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Amidst suspense, drama and speculations, President of the world football governing body Mr. Seep Blatter finally decided to call it a day. Come December, he will be gone, leaving behind a tainted legacy. The defiant seventy-nine year old Swiss decision to step down, after he was re-elected president for a record fifth term, came as a complete bombshell, taking everyone by surprise. At the same time, the news of his resignation brought relief and was greeted with joy by the football fraternity across the globe. After 17 years at the helm of power, Mr. Blatter had to throw in the towel in the face of mounting pressure as the FIFA corruption scandal intensified. The indictment of top FIFA officials and the alleged involvement of his right hand man FIFA’s general secretary Jerome Valcke in $10 million bribe for votes scandal put the final nail in Mr. Blatter’s coffin. With the US Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Swiss government aggressi...

It has been over six months into disgraced President of All Nepal Football Association Ganesh Thapa’s suspension from office for his alleged financial wrongdoing.  I find it hard to believe that   the case is still pending before the FIFA ethics committee. Last year the Ethics Committee of the World Football Governing body was forced to review Mr. Thapa’s case, following intense pressure from all quarters, especially the Save Nepal Football campaign, spearheaded by two Vice-presidents of All Nepal Football Association Karma Chirring Sherpa and Bijaya Narayan Manandhar. As a result, FIFA had little choice but to temporarily suspend him from his duties. The Nepali football fraternity waited four months for a decision on Mr. Thapa. Much to everyone’s   chagrin, FIFA chose to remain tight-lipped, failing to make its review of the case public. FIFA, however, was compelled to update its findings only after  Reuters, international news a...