Fifa – World Justice News

British man who works for FIFA arrested on suspicion of having sex with underage boy in US

February 13, 2025 World Justice News 0

FIFA has suspended a British man, who works for the world football governing body, after he was arrested in Miami on suspicion of having sex with an underage boy. Jack Coles was detained on Friday […]

European Court of Justice rule in Diarra v Fifa that some transfer rules break EU law

October 6, 2024 World Justice News 0

Fifa rules that govern the way some football transfers work break the European Union’s laws, the highest European court has found. A long-running legal battle between Lassana Diarra and Fifa has ended with the European […]

Analysis of U.S. Pirate Site Domain Seizures During FIFA World Cup 2022

December 28, 2022 World Justice News 0

After the FIFA World Cup 2022 got underway early this month, United States law enforcement agencies began seizing live sports streaming domains at an unusually fast rate. Pirate site domain seizures of this type are […]

Fifa awarded $201m in forfeited funds after corruption probe by US Department of Justice

August 25, 2021 World Justice News 0

Fifa will receive $201m (£146m) in forfeited funds seized during a corruption probe, the US Department of Justice has announced. More than 50 defendants have been criminally charged since the Department of Justice unveiled its […]

Sepp Blatter: Fifa lodges criminal complaint against former president

December 22, 2020 World Justice News 0

Fifa has lodged a criminal complaint against former president Sepp Blatter over the finances of a museum in Zurich, Switzerland. The complaint relates to the involvement of Blatter and other former officials in the Fifa […]

Peruvian ex-Fifa official cleared of corruption

December 26, 2017 World Justice News 0

A Peruvian football official accused of taking bribes has been cleared by a jury in the US. Manuel Burga, who led football in Peru until 2014, was accused of taking cash in exchange for distributing […]

Two soccer officials found guilty in FIFA corruption trial

December 26, 2017 World Justice News 0

More than two and a half years after the first arrests, two verdicts in the first trial in the FIFA corruption case came down on Friday. Jose Maria Marin, the former president of the Brazilian […]

Fifa passes further evidence to Swiss and United States authorities

March 31, 2017 World Justice News 0

Football’s governing body Fifa has passed on further evidence to Swiss and United States authorities as it completed its internal investigation into alleged corruption. It has been co-operating with law enforcement since May 2015 when […]

Human Rights

Japan’s same-sex marriage ban is constitutional, says Tokyo court

November 28, 2025 0

A Japanese court has ruled the country’s ban on same-sex marriage as constitutional – bucking a trend set by courts around the country that had raised hopes for marriage equality in Japan. The ruling was […]

Australia

Teenagers launch legal challenge over Australia’s ban on social media for children

November 26, 2025 0

Two teenagers have launched a legal challenge over Australia’s ban on social media for children younger than 16. The challenge comes two weeks before the law, a world first, is set to take effect. It is […]

Human Rights

Major changes to the UK’s asylum system announced

November 18, 2025 0

The home secretary has announced major changes to the UK’s asylum system. Modelled on the policies of Denmark, Shabana Mahmood hopes her proposals will make the country less attractive to illegal migrants and make it […]