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Platini withdraws bid for FIFA presidency

Suspended UEFA chief Michel Platini on Thursday withdrew from the race to become FIFA president, saying he will concentrate on clearing his name instead.

FIFA corruption probe: Michel Platini vows to fight ‘injustice’ 

Michel Platini told AFP in an interview Tuesday that he is determined to fight for the FIFA presidency and to clear his name after being banned for eight years.

FIFA ethics tribunal bans Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini for 8 years

A FIFA ethics tribunal on Monday banned Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini for eight years saying they had abused their positions over a suspect 2 million Swiss franc payment.

Football: Day of FIFA reckoning for Blatter, Platini

FIFA's ethics watchdog will on Monday give a verdict against Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini with both facing lengthy bans over a suspect two million dollar payment.

Costa Rica’s Eduardo Li pleads not guilty in FIFA corruption scandal

Costa Rican Eduardo Li pleaded not guilty in U.S. court Friday to 19 charges relating to the FIFA corruption scandal.

El Salvador ex-football chief arrested in FIFA corruption probe

El Salvador's former national football chief, Reynaldo Vásquez, was arrested Wednesday as part of a U.S. probe into multimillion-dollar corruption at FIFA, a senior Salvadoran police official said.

Eduardo Li agrees to extradition to the United States

After months of appealing an extradition ruling, former Costa Rica football executive Eduardo Li has agreed to be extradited from Switzerland to the United States, where he faces charges of money laundering and wire fraud.

Honduras ex-President Rafael Callejas goes to US to face FIFA corruption charges

Former Honduran President Rafael Callejas left in a private jet for the United States on Monday to face charges raised as part of the FIFA corruption scandal, Foreign Minister Arturo Corrales said.

Football: Platini fails to get FIFA suspension lifted

Michel Platini's chances of taking over as head of football's most important but corruption-scarred governing body are dwindling.

Costa Rica prosecutors investigate football official Eduardo Li after international indictments

While former Costa Rica football exec Eduardo Li sits in a Swiss jail awaiting possible extradition to the U.S. to face money laundering charges, trouble may be brewing at home, too.
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