FIFA Will Share in $200 Million Payout From Justice Department

By BY REBECCA R. RUIZ AND TARIQ PANJA from NYT Sports Soccer’s governing body and two affiliates in the Americas have been awarded millions after having been classified as victims in a corruption scandal.https://nyti.ms/3mvkKBQ

Let the Games … Be Gone?

By BY JOHN BRANCH from NYT Sports After bidding scandals, human rights outrages, overburdened host cities, rampant cheating, a pandemic — and, sure, thrilling competitions — has the world had enough of the Olympics?https://nyti.ms/3xHR3jz

Let the Games … Be Gone?

By BY JOHN BRANCH from NYT Sports After bidding scandals, human rights outrages, overburdened host cities, rampant cheating, a pandemic — and, sure, thrilling competitions — has the world had enough of the Olympics?https://nyti.ms/3wSchu0

African Soccer Chief Banned for Five Years Over Ethics Violations

By BY TARIQ PANJA from NYT Sports Ahmad Ahmad, the president of one of FIFA’s six regional confederations, was accused of abusing his office, mishandling funds and trading in gifts.https://nyti.ms/2HrrxKu

African Soccer Chief Banned for Five Years Over Ethics Violations

By BY TARIQ PANJA from NYT Sports Ahmad Ahmad, the president of one of FIFA’s six regional confederations, was accused of abusing his office, mishandling funds and trading in gifts.https://nyti.ms/2HrrxKu

FIFA Is Warned That Banning Top Games in U.S. May Breach Antitrust Laws

By BY TARIQ PANJA from NYT Sports The Justice Department told FIFA of its concerns as a lawsuit brought by an American sports promoter challenges regulations on where regular-season games involving overseas soccer clubs can be played.https://nyti.ms/31PLL8i

FIFA President Gianni Infantino Faces Criminal Investigation

By BY TARIQ PANJA from NYT Sports A new inquiry takes aim at undisclosed meetings with a Swiss official leading investigations into soccer corruption.https://nyti.ms/3jVveXi

Rafael Callejas, Honduran Ex-President Convicted in FIFA Case, Dies at 76

By BY REBECCA R. RUIZ from NYT Sports Unlike many others, he admitted his guilt in the global soccer corruption scandal and was awaiting sentencing.https://nyti.ms/2RtxVT9