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FIFA to take over the running of African football / per Reuters buff.ly/2IVlQBf

Top Swiss prosecutor recuses himself from football corruption probe reut.rs/2WPTguW

African Football Crisis: Fatma Samoura to lead forensic audit / per Ghana Web buff.ly/2IR8UMK

Ex-UEFA head Platini freed after being questioned over Qatar World Cup reut.rs/2WS5Mu2

Court removes top Swiss prosecutor from FIFA case on concern over bias reut.rs/2WS1N0e

An incredible book for those curious/revolted by FIFA's corruption and corruption in world soccer is 'Red Card' by @kenbensinger. It is one of my favorite all-time books, and reads like a top-class thriller. I highly recommend to all. amazon.com/Red-Card-Whist…

Swiss federal court recuses attorney general Lauber from FIFA investigation due to meetings with Infantino. Sepp Blatter, a criminal suspect for nearly 4 years, tells @AP he’s got "part of my trust and confidence in the Swiss justice back." apnews.com/0eeef44d252a41…

Platini also answered q’s from anti-corruption investigators regarding awarding of Euro 2016 to France (beat Italy and Turkey when UEFA voted in 2010). “It was not an easy situation for me - I am French, my name is Italian and I have many friends in Turkey” he said at the time.

Former soccer administrator Michel Platini is detained following a corruption investigation into the awarding of the 2022 World Cup hosting rights to Qatar on.wsj.com/2Xmu6Dy

Now Michel Platini has been arrested over the awarding of the 2022 World Cup to Qatar. If you want all the garish details of just how lavishly corrupt that decision was, you might want to grab a copy of this old thing by me and @JCalvertST

Re Platini & potential impact on 22WC, remember FIFA investigator Garcia found Qatari bid used the Aspire academy to "curry favour with exec committee members", and this "served to undermine the integrity of the bidding process". Yet nothing was done...bbc.co.uk/sport/football…

Former UEFA chief Platini questioned in Qatar World Cup probe - judicial source reut.rs/2MTBfaw

🔴 BREAKING - Former UEFA president Michel Platini detained for questioning in probe over awarding of 2022 world cup to Qatar (Mediapart) f24.my/56D7.t