Football




Half-a-million London 2012 football tickets withdrawn from sale

By Andrew Warshaw at the Main Press Centre on the Olympic Park in London

london 2012_football_tickets_17-07-12July 17 - Despite constant assurances that the tournament would be packed out and a huge success, London 2012 organisers were forced to retreat today when they announced that half-a-million Olympic football tickets for men and women combined are to be removed from sale.











Former IOC member confirmed as having received massive kickbacks from FIFA's former marketing partner

By Andrew Warshaw

Joo Havelange_11_JulyJuly 11 - The ISL corruption scandal that has tainted both world football's governing body, FIFA, and its President, Sepp Blatter, for over a decade took a giant step forwards today when João Havelange, Blatter's predecessor, and his former son-in-law, Ricardo Teixeira, were confirmed as having received millions of dollars in kickbacks from FIFA's former marketing partner.