Corruption & sport & politics 

FIFA scandal may affect the Palestinian motion to suspend Israel

The corruption allegations rocking the annual congress of soccer’s governing authority not only affect the odds of Sepp Blatter being re-elected FIFA president for a fifth term. They also may enhance the chances that Israel, affiliated with FIFA since the pre-state times of 1929, will suffer the ignominy of suspension by the world body.

Corruption & sport & politics

Putin casts FIFA scandal as U.S. plot to wreck Russia's 2018 World Cup

Russian President Vladimir Putin reacted Thursday with trademark indifference to the bribery scandal plaguing the world soccer federation FIFA, denying any wrongdoing by Russia and accusing the United States of trying to wreck his country's hosting of the 2018 World Cup.