At an extraordinary session in Zurich last Tuesday, the Fifa Executive Committee appointed Spanish FA president Angel Maria Villar Llona as acting chairman of the Organising Committee for the Fifa World Cup 2018.

The split between Uefa and Fifa president Sepp Blatter has widened after reports the world governing body watered down a report into reform proposals.

FIFA president Sepp Blatter has accused UEFA of lacking the “courage” to provide a challenge to his leadership, and called on the European governing body to be “respectful” of his wish to continue in the role.

FIFA president Sepp Blatter is committed to standing for a fifth term in office, despite another turbulent year which has seen his leadership questioned time and again.

FIFA president Sepp Blatter has ruled out revisiting the controversial vote that awarded the 2018 and 2022 World Cups to Russia and Qatar.

Fifa president Sepp Blatter has ruled out revisiting the vote for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups after the world governing body’s executive committee agreed unanimously that an "appropriate" form of the Garcia report should be published.

FIFA’s executive committee has agreed unanimously that an “appropriate” form of the Garcia report into World Cup bidding should be published.

FIFA has been accused of overseeing a “new failure” after Michael Garcia, the man in charge of investigating the World Cup, quit his post.

The man in charge of investigating World Cup has quit with a parting blast at Fifa’s leadership.

FIFA ethics investigator Michael Garcia has lost his appeal against the findings which cleared Qatar and Russia to host the 2022 and 2018 World Cups.

Three current FIFA executive committee members are under investigation by ethics chief Michael Garcia following his probe into World Cup bidding, it can be revealed.

The British Government has weighed into the FIFA controversy by urging the world governing body to publish the Garcia report into World Cup bidding in full.

FIFA’s executive committee will be able to see some parts of the Garcia investigation into World Cup bidding, it has been announced.

A whistleblower claims she was targeted by Qataris after making corruption allegations against the Qatar 2022 World Cup bid.

A whistleblower who made corruption allegations against the Qatar 2022 World Cup bid claims she will live the rest of her life in fear after receiving threats against her and her children.

FIFA president Sepp Blatter has rejected FA chairman Greg Dyke’s call to publish the Garcia report into allegations of corruption in World Cup bidding.

Fifa president Sepp Blatter has insisted the investigation into 2018 and 2022 World Cup bidding will not be reopened despite the world governing body lodging a criminal complaint with the Swiss attorney general over "suspected unlawful activity" of unnamed individuals connected with the bidding contests.

FIFA has lodged a criminal complaint with the Swiss attorney general over “possible misconduct” by individuals in connection with the awarding of the 2018 and 2022 World Cups.

Doha has been awarded the right to host the 2019 World Championships after beating off competition from Eugene and Barcelona.

Football Association chairman Greg Dyke has called for “urgent action” by FIFA members to ensure ethics investigator Michael Garcia’s report into World Cup bidding is published in full.

FA chairman Greg Dyke has written to every Fifa executive committee member calling for "urgent action" to ensure ethics investigator Michael Garcia’s report into World Cup bidding is published in full.

The two whistleblowers at the centre of World Cup corruption allegations have made a formal complaint to FIFA that promises of confidentiality have been breached.

FIFA ran a “Wild West” bidding process for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups which encouraged would-be hosts to enter into inappropriate behaviour, Britain's former sports minister Hugh Robertson has said.

FIFA’s two ethics chiefs will hold talks in the next few days after the investigation into World Cup bidding descended into a shambles.

FIFA’s hopes of settling the uncertainty over the World Cup hosts were dealt a serious blow after chief ethics investigator Michael Garcia challenged the decision to clear Qatar and Russia to host the 2022 and 2018 tournaments.

The decision to clear Qatar and Russia to host the 2018 and 2022 World Cups has been thrown into chaos after FIFA’s chief ethics investigator Michael Garcia announced he will appeal against the ruling on his investigation into bidding for the tournaments.

Qatar are expected to escape any censure that would threaten the Middle Eastern state hosting the 2022 tournament.

FIFA is facing the prospect of losing two of its biggest sponsors after airline Emirates decided not to renew its contract and electronics giant Sony also considering ending its links with the world governing body.

FIFA president Sepp Blatter has rejected calls to publish a secret report into alleged World Cup bidding corruption.

Germany’s FIFA member believes the 2022 World Cup will be moved from Qatar due to the extreme temperatures.

Franz Beckenbauer insisted yesterday he was ready to answer questions from Fifa about an investigation into World Cup bidding by June 27 and believed that should remove any justification for its 90-day ban on him.

The organisers of Qatar’s bid to host the 2022 World Cup have denied allegations that a senior Qatari soccer official made payments in order to win support for the bid.

Franz Beckenbauer has promised to co-operate with FIFA’s ethics investigations into World Cup bidding and has asked for the provisional ban against him to be lifted.

Qatar 2022 chiefs have claimed their right to a fair hearing by FIFA’s ethics investigator is being undermined.

Franz Beckenbauer has called off his planned trip to Brazil after being provisionally banned by FIFA while an investigation takes place into his refusal to co-operate with a probe into World Cup bidding.

Franz Beckenbauer has become the highest-profile casualty of Fifa’s probe into World Cup bidding after the German was provisionally banned for 90 days while he is investigated for refusing to cooperate.

England’s football chiefs rounded on FIFA president Sepp Blatter yesterday telling him he must stand down next year and that his claim racism was behind World Cup corruption allegations was "offensive and totally unacceptable".

Qatar World Cup bosses insist there is no prospect of a re-vote despite mounting pressure on FIFA to strip the nation of hosting rights for the 2022 tournament.

One of the World Cup’s main sponsors has urged FIFA to properly investigate allegations of corruption being involved in Qatar’s successful bid to host the 2022 tournament.

Fifa president Sepp Blatter is facing calls to step down amid allegations that corrupt payments were made to help Qatar win the competition to host the 2022 World Cup.

The Qatar 2022 World Cup bid committee has denied all allegations of wrong-doing after allegations of widespread corruption during the bidding process.

FIFA vice-president Jim Boyce would be in favour of re-running the vote for the 2022 World Cup if allegations that widespread corruption was involved in the Qatar bid were proven.

FIFA’s chief ethics investigator says his assistant will lead the review of the Russian and American bids for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups to avoid any conflict of interest.

FIFA president Sepp Blatter will make a personal visit to 2022 World Cup hosts Qatar to express concerns over the treatment of migrant workers.