March 3, 2012 to overturn a ban on Islamic female players wearing hijabs, insisting they are not religious garments. (AP Photo/Mohammad Abu Ghosh, File)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/03/02/10562574-brazil-says-blatter-apologizes-over-valcke-remarkshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/03/02/10562574-brazil-says-blatter-apologizes-over-valcke-remarkssportsbrazilsoccerworld-cupwcup2014sepp-blatterjerome-valckewith-brazilFri, 2 Mar 2012 17:46:27 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Brazil former soccer player Ronaldo, second from right, who is a member of Brazil's 2014 World Cup organizing committee, Brazil former soccer player Bebeto, right, Minister Joao Oreste Dalazen, third from right, and other authorities visit the Maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Friday March 2, 2012. The visit was part of a campaign to promote work safety. The Maracana stadium is being renovated to host the 2014 World Cup final. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)</p><p>Brazil's Sports Minister Aldo Rebelo speaks about the criticism over 2014 World Cup preparations during a news conference in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Saturday March 3, 2012. Rebelo announced Saturday it will refuse to deal with with FIFA Secretary General Jerome Valcke following his "unacceptable" criticism over the country's preparations for the 2014 World Cup. Rebelo called for FIFA to assign another official to work with the government. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)</p><p>Brazil's Sports Minister Aldo Rebelo holds a news conference to speak on the criticism received over 2014 World Cup preparations, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Saturday March 3, 2012. Rebelo announced Saturday it will refuse to deal with with FIFA Secretary General Jerome Valcke following his "unacceptable" criticism over the country's preparations for the 2014 World Cup. Rebelo called for FIFA to assign another official to work with the government. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)</p><p>FILE - In this Jan. 16, 2012 file photo, FIFA Secretary General Jerome Valcke speaks at a news conference in Brasilia, Brazil. The sports minister of Brazil announced at a Saturday March 3, 2012 news conference that they refuse to deal with with Valcke following his "unacceptable" criticism over the country's preparations for the 2014 World Cup. The minister called for FIFA to assign another official to work with the government. Valcke responded by calling the move juvenile. (AP Photo/Fabio Pozzebom, File)</p><p>A wide view showing the site of the ongoing construction of what will be the new soccer stadium in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Tuesday March 6, 2012. The stadium, expected to seat as many as 65,000, will host the opening match of the World Cup in 2014 on June 12, located in the Itaquera neighborhood. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)</p><p>FIFA representatives tour the construction site of what will be the new soccer stadium in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Tuesday March 6, 2012. The stadium, expected to seat as many as 65,000, will host the opening match of the World Cup in 2014 on June 12, located in the Itaquera neighborhood. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)</p><p>A view showing the site of the ongoing construction of what will be the new soccer stadium in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Tuesday March 6, 2012. The stadium, expected to seat as many as 65,000, will host the opening match of the World Cup in 2014 on June 12, located in the Itaquera neighborhood. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)</p><p>A wide view showing the site of the ongoing construction of what will be the new soccer stadium in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Tuesday March 6, 2012. The stadium, expected to seat as many as 65,000, will host the opening match of the World Cup in 2014 on June 12, located in the Itaquera neighborhood. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/03/01/10560377-2-goal-line-tech-systems-approved-for-final-testshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/03/01/10560377-2-goal-line-tech-systems-approved-for-final-testsfootballsportssoccerworld-cuprulesfifasepp-blatterFri, 2 Mar 2012 00:21:56 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - In this March 23, 2010 file photo, FIFA President Sepp Blatter, right, speaks with Jordan's Prince Ali, chairman of the Jordan Football Association, in Amman, Jordan. FIFA Vice President Prince Ali will urge football's rulemakers on Saturday, March 3, 2012 to overturn a ban on Islamic female players wearing hijabs, insisting they are not religious garments. (AP Photo/Mohammad Abu Ghosh, File)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/01/10297983-blatter-warns-about-abuse-of-soccer-for-evilhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/01/10297983-blatter-warns-about-abuse-of-soccer-for-evilsportssoccerviolencefifasepp-blatteregyptianegyptian-football-associationThu, 2 Feb 2012 00:26:28 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Team players of the Egyptian Al-Ahly club run for safety during clashes following their soccer match against Al-Masry club at the soccer stadium in Port Said, Egypt Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012. Dozens of Egyptians were killed Wednesday in violence following a soccer match in Port Said, when fans flooded the field seconds after a match against a rival team was over, Egypt's Health ministry said. (AP Photo/Ahmed Hassan)</p><p>Egyptian fans clash with riot police following Al-Ahly club soccer match against Al-Masry club at the soccer stadium in Port Said, Egypt Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012. Some dozens of Egyptian soccer fans were killed Wednesday in violence following a soccer match in Port Said, when fans flooded the field seconds after a match against a rival team was over, Egypt's Health ministry said. (AP Photo)</p><p>An Egyptian soccer fan shouts anti-ruling military council slogans during a protest at Sphinx square in Cairo, Egypt, against killing of at least 74 people in the country's worst ever soccer violence, Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012. Scores of Egyptian soccer fans were crushed to death Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012, while others were fatally stabbed or suffocated after being trapped in a long narrow corridor trying to flee rival fans armed with knives, clubs and stones, in the country's worst ever soccer violence that killed at least 74 people, witnesses and health officials said Thursday. The white flags are for the Zamalek soccer club. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)</p><p>Prosecutor-General Mahmoud Abdel-Meguid, second left, tours a stadium with other officials the morning after deadly clashes occurred in Port Said, Egypt, Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012. Scores of Egyptian soccer fans were crushed to death while others were fatally stabbed or suffocated after being trapped in a long narrow corridor trying to flee rival fans armed with knives, clubs and stones, in the country's worst ever soccer violence that killed at least 74 people, witnesses and health officials said Thursday. Head of sports committee in parliament, said that the parliament holds the interior minister responsibility for the violence. He demanded ouster of the Prosecutor-General Mahmoud Abdel-Meguid to guarantee "transparent investigations." (AP Photo)</p><p>Mourners carry the body of a victim of clashes at a soccer stadium outside a morgue in Cairo, Egypt, Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012. Scores of Egyptian soccer fans were crushed to death Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012, while others were fatally stabbed or suffocated after being trapped in a long narrow corridor trying to flee rival fans armed with knives, clubs and stones, in the country's worst ever soccer violence that killed at least 74 people, witnesses and health officials said Thursday. (AP Photo/ Mohammed Asad)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/01/26/10242927-blatter-murdoch-meet-after-fifa-fox-wcup-tv-dealhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/01/26/10242927-blatter-murdoch-meet-after-fifa-fox-wcup-tv-dealsportssoccermurdochrupert-murdochfifasepp-blatterblatternews-corporationThu, 26 Jan 2012 16:07:01 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FIFA President Sepp Blatter, centre, meets with Rupert Murdoch, left, and other members of a delegation from Newscorp/Fox at FIFA headquarters in Zurich Switzerland in this image taken from TV Thursday Jan. 26, 2012. (AP Photo/SNTV via APTN) TV OUT</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/01/06/10006084-fifa-rejects-warners-claims-over-1-wcup-tv-dealshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/01/06/10006084-fifa-rejects-warners-claims-over-1-wcup-tv-dealssportssoccerworld-cupwarnerfifasepp-blatterjack-warnerFri, 6 Jan 2012 15:19:00 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - In this Dec. 2, 2010 file picture a snow covered tree and the FIFA logo are photographed at the FIFA headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland. FIFA has lifted a threat to suspend Switzerland from world football after the national association disciplined FC Sion in a dispute over ineligible players. FIFA says its emergency committee decided that the Swiss FA fulfilled a demand to deal with Sion by a Jan. 13 2012 deadline. Swiss club FC Basel is now cleared to play Bayern Munich in the Champions League round-of-16 next month, and the national team will host Argentina in a Feb. 29 friendly. (AP Photo/Keystone/Steffen Schmidt,File)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/12/29/9807655-ex-official-says-fifa-traded-tv-rights-for-supporthttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/12/29/9807655-ex-official-says-fifa-traded-tv-rights-for-supportsportssoccerworld-cupwarnerfifasepp-blatterjack-warnerformer-fifaThu, 29 Dec 2011 21:00:22 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post