Blatter praises another thug

But Natalia is still a prisoner

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Olympic Reporters' Secret Club
June 21, 2009: Best friends with the Bagmen

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Who Poisoned AFC Voting?

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Will FIFA’s Ethics probe discover who planted the dirty rumours that FIFA boss Mohammed Bin Hammam’s opponents were offering bribes to vote him out? It could not have been Hammam’s ‘special advisor’ Peter Hargitay (left) because he doesn’t do that kind of thing.
[Meet Peter]

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Is Euro 2012 in the Grip of the Mob?

March 22, 2009: These are very strange people

 

Swiss won’t give up on Blatter Crash

February 28, 2009: Now Lovely Andrea is upset

 

Gotcha, 'Sir' Allen Stanford

February 22, 2009: We were there 5 years ago

 

How long can Blatter hold on to power?

February 15, 2009: The plotters circle FIFA’s throne

 

Did Blatter lie to Judge?

February 8 ,2009: He gets derisory fine

 

Warner wants his own World Cup

February 8, 2009: It’s the Mexican Wave goodbye for England

 

Sepp and the Russian Mobster

January 25, 2009: Just good friends

 

‘Corrupt’ FIFA boss gets the boot

January 18, 2009: Another one bites the dust

 

Gangsters take over football

January 11, 2009: FIFA looks the other way

 

IOC favourite clubs protestors

December 14, 2008:  Thug bans Human Rights demo

 

IOC honours brutal dictator

December 7, 2008: Special award for Lukashenko

 

Blatter fraud probe continues

November 2, 2008: It’s the third anniversary of police raid on FIFA House

 

‘Tax-Dodging’ Aussie takes 2018 lead

September 28, 2008: Blatter gets cozy with Fast Frank

 

Beijing’s best friends – the IOC

August 5, 2008: Funny people with odd friends

 

Spies behind a two-way mirror

July 13, 2008: IOC and FIFA back voyeurs who filmed women athletes

 

New Warner family tickets racket

June 8, 2008: Daryan rips off English fans

 

Blatter’s dirty tricks Hargitay erupts

April 6, 2008: Conman outed, turns nasty

 

FIFA’s World Cup shame?

May 14, 2004: Has Morocco paid bribes?

 

Just Another Warner Scandal

September 3, 2003: How to steal $1 million

 

Blatter used FIFA money to win

April 16, 2003: His expenses reveal the truth

 

Australia’s Easy Route to Glory

December 18, 2002: Blatter pays his debts

 

The Blatter Sleaze never stops

September 23, 2002: More ticket rackets

 

FIFA Votes for Sleaze

May 30, 2002: Blatter’s landslide

 

Who got the Big Bribe?

May 25, 2002: An ISL Kickback

 

It can pay to help Blatter

May 7, 2002: TV Rights for Billionaire

 

Call for Blatter Crime probe

May 4, 2002: ‘Biggest crisis in 98 years’

 

Blatter loses Audit Battle

March 8, 2002: Rivals close to finance facts

 

FIFA Close to Bankruptcy

March 1, 2002: Scandals Pile Up

 

Blatter pledges Blazer Probe

December 19, 2001: Code of Conduct Row

 

How Warner Batters his Critics

November 1, 2001: More FIFA Shame

 

Giving in to Doping Cheats

October 10, 2001: Can we Trust the Blazers?

 

Blatter denies bribes

May 26, 2001: Blatter Kickbacks in Play

 

FIFA greed and scandal

April 20, 2001: ISL collapses

 

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Football Writer of the Year Award
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Andrew’s first sports investigation book - The Lords of the Rings – revealing systemic corruption at the International Olympic Committee was declared, ten years after publication, to be one of the Top 100 Sports Books of all Time by Sports Illustrated.
It’s at Number 89.


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Andrew presented at the Global Investigative Journalism Conference in Norway in September and again at the European Conference in Brussels in November.


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Enjoy Andrew’s interview with Soccerlens – and read and listen to more about the craft of investigative journalism.


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The things they say...

‘Neither FIFA nor its President have anything to hide, nor do they wish to.’

Blatter press release, 28 January, 2003


BBC Panorama Reporter Andy Davies:

‘A one million franc bribe … is it not correct that Mr Blatter asked that it be moved to the FIFA official who was named on the payment slip?’

FIFA Director of Communications Markus Siegler:

‘If you do not stop now, then we call the security and we put you out.’

FIFA Press conference, Zurich, Tuesday, 11 April 2006


‘I am deputy chairman of the finance committee of FIFA. I oversee a budget of US$2 billion and I have never seen one iota of corruption.’

Jack Warner, Trinidad Express 12 December 2004


‘Lying and deception and bad faith are standard operating procedure at FIFA.’

Adam C. Silverstein, a lawyer for MasterCard in their successful action against FIFA, New York, December 1, 2006


‘I do not believe a Jew can ever be a referee at that level (Argentine Premier League) because it’s hard work and, you know, Jews don’t like hard work.’

FIFA senior vice-president and chair of Finance Committee, Julio Grondona, 5 July 2003. Buenos Aires


‘FIFA is a healthy, clean and transparent organisation with nothing to hide. There is huge public interest in FIFA, therefore we have to be as transparent as possible. We will try to communicate in a more open way so the world can believe us and be proud of their federation.’

FIFA General Secretary Urs Linsi, January 2003, on fifa.com


'Soccer chief's plan to boost women's game? Hotpants' ‘They could wear tighter shorts. Female players are pretty, if you excuse me for saying so.’

Sepp Blatter, Former President of the World Society of Friends of Suspenders: Sonntagsblick 11 January, 2004


 

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Blatter & the Serial Murderer

Blatter’s pal Charles Taylor, former Liberian President and monster, will testify at his human rights abuse trial in The Hague on July 13. Will Blatter send him a ‘Good luck’ message? We’ve found this print – and more - in a long-forgotten African archive. [More]

 

FIFA boss Grondona & his Serial Murderer

More disgusting pictures

 

Havelange & his Serial Murderer

See FIFA boss sucking up to Pinochet

 

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The Bagman and FIFA’s Bosses

Meet Jean-Marie Weber, aka ‘The Bagman'. For 20 years he delivered millions of dollars in bribes to FIFA’s most senior officials. In return they gave his company billion-dollar contracts. Andrew Jennings was the only English reporter to attend the 2008 trial Photo of the "Bagman" Jean-Marie Weberin Switzerland where The Bagman was questioned about who got kickbacks. Havelange and Blatter were named. Additionally, FIFA was fined by the judges for misleading the court.

See new pictures of the Bagman with Havelange and Blatter. [More]

 

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Warner robs World Cup heroes

November 30, 2008: FIFA’s Thief of Thieves

 

Blatter rolls his Mammoth Merc

October 22, 2008: Fury at special treatment

 

 

Privatising the Olympics

August 9, 2008: The men who stole the Games

 

The IOC’s favourite fascist

August 1, 2008: Juan Antonio’s dirty secret

 

Olympic Viagra and Vibrator!

June 30, 2008: IOC’s new sports

 

 

Warner has English FA trembling

June 1, 2008: Here’s his secret threat

 

When Valcke blackmailed Blatter

Nov 25, 2007: Blatter rages at threat

 

Here’s that Big Bribe again

December 5, 2003: Have you guessed who got it?

 

Votes Scandal in Safe Hands

June 6, 2003: A Burial is Expected

 

Why Blatter Banned Jennings

March 18, 2003: How Sepp Plunders FIFA

 

Blatter Promises Votes probe

January 30, 2003: (Then he buried it!)

 

Critical Reporter Jailed

December 17, 2002: FIFA sleaze doesn’t stop

 

Bin Hammam Tickets Scandal

June 6, 2002: FIFA’s New Sleaze row

 

FIFA’s Shame, Lies and Heartbreak

May 28, 2002: Sham Congress

 

Blatter Lashes Out

May 20, 2002: Claims ‘Smear campaign’

 

Proof of Blatter’s Guilt

May 6, 2002: Pay-offs and kickbacks

 

Blatter’s Corrupt Regime

May 3, 2002: Worse than the IOC!

 

Impersonator helps elect Blatter

March 2, 2002: Warner’s Man Steals Vote

 

Sepp Blatter’s Corrupt Regime

February 2, 2002: Bribes to Win Power

 

FIFA Boss in Gambling Row

December 18, 2001: Blazer’s new get rich scheme

 

Blatter Backs Thieving Warner

October 22, 2001: Shame in Trinidad

 

Revealed: Samaranch the Fascist

July 9, 2001: IOC’s Secret Shame

 

How the IOC rigs Olympic Votes

May 14, 2001: Beijing will win 2008

 

ISL Wins Contracts – Without Tenders

July 27, 1992: First hints of corruption

 

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Andrew Jennings opened the new £300,000 Journlism Centre at the Chelsea School, Eastbourne, University of Brighton.

 

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