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Brazil Coach Calls For Calm To Confederations Cup Protests, As Quarter Million Demonstrate06 / 20 / 13Brazil coach Luis Felipe Scolari "has called for protesters to remain calm after demonstrations rocked the country during the Confederations Cup," according to Ben Smith of the BBC. Speaking before Brazil's match against Mexico on Wednesday, Scolari "likened the problems to the 2011 riots in London,... Tags: International Football, Brazil |
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Chelsea Player Praises Goal-Line Tech
Chelsea player Frank Lampard believes that the introduction of goal-line technology "will add the same element of drama to football that the use of the Decision Review System has brought to cricket," according to Matt Hughes of the LONDON TIMES. Chelsea became the first English club to be involved i ...
English FA To Introduce Quotas
English football will introduce quotas for referees and coaches as part of an "unprecedented campaign to tackle racism," according to Charles Sale of the London DAILY MAIL. The plan will be adopted early in '13 and include the demand that at least 10% of entry level officials and coaches throughout ...
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Brazilian club Flamengo "may challenge Lionel Messi's calendar year record, saying that former Brazil captain Zico scored 89 goals in '79." Barcelona's Messi scored his 87th and 88th goals of the year "having thought he had broken Gerd Müller's '72 record of 85 on Sunday." Flamengo Head of Rese ...
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Hibs Boss Says Rangers Won't Get Help
Scottish Premier League Hibernian Chair Rod Petrie is "adamant there is no way the future of Scottish football will be carved up" to help speed up Third Division Rangers’ return to the top flight, according to Iain Collin of the SCOTSMAN. Petrie combines his roles at Hibernian, where he is cur ...
Minister: World Cup Venues To Be Ready
Brazil Deputy Sports Minister Luis Fernandes said that Manaus, one of the 12 cities due to stage World Cup matches in Brazil in 18 months, "will be ready on time," despite fears expressed by FIFA, according to Mike Collett of REUTERS. Fernandes said, "There is no threat whatsoever to any of th ...
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Kick It Out Slams FA, Top Clubs
Kick It Out Chair Herman Ouseley has "launched a damning attack" on the FA, the Premier League, Chelsea and Liverpool for a failure of "morality" and "leadership" over its handling of the racist abuse incidents by players John Terry and Luis Suárez, according to David Conn of the London GUARD ...
Platini Firm On Goal-Line Technology
UEFA President Michel Platini has "reiterated his opposition to goal-line technology despite it being used by FIFA for the first time at the Club World Cup in Japan this week," according to Alex Bath of the LONDON TIMES. The former France int'l, who is favorite to take over from Sepp Blatter as FIFA ...
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SPL Celtic Facing Scheduling Conflict
Scottish Premier League club Celtic is "facing a fixture congestions headache" after the man in charge of arranging SPL fixtures said rearranging the club’s domestic fixtures could lead to a "nightmare," according to the SCOTSMAN. Celtic, which qualified for the last 16 of the Champions League ...
Some Football Clubs Back Standing
Thirteen English league clubs "support re-introducing standing at football grounds," according to the BBC. The Football Supporters' Federation is "hoping to win the backing" of MPs for its plan for a small-scale trial with Premier League clubs. The Premier League has released a statement opposing th ...
PFA Chief Calls For Netting Around Pitch
Professional Footballers' Association CEO Gordon Taylor believes that "it is time to consider the introduction of crowd control netting into football stadiums" after ManU player Rio Ferdinand was left bleeding from a head wound while celebrating his side's win over Man City Sunday, according to Sher ...
