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German Football Clubs Setting Example On, Off Pitch Ahead Of Champions Final05 / 24 / 13Champions League finalists Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund "are the envy of football fans across Europe for the way the German clubs run their business as well as their success on the field," according to Grohmann & Weir of REUTERS. Bayern and Dortmund are the top two teams in the Bundesliga... Tags: International Football, Europe |
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African Cup Of Nations Fixtures Released
The final draw for the 2013 African Cup of Nations Wendesday revealed that host South Africa will play Cape Verde in the opening game, according to the AP. Ivory Coast and standout Didier Drogba "will be tested" by former champions Tunisia and Algeria in the group stage. Ivory Coast coach Sabri Lamo ...
Tags: International Football, Africa
CONMEBOL To Hold Copa America In U.S.
A special Copa América in '16 to celebrate the organization's 100th anniversary -- named Copa América Centenário and staged in the U.S. -- was unveiled by South America's football governing body CONMEBOL. A total of 16 teams will participate, the 10 from South America, an ...
Anzhi Owes Money To Player Agency
Russian club Anzhi Makhachkala has "failed to pay" a €1.6M ($2.1M) transfer debt to a player agency despite being ordered to by three different courts in Switzerland, according to the AP. The oligarch-owned team, which includes "the world's highest-paid player" in Samuel Eto'o, has earned &euro ...
Tags: Europe, International Football
FIFA OKs Two Goal-Line Systems
The first two goal-line technology providers, GoalRef and Hawk-Eye, have signed license agreements with FIFA. The two companies now have official authorization to install their respective goal-line technology systems worldwide. Between Oct. '11 and June '12, both companies passed a series of extensi ...
Tags: FIFA, International Football, Europe
Europe Dominates Football Attendance
Brazilian consulting agency PLURI Consultoria did a study on attendance in football and the results show that Europe dominates the rankings. The continent has 78 of the top 100 clubs in terms of average attendance. Out of the top 10, nine clubs are in Europe, five are German, two English and two Spa ...
Tags: International Football
UEFA Passes Out Anti-Racism Armbands
UEFA announced that team captains playing in Champions and Europa League matches this week "will be asked to wear anti-racism armbands as part of a campaign against discrimination," according to Brian Homewood of REUTERS. UEFA is backing a campaign by FARE, a Europe-wide group aiming to rid football ...
Football Tourism Booming In U.K.
A study has revealed that nearly a million overseas visitors traveled to the U.K. last year to watch football matches, making Great Britain "a leading sports tourism destination," according to Mark Townsend of the London GUARDIAN. Despite the high ticket prices and the problems of violence and racis ...
Football Notes
The Football Association of Thailand confirmed that Liverpool "will play a friendly match in Bangkok next year." FAT President Worawi Makudi said that the Reds will come to Asia for their preseason tour, with Thailand as one of its stops ( BANGKOK POST, 10/18 ). ... Ligue 1 Paris St. Germain has w ...
Tags: International Football
Scottish Football Could Sack Levein
Scotland's search for a sixth permanent int'l manager in a decade is "expected to begin within a fortnight," with national team Manager Craig Levein "set to pay the price for the country's disastrous start" to its World Cup qualifying campaign, according to Ewan Murray of the London GUARDIAN. Public ...
Serbia PM Orders Probe Into Racism
Serbia PM Ivica Dacic " is ordering a police investigation" into racist chanting directed at England’s players during the 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Championships playoff match Tuesday night in Krusevac, Serbia, according to Sam Munnery of the LONDON TIMES. Dacic, who is also Serbia’s p ...
