Ricardo Teixeira

FIFA bans former Brazil football boss Ricardo Teixeira for life for taking bribes

Teixeira, former son-in-law of long-time FIFA boss Joao Havelange and ex-head of the Brazilian football federation (CBF), was investigated in relation to contracts for media and marketing rights during the 2006-2012 period.

Former Barcelona president Sandro Rosell's money laundering case continues as Spanish prosecutors appeal against acquittal

Prosecutors had initially called for ex-Barcelona boss Sandro Rosell to be jailed for 11 years but during the trial they reduced their request to six years.

Former Barcelona president Sandro Rosell set to be released from custody pending trial on money laundering charges

Defense lawyers had made several requests to have Rosell released, saying it was unfair to have him in custody for so long without being convicted of any crimes

Prosecutors demand $69 million fine, 11-year prison sentence for former Barcelona president Sandro Rosell over alleged money-laundering

Spanish prosecutors have called for Sandro Rosell to be imprisoned over the crime of money laundering related to an illicit television rights deal regarding the Brazilian football team

Joao Havelange, the man who transformed Fifa into a million-dollar business dies at 100

Joao Havelange, who as president of Fifa for two decades transformed soccer's governing body into a multibillion-dollar business and a hotbed for subsequent corruption that damaged its reputation, has died. He was 100.

FIFA's suspended president Blatter in FBI spotlight over $100 mn bribery case: report

US authorities are investigating evidence indicating FIFA's suspended president Sepp Blatter knew about $100 million (92 million euros) in bribes paid to former members of the football body, a BBC report said Sunday.