RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) " Joao Havelange, the Brazilian who ran FIFA for two decades, is being treated for pneumonia in a Rio de Janeiro hospital. Havelange presided over FIFA from 1974 until 1998, and was credited by many for expanding football into a truly global game. He was also a longtime member of the International Olympic Committee until resigning in December 2011 amid allegations he took kickbacks from a FIFA marketing partner. The Samaritano Hospital said the 100-year-old Havelange is in a stable condition. It did not elaborate.

Source: New Zealand Herald July 02, 2016 17:01 UTC