It is not football. It is the game of deliberate diplomatic deniability. The game is all about making truthful statements that do not ruffle any official feathers. Here is how it is played. Examine this section of FIFA’s statement on the allegations about Nigerian match-fixing in the World Cup.

In case you missed it BBC Newsnight has announced that FIFA was warned that the Nigerian team may have been vulnerable to fixing games at the 2010 South Africa World Cup.

The Football Federation Australia (FFA) has been cleared of corruption allegations to its bids for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups.

At the current World Cup in South Africa many were surprised to see how embarrassingly France tumbled out of the tournament.

Behind a smooth World Cup tournament buzzes a beehive of volunteers to make sure that everything runs according to plan.

Knowledge bank: This paper, by Dr. Gary Baines, looks into the way in which the hosting of 2010 World Cup matches has effected South African city Port Elizabeth. It also examines the potential legacy for the city, a legacy viewed as “likely to exacerbate existing economic disparities, contribute social instability and increase tensions within the ruling party at local level as it struggles to defuse dashed expectations amongst its constituency.”

Lennart Johansson, whose powerful stature always inspired awe, is 80 years old. The Swede has had a full life, he has even served as a football official. He served as the President of the European Football Union (UEFA) between 1990 and 2007, and he is the founding father of the UEFA Champions League.

Senior FIFA Officials were centrally involved in the biggest and most spectacular bribery scandal in Olympic history, Swiss prosecutor's office confirms.