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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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Russia To Drop Two World Cup Cities
Russian Local Organizing Committee Chair Vitaly Mutko revealed that the country "will drop two of 13 cities" bidding to stage matches for the 2018 World Cup, according to REUTERS. The cities of Saransk, Volgograd, Yaroslavl, Kaliningrad and Rostov are "the most under threat." Mutko, who is also Russ ...
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Barça To Unveil Historic Second Kit
The "big bomb" regarding the future kits of Barcelona for the '13-14 season has been unveiled, according to SPORT.es. The first kit will continue to be the traditional model with the vertical azulgrana lines, but the club's second uniform will represent the colors of the Catalan flag. A possibility ...
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Investors Make $20M Portsmouth Bid
Middle East investors have set out a seven-point plan for the takeover of League One Portsmouth FC, according to Anil Bhoyrul of ARABIAN BUSINESS. Documents show full details of the $20.4M takeover which would "leave the club debt free," as well as details of the Dubai Bank escrow account into which ...
Beckham To Acquire Malaga Shares
According to a report, David Beckham is set to acquire a controlling interest of La Liga club Malaga, according to Marta Abarrio of EL MUNDO. The bad economic situation that the club is facing, which has forced them to sell the majority of its best players, has forced Owner Sheikh Abdullah Al- ...
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England Football Ticket Sales Slow
England’s footballers "were facing the prospect" of playing their first home World Cup qualifying match Tuesday against Ukraine "in front of 20,000 empty seats" at Wembley Stadium, according to Oliver Kay of the LONDON TIMES. The expected crowd of 70,000 is "a little unnerving" considering Ukr ...
Sydney Could Cash In On Del Piero
A-League Sydney FC could make A$4.8M ($5M) in jersey sales alone off the signing of Alessandro Del Piero -- double the Italian's annual salary, according to Jamie Pandaram of the DAILY TELEGRAPH. Sales of Del Piero No.10 Sydney FC shirts could reach 30,000 worldwide this season -- which would be onl ...
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Madrid, Ronaldo To Meet Wednesday
Real Madrid and striker Cristiano Ronaldo will "hold a meeting key for his future" on Wednesday, according to ECODIARIO.es. The Portuguese's future "is in the air" after his remarks Sept. 2. Ronaldo is currently away with the Portuguese national team but the first couple days after he returns to Mad ...
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Valencia Tallies $203.5M In Transfers
La Liga club Valencia has "the most international team in the history of the club," with very few Spanish players in the squad, according to Diego Picó of MARCA. It's a trend that has occurred over the last four years as more Spanish players have been sold to other European clubs "in an effor ...
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Del Piero Causing Surge In Ticket Sales
Sydney FC "has received an instant boost from its signing of Italian football great Alessandro Del Piero," with huge numbers of fans logging on to its ticketing websites and fan forums on Thursday, according to the NEW ZEALAND HERALD. The interest was "so great" that the A-League club extended its d ...
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EPL Clubs Meet To Talk FFP
West Ham United Co-Owner David Gold revealed that as many as 17 Premier League teams are "in favor of introducing financial control measures" in an effort to prevent football's richest league from operating with losses, according to Tariq Panja of BLOOMBERG. Representatives from the EPL's 20 clubs m ...
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