FIFA Council member Wolfgang Niersbach has lost his appeal against a one-year ban from soccer in relation to Germany's 2006 World Cup bid. The FIFA ethics committee found Niersbach guilty of failing to report findings about possible unethical conduct and conflicts of interest during the bidding process. Niersbach retained his elected positions on the top decision-making bodies at both FIFA and UEFA despite resigning as German federation president in November 2015. More...