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- Blatter warns against boys from Brazil
- PARIS AFP — FIFA boss Sepp Blatter has reiterated his call for a curb on the number of foreign players appearing for club sides. The head of world football said he would be asking the next FIFA congress to adopt his controversial 'six homegrown players per team' plan. ...
- Research articles 2008-05-22
- Six plus five good idea but illegal: UEFA chief
- MOSCOW AFP — UEFA president Michel Platini said Tuesday he believed FIFA counterpart Sepp Blatter's plan to get football clubs to play with six home-grown players and a maximum five foreigners was "a good idea - but illegal." "It's a good thing but completely illegal," said the head of...
- Research articles 2008-05-20
- Spanish football Federation is not above the law says government
- MADRID AFP — Spain's chances of competing at Euro 2008 dimmed on Monday when the Spanish Sports Council CSD declared the Spanish Football Federation RFEF were not above the law and should proceed with elections before March 31 and not in November as they want to do. The CSD,...
- Research articles 2008-03-03
- FIFA block Cousin transfer move
- LONDON AFP — World governing body FIFA have blocked for the moment the three million pounds transfer (3.9million euros) of Gabon striker Daniel Cousin from Rangers to Premier League side Fulham. The Glasgow giants had accepted the big-money offer from the Cottagers on January 22 and were set to...
- Research articles 2008-03-01
- S.Africa on guard against 2010 World Cup electricity outages
- JOHANNESBURG AFP — The South African government said Thursday it was on guard against major electricity outages normally experienced during its winter months when the FIFA World Cup kicks off in 2010. World Cup 2010 government unit director-general Joe Phaahla said they were concerned about the weak supply of...
- Research articles 2007-08-16
- South Africa okays name changes to World Cup 2010 host cities
- JOHANNESBURG AFP — South Africa's process of renaming towns and cities will not have a negative effect on the staging of the football World Cup in the country in 2010, officials said on Tuesday. While the names of various host cities were being changed, they would be coupled with...
- Research articles 2007-08-07
- Brazil bids to host 2014 World Cup - official
- PARIS AFP — Brazil, the only candidate bidding to host the 2014 World Cup, is set to officially present its bid at the headquarters of world football's governing body FIFA in Zurich on Tuesday. The Brazilian delegation, headed by Brazilian federation CBF president Ricardo Teixeira and which includes famous...
- Research articles 2007-07-30
- Tevez and West Ham take dispute to FIFA
- SEOUL AFP — Carlos Tevez is to plead with FIFA to be allowed to join Manchester United after seeing his 30 million pound move tied up in red tape that could wreck his hopes of starting the season at Old Trafford. Tevez, who flew into Manchester to undergo a...
- Research articles 2007-07-18
- CAF envoys set conditions for chaotic Kenyan football
- NAIROBI AFP — African football governing body officials sent to Kenya to help resolve the country's crisis-hit sport on Thursday said Nairobi must fulfil four key conditions in to order to return normalcy. Confederation of African Football CAF vice-president Amos Adamu said Kenya must withdraw all football-related cases pending...
- Research articles 2007-02-22
- Liverpool make Mascherano plea to FIFA
- LONDON AFP — Liverpool have sent a letter to FIFA asking the world football governing body to ease one of its rules so they can sign Argentinian midfielder Javier Mascherano on loan from West Ham. The Reds are keen to bring Mascherano, 22, to Anfield during the transfer window from...
- Research articles 2007-01-16
- Cannavaro, Zidane and Ronaldinho contest FIFA prize
- ZURICH, Switzerland AFP — Italian World Cup-winning skipper Fabio Cannavaro, Brazilian maestro Ronaldinho and French idol Zinedine Zidane have been shortlisted for the prestigious FIFA World Player of the Year award. The winner will be announced at a gala ceremony here on December 18. FIFA initially drew up a preliminary...
- Research articles 2006-11-29
- FIFA chief complains about government meddling in football
- GENEVA AFP — FIFA President Sepp Blatter criticised government interference in football, just a day after he agreed to set up a commission with Polish authorities to tackle a dispute over government powers to sack footballing bosses. "Despite the indisputable respect that the world of football must show national legislation,...
- Research articles 2006-10-18
- We won't tolerate racism from Croatia: UEFA
- LONDON AFP — European football's ruling body UEFA has warned Croatia and its fans they could face heavy sanctions if they rain racist abuse down on England when the sides meet in Zagreb on Wednesday. A number of Croatia's clubs and the country's federation have been warned for racism-related issues...
- Research articles 2006-10-10
- Date fixed for Juve's civil court appeal
- ROME AFP — Juventus, who are appealing to a civil court to be reinstated in Serie A after being demoted to the second division with a 17-point penalty for match-fixing, will have their case heard on September 1. Their decision to turn to the Regional Administrative Court TAR is a...
- Research articles 2006-08-25
- Juventus vow to continue fight in civil courts
- ROME AFP — Fallen Italian giants Juventus vowed they would not be bullied out of going before the civil courts despite being warned against this course of action by the Italian football federation FIGC and threats that the national side could be expelled from the Euro 2008 qualifiers. Juventus...
- Research articles 2006-08-23
- Italian federation agrees to FIFA demands
- ROME AFP — The Italian football federation has bowed to pressure from football's world ruling body FIFA over its role in the aftermath of the Juventus match-fixing scandal. Juventus were demoted to Serie B by Italian sports authorities but since then the Turin giants have been appealing to the...
- Research articles 2006-08-23
- World Cup keepers fight ball war
- BERLIN AFP — What's the biggest threat at the World Cup? Ronaldinho's magical feet, Beckham's free-kicks or Henry's dazzling runs? Ask any goalkeeper here and they are minor irritations compared to those being caused by the Teamgeist ball, whose revolutionary design has some of the world's best keepers...
- Research articles 2006-06-13
- Santander brace for punishment over racist abuse of Eto'o
- MADRID AFP — Spanish club Racing Santander were bracing for disciplinary action after Barcelona's Cameroon striker Samuel Eto'o was subjected to racist abuse yet again at the weekend. Santander's fans bombarded Eto'o with monkey chants in the latest racist incident to blight Spanish football and now face punishment from...
- Research articles 2006-04-10
- German government and FIFA to promote smoke-free World Cup
- BERLIN AFP — The German government said it was joining forces with football's world governing body FIFA to launch a campaign to encourage spectators not to smoke at this year's World Cup finals. "We have agreed on a clear call: "No smoking, please". To back it up, a TV...
- Research articles 2006-02-16
- Greek football enlists FIFA backing in "political conflict" with government
- ATHENS AFP — The Greek football federation EPO enlisted the backing of world football governing body FIFA to resolve a "political conflict" with the Greek government that has resulted in a state fund freeze. FIFA President Joseph Blatter held an emergency meeting on Monday with EPO President Vassilis Gagatsis...
- Research articles 2005-06-20
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