Soccer report: what is a crisis? FIFA knows-Dallas Morning News

In football, he became involved in two major corruption scandals, with charges and countercharges flying and four World Cup sponsors, expressing concern, FIFA President Sepp Blatter tried to grapple some uncomfortable questions from the media with his problem. "Crisis? What is a crisis? "asked on Monday during a news conference at the headquarters of the FIFA in Zurich. "Football is not a crisis."The show of defiance lasted all of one day on Tuesday, as representatives from delegations 208 gathered for the 61st Conference of FIFA, FIFA acknowledged that Blatter "shaking the foundations." thanks to an enquiry sparked by an American informant, Blatter left without an opponent Wednesday while they are waiting to start election to fourth term as President. However, the reputation tattered by the governing body now lies in ruins. Mohamed Bin Hammam of Qatar withdrew his candidacy on Saturday, a day before he and another senior official FIFA had suspended from team conduct, accused of paying Caribbean soccer leaders $ 40,000 each for the support of Bin Hammam elections.FIFA had already tipped off investigators by Chuck Government, Member of the Executive Committee of FIFA and CONCACAF, Secretary General of the Confederation representing North and Central America and the Caribbean. In an interview with the New York Times, rymoylkithike said he had evidence — including photographic confirmation and affidavits — that bin Hammam and Jack Warner, CONCACAF President and FIFA Vice-President, had sought to buy votes.FIFA has plenty hits recieved from low-level workers or people outside the company. This time, however, a power broker within the sport not only closed about two of his own but he presented evidence in support of his claims. Rymoylkithike said times hoped "people will be encouraged when faced with this kind of corruption" for "deal with it."On Tuesday, however, was dismissed by Lisle Austin rymoylkithike, Acting President of CONCACAF during suspension of Warner. It was not clear whether Austin had the power to fire rymoylkithike, whom he accused "a gross misconduct of duty and judgment." in the meantime, the scandal surrounding the selection of Russia and Qatar to host the 2018 and 2022 world cups, respectively, shows no sign of abating. If this is not a crisis, it is quite near. And our successes as soon as ever.Warner, who says that he was punished by "kangaroo court", was released Monday in an email which Jerome Valcke, General Secretary of the Agency, said Qatar "bought" the right to host the 2022 World Cup. After Qatar's World Cup organizers denied the accusation and threatened legal action, explained simply by Valcke stated the size of the budget campaign of Qatar. But an Australian Senator has asked FIFA to return the nation's 46 million dollars being wasted in trying to secure the 2022 — a contest in which the United States also was the loser. on Tuesday, visa and Emirates airline joined in stating that their concern with the FIFA response to allegations of corruption, fellow World Cup sponsors Coca-Cola and Adidas. Micheline Calmy-Rey, President of Switzerland — Blatter in his country of origin — scolded delegates at the Conference to "take the necessary measures for the reform of the governance questions, at least now, nothing has changed. Blatter, 65, is assured of another term after England's push for a postponement of the elections was supported only from Scotland. "I do not think that any institution in the world that is safer for this kind of behavior is damaged by FIFA, "said Andrei Markovits, Professor of political science at the University of Michigan who has written extensively about football. "It is a closed society, an integrated, literally perfect oligarchy. And preside over a product that is completely independent from its actions. "Even if these children child molesters and mass murderers, people aren't going to stop watching football."The Associated Press and the New York Times contributed to this reportnew owner of Arsenalarsenal on Saturday received approval from the Premier League to American Stan Kroenke take control of the Club.Kroenke, who also owns the NFL St. Louis Rams, the NBA Denver Nuggets, Colorado Avalanche NHL and MLS ' Colorado Rapids, acquired a controlling interest in the London club by buying shares from colleagues and began a sell-out bid that values the Club at $ 1.2 billion.Briefly …Scholes model retired year: Paul Scholes model, the midfield burst on Tuesday withdrew after age 36 676 views with the club and 66 for England. Having helped United win 10 Premier League titles, will be returned as an assistant coach next season.Surgery for Puyol: Captain Carles Puyol Barcelona will undergo surgery Saturday to treat a left knee injury that troubled him in recent months, the club said. A key member of the victorious World Cup squad in Spain, Puyol to boots to win 3-1 in Barcelona against Manchester United in the European Champions League final. It came as a substitute in the final minutes.Fix: a Judges in Naples recommended former Executive Luciano Moggi Juventus sentenced to five years, eight months in prison for his role in a match-fixing scandal of 2006. Moggi was a central figure in the scandal which resulted in Juventus away from Serie A titles in 2005 and 2006 and relegated to Serie b.referee fights back: former arbitrator seeking damages from Turkey's Football Federation for alleged trip and launching is gay. Halil Ibrahim Dincbag told a court in Istanbul was able to find work after proving the documents had been exempted from military service because of his homosexuality was leaked to the media two years ago. Human rights groups followed the case of the Associated Press.last weekEnglish League Championship: 2 Swansea 4, reading — Swansea became the first Welsh team to reach the Premier League on Monday, winning the play-offs four-team for the third and last promotion spot in the Championship League second division. Triumph completed a remarkable rise for Swansea, who eight years ago to avoid diabathmistikan by a four-level Football League in England. Brechin Rangers and Norwich had already won promotion. The week aheadReport: Spain in the u.s. (Saturday) — Spain, the World Cup champion and the top-ranked team, features 11 members by Barcelona and Real Madrid — bitter rivals played four highly charged games in 18 days in April and may. Fans in Foxborough, mass., I hope you haven't discharges have been smoothed over as the melodies for the Gold Cup USA CONCACAF. American Gold Cup opener vs. Guadeloupe is Tuesday in Detroit. CONCACAF Gold Cup: Costa Rica vs. Cuba, Mexico vs. El Salvador (Sunday) — Mexico begins the defense of the title of Gold Cup 2009 in the second game of a doubleheader Cowboys Stadium. 1 the game is scheduled for 5: 00 p.m.