Ricardo Teixeira News
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Protesters are pushing for a name change at the stadium hosting track and field events at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro after soccer’s governing body said the man for whom the facility is named took bribes.
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Former FIFA President Joao Havelange resigned from an honorary post with soccer’s ruling body after a report said he received bribes from the organization’s now-defunct marketing partner.
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Ricardo Teixeira resigned as head of the Brazilian soccer federation two years before the country hosts the World Cup, ending a 23-year tenure marked by an unmatched championship record during that period and accusations of corruption off the field.
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Ricardo Teixeira resigned from the executive committee of soccer’s governing body, one week after quitting as head of the Brazilian federation and the group organizing the 2014 World Cup.
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FIFA’s anti-corruption adviser said he won’t “rush to any decisions” about quitting his post even though the global soccer body’s executive failed to back several proposals he described as essential.
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Ex-FIFA President Joao Havelange and Ricardo Teixeira, a former executive board member of soccer’s governing body, received millions of dollars from the collapsed ISL marketing agency, court documents revealed.
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Brazil’s Sports Minister Orlando Silva said that the head of the country’s soccer federation is likely to remain in his post through the 2014 World Cup even though he’s among FIFA executives accused of corruption.
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Joao Havelange, ex-president of soccer ruling body FIFA, and his former son-in-law Ricardo Teixeira have been named in bribe-case documents linked to the collapsed ISL marketing agency.
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FIFA President Sepp Blatter said he took no action against his predecessor and the ex-head of the Brazilian soccer federation over kickbacks they received because the payments were not illegal.
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The anti-corruption adviser for world soccer’s governing body today said the Swiss government may be needed to reform FIFA amid concerns that proposed changes will be blocked by European members.
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