Blatter Defies Calls To Quit As FIFA President – Decision to seek fifth term confirmed along with admission of “unprecedented” times for world football’s governing body. [alja]

FIFA Election: Sepp Blatter And Prince Ali Are Presidential Candidates – Fifa’s 209 member associations will vote to elect a new president on Friday with the crisis engulfing football’s governing body hanging over it. [bbc]

Corrupt FIFA Has Clinton Foundation Ties; World Cup Host Qatar Gave Millions – Both Bill Clinton and his family’s charity have been tied to soccer’s governing body, as well as Qatar’s disastrous World Cup bid. [db]

Mbalula Denies Payments For World Cup – Sports minister Fikile Mbalula categorically denied that government had paid individuals to influence the voting on the hosting of the 2010 World Cup. [mg]

Fifa Property Empires ‘Built On Bribes’ – More than a dozen sprawling mansions and beachside apartments were funded by Fifa corruption scandal, say US prosecutors. [tele]

New York Socialite Gigi Jordan Gets 18-Year Sentence For Poisoning Autistic Son – Jordan, 54, was convicted of first-degree manslaughter in November after admitting she administered an overdose of prescription pills to eight-year-old. [grdn]

Meet The Elite U.S.-Trained Special Forces Chief Who Just Joined ISIS – In addition to an aggressive goatee, Gulmurod Khalimov has a certain set of skills. He commands Tajikistan’s special forces, trained and funded by American military whizzes. Or he did, before recently turning up in a YouTube video saying he’s gone to Syria to fight with the Islamic State. [gawk]

KZN Woman Found Guilty Of Raping Nephew – A 49-year-old Phoenix woman was convicted and sentenced on Thursday to an effective 18 years imprisonment for raping her nephew. [n24]

Google Takes On Apple With New ‘Android Pay’ – On Thursday at its annual developer conference in San Francisco, Google unveiled a new digital wallet it calls Android Pay. [wired]

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Shazam To Launch Image-Recognition Service – Shazam, the music discovery app used by millions is turning its attention to recognising images too, as it looks to expand its offerings in a search for new revenues. [ft]

China, U.S. Engage In War Of Words Over Disputed Islands – The standoff between the U.S. and China over disputed territory in the South China Sea is escalating into a war of words and renewed pledges of military maneuvers in the area. [cnn]

Meet North Korea’s Speedy, Stealthy Boats – North Korea is reportedly developing Very Slender Vessels (VSV), a type of high-speed stealth-capable ship designed for infiltration operations. [dip]

Michael Jackson’s Former Home Neverland Ranch On Sale For $100m – Property on 2,700 acres in Santa Ynez Valley, California, features train station, six-bedroom house, 50-seat movie theater and a pair of lakes. [grdn]

Hyperloop Is Getting A Test Track In California – The “Hyperloop,” a hypothetical high-speed transportation system that could shuttle people between Los Angeles and San Francisco in only 30 minutes, just sped a bit closer to reality. [mash]

Mariah Carey Calls American Idol “The Worst Experience of My Life” – No love for Idol! Superstar Mariah Carey joined the American Idol judging panel for one brief season in 2013, but she’ll never, ever go back. [usm]

Mega Millions Jackpot Swells After Winning Numbers Not Matched – For those hoping to win it big in the next Mega Millions lottery drawing, they will be happy to know that the Jackpot is expected to grow to approximately $233 million (R2.8 billion) for tonight’s draw. Get tickets [here]

His Wife Didn’t Know He Was A Mafia Hitman – Pasquale Scotti allegedly murdered at least 20 people for the Neapolitan Camorra, but in Brazil people thought he was a quiet, shy family guy. [db]

‘Kung Fury’ Released On YouTube In All Its ’80s-Inspired Glory – “Kung Fury” is finally here, and it’s as ridiculously awesome as you’d expect. [huff]

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