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We have opted to support the election of Prince Ali: New Zealand switches allegiance from Blatter

New Zealand Football (NZF) said Friday it was dropping long-standing support for embattled FIFA president Sepp Blatter and will vote for his rival Prince Ali bin al Hussein of Jordan.

Australia to vote for Prince Ali in FIFA elections

Football Federation Australia will seek a fresh start for football's governing body FIFA and vote for Prince Ali bin Al-Hussein as its next president, FFA Chairman Frank Lowy said Thursday.

FIFA arrests: We didn't share resources with 'criminals', says South Africa sports minister

South Africa have dismissed as "baseless" allegations made Wednesday in a US indictment that the country paid $10 million (nine million euros) in bribes to host the 2010 World Cup.

Sepp Blatter meets heads of six FIFA confederations in Zurich

FIFA president Sepp Blatter has met with the heads of FIFA's six confederations in Zurich on Thursday morning as a vast corruption scandal continues to engulf world football's governing body, sources confirmed.

Former FIFA vice president Jack Warner arrested following World Cup bribe allegations

Former FIFA vice president Jack Warner was arrested in Trinidad and Tobago on Wednesday, hours after US prosecutors claimed he accepted bribes during host selections for the 1998 and 2010 World Cups in France and South Africa.

Such misconduct has no place in FIFA, will work vigorously to root it out: Sepp Blatter

 While accepting the trust of world soccer has to be regained, FIFA President Sepp Blatter responded to the arrest of top officials on Wednesday by insisting it showed his efforts to eradicate corruption were working.

'This should've happened long ago': Latin American fans cheer FIFA officials' indictment

while local fans were saddened not to see one of their own teams win last year's FIFA WC in Brazil, they were cheering the unprecedented arrests and probes announced on Wednesday.

Not surprised at what's happening at FIFA but Blatter will ensure he wins again: Ex-UEFA President

Lennart Johansson, former president of European football's governing body UEFA, says the decision to award the World Cup to Russia and Qatar must now be reviewed in the light of the latest corruption allegations.

FIFA's global sponsors voice concern over scandals, call for swift action

FIFA's sponsorship paymasters are facing mounting calls to put pressure on football's global governing body to clean up its act — and fast — following Wednesday's arrest of seven officials.

A who's who of the men involved in FIFA's latest corruption crisis

Who's who of the men involved in the latest corruption crisis surrounding FIFA