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Football Association Votes To Implement Minimum Five-Match Ban For Racial Abuse05 / 17 / 13The FA "has voted to introduce a minimum ban of five matches for any player found to have racially abused an opponent," in the wake of the furore over the John Terry and Luis Suárez incidents, according to Owen Gibson of the London GUARDIAN. The proposal, accepted at the FA's annual general m... Tags: International Football, Europe |
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Corinthians Fans Damage Airport
Close to 15,000 fans of Brasileiro club Corinthians were at São Paulo's Guarulhos Int'l Airport to cheer the squad as it left for the FIFA Club World Cup in Japan, according to GLOBO ESPORTE. However, the party ended in "confusion with the military police" and airport security. According to a ...
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Dortmund Boss Attacks EPL Owners
Bundesliga Borussia Dortmund CEO Hans-Joachim Watzke has "launched a passionate defence of German football principles and attacked English clubs' ownership by rich men from overseas," according to David Conn of the London GUARDIAN. Watzke described German football as "romantic" for retaining its "50 ...
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A-League Offering Beckham Big Bucks
David Beckham "could cost as much as A$200,000 ($208,000) a game, but his price tag has not deterred three A-League clubs from ramping up their bids to sign the superstar on a 10-match guest stint," according to Dominic Bossi of the SYDNEY MORNING HERALD. Perth Glory, Central Coast Mariners and Melb ...
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SPL Clubs Agree On League Reform Plans
Scottish Premier League clubs have "unanimously" backed the league's plans for a reform, according to the Scotland DAILY RECORD. The SPL proposal "suggests two top-flight divisions of 12 teams, effectively an SPL 1 and SPL 2." That plan "was backed by all 12 SPL sides" at a meeting at Hampden Park M ...
Mourinho To Leave Real Madrid
Real Madrid coach José Mourinho "will not continue on the Real Madrid bench next season even if the club wins the Champions League," according to Miguel Serrano of MARCA. Relations between Mourinho and Real Madrid President Florentino Pérez "have broken down completely and are now prac ...
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Event Notes
In the first hour they went on sale, close to 20,000 people applied for "the most popular Confederations Cup tickets." The category 4 tickets are the cheapest and only available to Brazilian residents. They are priced between R$28.5 ($13.5) and R$57 ($27). On Saturday, FIFA revealed that more than 1 ...
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SPL Pushes For Reconstruction In '13
Scottish Premier League clubs will "try to rush through reconstruction" in time for next season, but there will be no mechanism to allow Third Division Rangers to be "fast-tracked into the proposed new set-up," according to Andrew Smith of the SCOTSMAN. The 12 SPL sides will meet Monday having alrea ...
TV Rights Aid Brazil's Football Clubs
A new study reveals that Brazil's top football clubs reported a 29.7% increase in total revenue as they "gained a greater share of income" from TV rights, according to Joe Leahy of the FINANCIAL TIMES. A study by investment bank Itaù revealed the country’s top clubs earned total revenue ...
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Confederations Cup Draw
The countdown to the ninth FIFA Confederations Cup began when the draw for the competition was held at the Anhembi Convention Centre in São Paulo, Brazil. The draw ceremony revealed who will face who in the group phase of the tournament, which takes place in Brazil from June 15-30. Brazil wil ...
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Players Protest Euro In Israel
Dozens of leading footballers have signed a statement "protesting UEFA's decision" to stage the Euro U21 championship in Israel next year following the country's recent military offensive in the Gaza Strip, according to the AP. Sixty-two players, including Chelsea's Eden Hazard, Arsenal's Abou Diaby ...
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