FIFA wants to keep looking at so-called ‘6+5′ rule, despite concerns that it’s illegal

July 27th, 2009 Obama's Day: It's diplomacy and sportsWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama will address the opening session of the first U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue in Washington. Also on Monday, Obama welcomes FIFA President Sepp Blatter to the White House.

July 10th, 2009 Senate votes to keep Bush era illegal worker ruleWASHINGTON — The Senate wants to force the Homeland Security Department to stick with a proposed Bush administration policy requiring employers to fire immigrant workers whose names don't match their Social Security numbers. By voice vote Thursday, the Senate approved an amendment to stop the department's plan to dump the so-called "no-match" rule.

June 3rd, 2009 FIFA remembers 31 fans killed in incidentsNASSAU, Bahamas — FIFA president Sepp Blatter urged nations Wednesday to avoid treating fans like "prisoners and wild animals" by using fences to hold them back in cramped stadiums, saying such a move would help avoid further fatal tragedies. FIFA said nine fans were killed June 1, 2008, at a World Cup qualifier in Liberia when a metal barrier gave way in an overcrowded stadium, and as many as 22 others died in a stampede shortly before another Cup qualifying match between Ivory Coast and Malawi on March 29.

June 3rd, 2009 FIFA nets $184M profit in 2008NASSAU, Bahamas — The global economic downturn is not hurting soccer's governing body. FIFA said Wednesday that it turned a $184 million profit in 2008, remaining 13 percent under its own budget and not losing any money on assets during the year.

June 2nd, 2009 Soccer's governing body to talk about changeNASSAU, Bahamas — Hundreds of soccer power brokers descended on the Bahamas a few days ago, some of them billionaires arriving aboard mammoth private yachts, others by charter jet from Dubai and a handful on commercial planes from Miami. Just about all came with an agenda.

June 2nd, 2009 Warner and Blazer re-elected to postsNASSAU, Bahamas — Jack Warner has been re-elected as president and Chuck Blazer as general secretary of CONCACAF by the FIFA executive committee. Warner and Blazer ran without opposition at FIFA's congress on Monday.

May 14th, 2009 Asian vote for FIFA post casts soccer in bad lightTick a box, pick a candidate to represent Asian soccer on the world stage. You'd think it would be clean and simple.

May 8th, 2009 FIFA official calls Asian soccer chief a lunaticKUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — The enmity between the two most powerful men in Asian soccer plunged into new depths Thursday when FIFA's vice president said his rival was suffering mental problems and acting like a criminal. Mohamad Bin Hammam, the Asian Football Confederation president, is facing a challenge for his seat on FIFA's executive committee from Bahrain's Sheik Salman bin Ebrahim Al-Khalifa, with the vote scheduled for Friday at an AFC Congress.

May 6th, 2009 NEW DELHI - India moved up one spot to the 146th place in the latest FIFA rankings released Wednesday. India gained one spot without playing any international matches last month.

April 20th, 2009 Olympic Council of Asia threatens legal actionKUWAIT CITY — The Olympic Council of Asia is threatening legal action over allegations it was attempting to buy votes for a candidate in the campaign for a seat on the executive committee of football world governing body FIFA. "Clearly, the OCA cannot leave such accusations unanswered and is now preparing to undertake legal action," the continental Olympic committee said in a statement.

April 8th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Former Asian Football Confederation (AFC) secretary-general Peter Velappan Wednesday launched a scathing attack on president Mohammad Bin Hammam, saying that the Qatari's removal will restore democracy to the Asian organisation. Velappan, who was AFC secretary-general for nearly three decades before resigning two years ago, was in India with Bahrain's Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa to seek support of the All India Football Federation (AIFF) to vote against Hammam in elections for the FIFA executive committee in the AFC Congress in Kuala Lumpur, May 8.

March 13th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Asian Football Confederation (AFC) president Mohammad Bin Hammam Thursday completed his brief visit to India to campaign for the FIFA executive committee elections in May. Hammam arrived here Wednesday evening in his private jet with a nine-member team and was received by All Indian Football Federation (AIFF) vice-presidents Subrata Dutta and A.R.

March 12th, 2009 DUBAI - England fast bowler Jenny Gunn and Sri Lanka off-spinner Rose Fernando have been reported because of suspected illegal actions. The two bowlers were reported by umpires Gerard Abood and Kathy Cross at the conclusion of their ICC Women's World Cup 2009 match which England won by 100 runs at the Manuka Oval, Canberra on Saturday.

February 8th, 2009 NEW DELHI - World soccer body FIFA has roped in former French international Vikas Dhorasoo to help Indian football. The Frenchman, with roots in India and Mauritius, met FIFA officials last week in Zurich to discuss his role in the Win in India with India, launched by FIFA president Sepp Blatter in 2007.

January 7th, 2009 NEW DELHI - World football body FIFA, which had signed up troubled Indian software giant Satyam as its information technology partner for the 2010 and 2014 World Cups, said Thursday that it was closely monitoring the developments and studying the extent of the fraud by the company. Satyam's co-founder and chairman B.