Fifa refusing to drop corruption case over 2006 World Cup, The Independent
![Fifa refusing to drop corruption case over 2006 World Cup, The Independent](https://static.independent.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2020/04/29/09/gettyimages-71404167.jpg)
Charges have been dropped against four former football officials after a suspension of the Swiss federal criminal court, related to the pressures of coronavirus, took the case past its allotted time frame
![](https://static.independent.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2017/11/21/12/fifa.jpg?quality=75&width=640&crop=3%3A2%2Csmart&auto=webp)
Fifa corruption scandal - latest news, breaking stories and
World Cup financial gains rarely materialize for host
![](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/5a76320e3906b78d824dbea53b99be1f544a1c7f/0_108_3082_1850/master/3082.jpg?width=1200&height=900&quality=85&auto=format&fit=crop&s=32bc84b663e076f38f811e1be350506b)
Fifa official took bribes to back Qatar's 2022 World Cup bid, court hears, Fifa
![](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/141219143522-sepp.jpg?q=w_4250,h_2858,x_0,y_0,c_fill)
Corruption allegations rock Qatar's successful 2022 World Cup bid
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/Jules_Rimet_trophy_replica.jpg/150px-Jules_Rimet_trophy_replica.jpg)
FIFA World Cup - Wikipedia
![](https://img.yumpu.com/53959059/1/500x640/fifas-official-suppliers-shadowy-tenders-and-conflicts-of-interest-.jpg)
FIFA's 'Official' Suppliers: Shadowy Tenders and Conflicts of
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/67/2018_FIFA_World_Cup.svg/1200px-2018_FIFA_World_Cup.svg.png)
2018 FIFA World Cup - Wikipedia
![](https://static.themoscowtimes.com/image/article_1360/7a/YWdZJAfAyxurGKMUI3X1QJXnmTDAwhyl.jpg)
Putin Awards FIFA's Infantino State Medal for 2018 World Cup - The
![](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2015/09/26/sports/00fifa-corruption-anfa/26fifaupdate-2-superJumbo.jpg)
FIFA Convictions Imperiled by Questions of U.S. Overreach - The
![](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2019/12/04/sports/04fifatop/merlin_160146126_bd3007a7-298c-4628-a90b-375f575cbe66-videoSixteenByNine3000.jpg?year=2019&h=1688&w=3000&s=abada92d37c49b5cf206cadef6cfd399c43c5224934d80d9a9e8df6a168761f1&k=ZQJBKqZ0VN&tw=1)
Did FIFA Accidentally Confirm a World Cup Bribery Scandal? - The
![](https://www.vijesti.me/data/images/2022/12/12/07/5456173_trk_ls.jpg)
NEWS IN QATAR Croatian story: How the great national team came to be
![](https://ds-images.bolavip.com/news/image/800/800/?src=https://images.worldsoccertalk.com/webp/full/WST_20240304_WST_493003_World-Cup-2006-bribes.webp)
Court takes Germans to trial over alleged World Cup 2006 bribes
![](https://static.independent.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2019/06/04/10/gettyimages-1147080023.jpg)
Fifa refusing to drop corruption case over 2006 World Cup