TheRepublic.com - Ricardo Teixeira News http://www.therepublic.com/feed/person/b34dd8b7534f4dc5b6963353a83a0cfb Ricardo Teixeira News and Photos en-ca webstaff@therepublic.com Copyright 2013 Figueredo takes over officially in South Americahttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/2c3cbad067eb4c4c8a316dcde74d6ad3/SOC--CONMEBOL-New-Presidenthttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/2c3cbad067eb4c4c8a316dcde74d6ad3/SOC--CONMEBOL-New-PresidentASUNCION, Paraguay - Eugenio Figueredo of Uruguay officially took over as the president of the governing body of South American football on Tuesday, replacing Nicolas Leoz who resigned last week citing declining health.]]>Tue, 30 Apr 2013 17:27:15 -0400'Clumsy' Sepp Blatter cleared of any wrongdoinghttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/852363e6e1cc4ac88344a39088431867/SOC--FIFA-Kickbacks-Scandalhttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/852363e6e1cc4ac88344a39088431867/SOC--FIFA-Kickbacks-Scandal

Despite being labeled "clumsy" for his part in one of FIFA's biggest corruption scandals, Sepp Blatter was cleared of any criminal or unethical wrongdoing in a case involving millions of dollars in bribes for World Cup contracts.]]>Tue, 30 Apr 2013 10:33:01 -0400Blatter seems secure as captain of FIFA's shiphttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/c8f004d3fb6d4ac4bdaf218dde206055/SOC--Blatters-Reignhttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/c8f004d3fb6d4ac4bdaf218dde206055/SOC--Blatters-Reign

GENEVA - Borrowing a favorite Sepp Blatter phrase, he seems a happy FIFA president.]]>Mon, 29 Apr 2013 13:47:57 -0400Nicolas Leoz leaves FIFA executive committeehttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/0a0e23e460674ee3be2c3c862580e23f/SOC--FIFA-Leozhttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/0a0e23e460674ee3be2c3c862580e23f/SOC--FIFA-Leoz

GENEVA - FIFA executive committee member Nicolas Leoz of Paraguay resigned Tuesday, citing health reasons, just days before rulings are expected to be announced in a World Cup kickbacks investigation.]]>Tue, 23 Apr 2013 17:07:01 -0400