Joao Havelange, the Brazilian who ruled FIFA for more than two decades, has resigned as honorary president after being named as having received bribes, it has emerged today.

Mohamed Bin Hammam has returned to the Court of Arbitration for Sport to challenge his latest provisional suspension by FIFA.

Former Brazilian federation chief Ricardo Teixeira has resigned from the FIFA executive committee.

FIFA president Sepp Blatter believes members of the organisation’s executive committee may find their positions untenable if they are found to have received payments from a now-defunct marketing company in the 1990s.

FIFA’s clean-up drive could see three senior football officials named as having received kickbacks from a company that sold World Cup TV rights.

FIFA’s clean-up drive could see three senior football officials named as having received kickbacks from a company that sold World Cup TV rights.

FIFA aim to take the first steps towards “restoring its reputation throughout the world” today when their executive committee meet to discuss reforms to the governing body.

Michel Platini has called a summit meeting of the eight European FIFA members immediately before tomorrow’s executive committee in a bid to ensure that significant reforms of the world governing body are pushed through.

FIFA’s corruption crisis deepened today after a dramatic announcement that vice-president Jack Warner and presidential candidate Mohamed Bin Hammam have been charged with offering bribes for votes.

FIFA president Sepp Blatter refused to rule out a re-run of the 2022 World Cup bid vote if bribery allegations are proven after announcing that the whistleblower at the centre of the claims has agreed to go to FIFA to give evidence in person.

The whistleblower at the centre of World Cup bid bribery allegations has agreed to come to FIFA to give evidence in person, Sepp Blatter said today.

ENGLAND’S Football Association will send a full dossier of the latest allegations of World Cup bidding corruption to FIFA as the world governing body’s president Sepp Blatter promised swift action to deal with the new claims.

Mohamed Bin Hammam, the FIFA presidential candidate who secured the 2022 World Cup for Qatar, today denied claims the country paid bribes for votes.

FIFA have tried to mount a damage-limitation exercise after shocking new allegations of World Cup bid corruption.

PRESSURE is growing on FIFA to launch a full investigation into fresh allegations that six executive committee members asked for bribes or favours, including a knighthood, in return for World Cup votes.

FIFA president Sepp Blatter has promised to address the latest allegations of bribery within the organisation.

New allegations that two FIFA executive committee members were paid $1.5m (€1m) to vote for Qatar’s 2022 World Cup bid emerged today.

FIFA vice-president Jack Warner has brushed aside last night’s controversial BBC Panorama programme insisting he has no interest in the claims made.

UEFA president Michel Platini has insisted the BBC Panorama programme screened last night should not affect England’s 2018 World Cup bid.

THREE senior FIFA officials who will vote on the 2018 and 2022 World Cup bids allegedly took bribes in the 1990s, according to the BBC’s Panorama.

The South American Football Confederation (Conmebol) has pledged its full support behind Brazil’s candidature to host the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

Brazil have formally submitted their application to host the 2014 World Cup, presenting a letter to FIFA at the Club World Cup in Japan.

THE pressure is mounting on FIFA after the organisation became embroiled in a scandal involving a senior figure for the third time this year.

The pressure is mounting on FIFA after the organisation became embroiled in a scandal involving a senior figure for the third time this year.

FIFA are facing allegations of impropriety involving a senior figure for the third time this year after South American federation president Nicolas Leoz was alleged to have received inducements relating to television rights.

Brazil has been chosen by the South American Football Confederation (Conmebol) as its sole candidate to host the 2014 World Cup.