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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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Mayor In Conflict With CDA Pumas
Chilean side CDA Pumas board of directors is accusing Antofagasta Mayor Karen Rojo of demanding 1,000 free tickets for the team's game against University of Chile this weekend, according to EMOL. The problem occurred when Rojo requested 1,000 tickets as a gift, which the club's managers denied. Rojo ...
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The head of Referee's Department and Inspectorate for the Russian Football Union, Roberto Rosetti, has announced that "he has no plans to invite foreign referee's to adjudicate matches in the Russian Premier League in the foreseeable future." The former Italian official made the statement after the ...
Tags: International Football
Player Complaints Overshadow Qatar
Employment-related complaints by two int'l players, one of whom is barred from leaving Qatar, "threaten to overshadow the 2022 World Cup organizing committee’s release of a charter of worker’s rights designed to fend off criticism of labor conditions in the Gulf state," according to Jame ...
SAFA Calls For Match-Fixing Probe
The South African FA on Tuesday "called for an independent probe into claims that it was involved in match-fixing schemes before the 2010 FIFA World Cup," according to XINHUA. A SAFA delegation led by Parliament's Portfolio Committee on Sport and Recreation said that the government "should expe ...
Tags: International Football, Africa
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EPL Liverpool and kit manufacturer Warrior revealed the Reds' new home kit for the '13-14 season. The new home strip is based on the iconic shirt of the '83-84 season, which was worn during the club's fourth European Cup win in Rome ( Liverpool ). ... A fan club of Chilean football club Independient ...
PSG Confident Of Landing Wenger
Ligue 1 club Paris St. Germain’s Qatari owners "are confident that they can prise" Arsenal Manager Arsène Wenger from the last year of his contract to become their new manager when current Manager Carlo Ancelotti leaves at the end of the season, according to Paul Hayward of the London T ...
Rebelo To Overhaul Brazil Calendar
Brazil's sports minister Aldo Rebelo "has reiterated his desire to overhaul the country's football calendar in a bid to revitalize its foundering domestic competitions," according to XINHUA. Rebelo "has set the government on a collision course with the Brazilian Football Confederation" and high ...
Tags: International Football, Brazil
SPL Clubs Meet To Discuss Playoffs
Officials from the 12 Scottish Premier League clubs met Monday in a bid "to implement an isolated piece of the reconstruction package," but only "agreed only to meet again next week," according to Alan Pattullo of the SCOTSMAN. It came two weeks after several owners declared that "there was no appet ...
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The annual FIFA congress of member nations next month "will debate whether to impose age and term limits on candidates for positions" at football's governing body ( AP, 4/29 ). ... Italy's Players' Association [Associazione Calciatori] has revealed that it is "against the salary cap which will be ...
Tags: International Football
Man City Ladies To Compete In Top Tier
Manchester City Ladies "will compete in the top flight of the women's game for the first time in their history," according to the BBC. The Women's Super League "has been expanded into two tiers of eight and 10 teams" beginning in '14, an increase from the previous single division of eight. Two-time ...
