FIFA president Sepp Blatter is skipping the Women’s World Cup final.
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On Tuesday, FIFA confirmed neither Blatter nor general secretary Jerome Valcke would attend the match.
In the run-up to the Women’s World Cup in Canada, FIFA and the Canadian organizers were criticized for putting the tournament on artificial turf.
Cullen said that FIFA Senior Vice President Issa Hayatou of Cameroon would preside at the trophy ceremony after the final in Vancouver instead.
Investigations by USA and Swiss authorities also include scrutiny of how FIFA awarded World Cup hosting rights to Russian Federation and Qatar for the 2018 and 2022 men’s tournaments.
Seeking improved accountability in the wake of the FIFA bribery scandal, North American regional government body CONCACAF announced Tuesday that a Miami law firm would evaluate all its operations.
Seven men, including two FIFA vice presidents, have been detained in Zurich and face extradition to the United States.
Two criminal investigations into alleged Fifa corruption are ongoing.
Simon said, however, that a decision to remain in Switzerland should not be construed as an indication of wrongdoing because Blatter is entitled to the presumption of innocence.
Blatter, 79, said he would step down four days after being re-elected to a fifth term in office.
He announced on June 2 that he would step down as Fifa president after an election that is likely to take place late this year or early next year.
He says he has not resigned from his position and is thought to be considering standing for re-election at an emergency meeting of the executive committee in December.
The tournament’s semi-finals will be contested by the United States and Germany on Tuesday and England and Japan on Wednesday.
The second sentence of the piece referred to Morgan as ‘a talented goal scorer with a style that is very easy on the eye and good looks to match, she is nothing short of a media phenomenon.’.
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The U.S. WNT will be playing against Germany, which is one of the most important games for the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2015.
