ZURICH, May 15 (Reuters) – The Swiss cabinet proposed tightening anti-corruption laws on Wednesday, pointing to the international sporting federations based in the country as targets of the suggested changes.

“Switzerland is among the countries least affected by corruption and has effective legislation in this regard,” said a government statement.

BERNE (Reuters) – FIFA president Sepp Blatter has criticised as inadequate a 50,000 euro ($64,850) fine handed to AS Roma for racist behaviour from their fans and said lessons had not been learned in Italian soccer.

Blatter also said he would talk to the Italian football federation (FIGC), which he said had not been thorough enough in investigating Sunday’s incident in the match at AC Milan and had made its decision too quickly.

BERNE, May 14 (Reuters) – FIFA president Sepp Blatter has criticised as inadequate a 50,000 euro ($64,850) fine handed to AS Roma for racist behaviour from their fans and said lessons had not been learned in Italian soccer.

Blatter also said he would talk to the Italian football federation (FIGC), which he said had not been thorough enough in investigating Sunday’s incident in the match at AC Milan and had made its decision too quickly.

ZURICH (Reuters) – FIFA has proposed the introduction of extra officials in stadiums to watch out for incidents of racism, plus a two-tier system of sanctions for teams whose followers indulge in discriminatory behavior.

The new officials “would identify potential acts of discrimination with the aim of easing the pressure on referees,” FIFA in a statement on Monday. They would also help gather evidence for disciplinary committees.

ZURICH, May 6 (Reuters) – FIFA has proposed the introduction of extra officials in stadiums to watch out for incidents of racism, plus a two-tier system of sanctions for teams whose followers indulge in discriminatory behaviour.

The new officials “would identify potential acts of discrimination with the aim of easing the pressure on referees,” FIFA in a statement on Monday. They would also help gather evidence for disciplinary committees.

ZURICH (Reuters) – Referees are on the front line in the fight against racism but cannot always be expected to be aware of what is going on off the field, English referee Howard Webb said on Monday.

Webb took part in the first meeting of FIFA’s anti-racism task force and said that one suggestion was the use of off-pitch officials to help referees identify serious incidents.

ZURICH, May 6 (Reuters) – Referees are on the front line in the fight against racism but cannot always be expected to be aware of what is going on off the field, English referee Howard Webb said on Monday.

Webb took part in the first meeting of FIFA’s anti-racism task force and said that one suggestion was the use of off-pitch officials to help referees identify serious incidents.

May 2 (Reuters) – Bayern Munich coach Jupp Heynckes said his Spanish connections formed a key part of the Bundesliga champions’ 7-0 aggregate rout of Barcelona in their Champions League semi-final.

The 67-year-old led Real Madrid to the Champions League title in 1998 during a single season at the Bernabeu, although he was promptly sacked afterwards.

BERNE (Reuters) – Joao Havelange has quit as FIFA’s honorary president while Sepp Blatter has been cleared of misconduct in the ISL bribery case, a report by FIFA’s ethics committee said on Tuesday.

The report described the behaviour of Havelange as “morally and ethically reproachable” in his dealings with ISL, FIFA’s former marketing partner which went bankrupt in 2001.

BERNE, April 30 (Reuters) – Joao Havelange has quit as FIFA’s honorary president while Sepp Blatter has been cleared of misconduct in the ISL bribery case, a report by FIFA’s ethics committee said on Tuesday.

The report described the behaviour of Havelange as “morally and ethically reproachable” in his dealings with ISL, FIFA’s former marketing partner which went bankrupt in 2001.