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FILE - In this Feb. 14, 2005 file photo, Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) general secretary Chuck Blazer attends a press conference in Frankfurt, Germany. Blazer, a former FIFA executive committee member, told a U.S. federal judge he and others on the governing body's ruling panel agreed to receive bribes as part of the vote that picked South Africa to host the 2010 World Cup, according to a transcript of the 2013 hearing in U.S. District Court in Brooklyn unsealed by prosecutors Wednesday, June 3, 2015. (AP Photo/Bernd Kammerer, File)

FIFA executive committee member Blazer admitted bribes

By RONALD BLUM - Associated Press

Pope Francis is presented with a Croatia national soccer team jersey reading his name in Croatian by Croatia's President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic, left, during a private audience in the pontiff's studio, at the Vatican, Thursday, May 28, 2015. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini, Pool)

‘Is anyone surprised?’ A Vatican response to the FIFA soccer scandal

By Alvaro de Juana - Catholic News Agency

FILE - In this Sunday June 6, 2010 file photo FIFA President Joseph Blatter holds the trophy after receiving it back from South African President Jacob Zuma during a media briefing on the 2010 Soccer World Cup in Pretoria, South Africa. FIFA President Sepp Blatter will resign from soccer's governing body amid a widening corruption scandal and promised Tuesday to call for fresh elections to choose a successor. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe, File)

Over 40-year career with FIFA, Sepp Blatter embraced power, attention

By Graham Dunbar - Associated Press

FILE - In this Friday, Nov. 19, 2010 file photo FIFA President Sepp Blatter pauses during a press conference following a meeting of the Executive Committee in Zurich, Switzerland. FIFA President Sepp Blatter will resign from soccer's governing body amid a widening corruption scandal and promised Tuesday to call for fresh elections to choose a successor. (Photo/Steffen Schmidt, Keystone via AP, File)

Sepp Blatter to resign as FIFA president; may be tied to role in investigation

By Daniella Matar and Graham Dunbar - Associated Press

FILE - In this Friday, May 29, 2015 file photo, FIFA president Sepp Blatter after his election as President at the Hallenstadion in Zurich, Switzerland. (Patrick B. Kraemer/Keystone via AP, File)

Sepp Blatter, FIFA facing additional criticism from throughout Europe

By Rob Harris - Associated Press

Prince Ali bin al-Hussein, right, with UEFA President Michel Platini, left, after announcing his withdrawal during the 65th FIFA Congress at the Hallenstadion in Zurich, Switzerland, Friday, May 29, 2015. Sepp Blatter has been re-elected as FIFA president for a fifth term, chosen to lead world soccer despite separate U.S. and Swiss criminal investigations into corruption. The 209 FIFA member federations gave the 79-year-old Blatter another four-year term on Friday after Prince Ali bin al-Hussein of Jordan conceded defeat after losing 133-73 in the first round. (Walter Bieri/Keystone via AP)

UEFA head Michel Platini plans next move in wake of Sepp Blatter’s FIFA re-election

By Rob Harris - Associated Press

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: FIFA needs outsiders

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

FIFA President Sepp Blatter speaks at the opening ceremony of the FIFA congress in Zuerich, Switzerland, Thursday, May 28, 2015. The FIFA congress with the president's election is scheduled for Friday, May 29, 2015 in Zurich. (Walter Bieri/Keystone via AP)

Sepp Blatter wins re-election as FIFA president

By Graham Dunbar - Associated Press

FIFA President Sepp Blatter has sat atop soccer's ruling body for five terms and faces a tough vote Friday to keep his position. (Associated Press)

FIFA scandal highlights culture of corruption in World Cup, Olympics bidding

By Nate Madden - The Washington Times

The not-yet completed Zenit Stadium will host 2018 World Cup matches in St.Petersburg, Russia. Swiss federal prosecutors opened criminal proceedings related to the awarding of the 2018 and 2022 World Cups. (Associated Press)

FIFA execs indicted for corruption

By Maggie Ybarra - The Washington Times

FIFA President Sepp Blatter attends a press conference in Jerusalem on May 19, 2015. (Associated Press)

FIFA officials to be indicted by U.S. on corruption charges

By Jay LeBlanc and Victor Morton - The Washington Times

FIFA President Joseph Blatter, right, and Secretary General, Jerome Valck, left, attend a press conference following the FIFA Executive Committee meeting in Zurich, Switzerland, on Friday, March 20, 2015. Among many topics, the Committee discussed the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. (AP Photo/Keystone,Ennio Leanza)

FIFA kicks off 2026 World Cup bidding; 2022 start left open

By Graham Dunbar - Associated Press

FIFA president Sepp Blatter leaves after the International Football Association Board (IFAB) meeting in Belfast, Northern Ireland, Saturday, Feb. 28, 2015. Sepp Blatter wants the 2022 World Cup final in Qatar to take place no later than Dec. 18, a date that would avoid a conflict with the powerful Premier League over the Christmas schedule in England. The dates of the 2022 tournament will be confirmed in March by the FIFA executive committee, which Blatter heads. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison)

FIFA says 2022 World Cup final in Qatar will be on Dec. 18

By Graham Dunbar - Associated Press

Cristiano Ronaldo, left, of Portugal fools around with presenter Kate Abdo during the FIFA Ballon d'Or 2014 gala held at the Kongresshaus in Zurich, Switzerland, Monday, Jan. 12, 2015. (AP Photo/KEYSTONE/Ennio Leanza)

Cristiano Ronaldo wins 3rd FIFA Player of the Year award

By GRAHAM DUNBAR - Associated Press

FIFA president Sepp Blatter, center, leaves a hotel to lead a meeting in Marrakech, Morocco, Thursday, Dec. 18, 2014. Amid another crisis at FIFA, Blatter will lead an executive committee meeting on Thursday with the sudden resignation of ethics prosecutor Michael Garcia now on the agenda. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

FIFA will not reopen 2018 and 2022 World Cup votes

By John Leicester - Associated Press

FIFA Secretary General Jerome Valcke displays tag with the name USA during the FIFA Women's World Cup draw in Gatineau, Quebec,. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Fred Chartrand)

Women’s World Cup draw leaves U.S. in tough group

By Anne M. Peterson - Associated Press

Israelis said to search Palestinian soccer group

Associated Press

Israeli search of Palestinian footy HQ condemned

Associated Press

FILE - In this July 2, 2014 file photo, FIFA President Sepp Blatter puts on his glasses as he prepares to speak about the World Cup's impact on Brazilian soccer, during a sports management seminar at the Maison de France theater in downtown Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Blatter will run for a fifth, four-year term as FIFA president. "I will make an official declaration definitely in September now when we have the executive committee," the Swiss official said in a pre-recorded interview shown Monday, Sept. 8, 2014 at a SoccerEx conference. (AP Photo/Leo Correa, File)

Sepp Blatter will run for 5th term as FIFA president

By Rob Harris - Associated Press

FILE - In this July 26, 2014 file photo, AS Roma's Francesco Totti kicks for a goal during an exhibition soccer match against Manchester United at Mile High Stadium in Denver, Co. For Italian football fans, merely mentioning the word &quot;scudetto&quot; _ league title _ in association with a favorite club is considered tabu. The theory goes that it's better left unsaid until your squad actually raises the trophy. Yet recently, the word has begun popping up in animated discussions inside Rome's myriad coffee bars and impassioned sports-talk radio stations. The talk, and not only in the capital, is that Roma can put together a serious challenge for the Serie A title this season. Three years after takeover by US owners, Roma is expected to contend for the Serie A title. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley, file)

Soccer moms sue FIFA over dangers of hitting ball with head

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times