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Blatter: politicians played their part in 2022 Qatar World Cup win

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Published on Friday, 17 May 2013 11:00

By Andrew Warshaw, chief correspondent
May 17 - FIFA president Sepp Blatter has conceded that political interests as well as genuine footballing criteria were in part responsible for Qatar winning the right to stage the 2022 World Cup. 

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FIFA completes 2014 sponsor programme with signing of Centauro

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Published on Thursday, 16 May 2013 16:57

May 16 – FIFA has announced the final sponsor partner in its World Cup programme, signing Centauro, south America's leading sports retailer, as a National Supporter. The announcement was made by FIFA general secretary Jerome Valcke in Rio following a meeting of the local organising committee board. 

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Webb adds his voice to criticism of Italian racist sanctions

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Published on Thursday, 16 May 2013 09:05

By Andrew Warshaw
May 16 - Jeffrey Webb, chairman of Fifa's recently established Anti-Racism and Discrimination Task Force, has issued his own scathing indictment of the Italian authorities for only fining Roma over last weekend's racist abuse by their fans towards three Milan players.

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Blatter slams Roma's racist fans and 'not acceptable' Italian sanctions

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Published on Tuesday, 14 May 2013 23:38

By Andrew Warshaw
May 14 - FIFA President Sepp Blatter has once again reacted to the latest incident of racial abuse by fans, denouncing the Italian authorities for being too weak and saying lessons have still not been learned. 

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FIFA imposes global bans on Estonian match-fixers as investigations deepen

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Published on Tuesday, 14 May 2013 23:07

May 14 - FIFA has extended worldwide a raft of bans imposed on eight players by the Estonian FA and one player by the Lebanese FA following matchfixing and fraud inquiries.

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Cold reception for Chilean ref, as FIFA selects top 10 for Confed Cup

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Published on Tuesday, 14 May 2013 10:49

By Andrew Warshaw
May 14 - With goalline technology on the horizon, FIFA has selected the 10 referees for the forthcoming Confederations Cup in Brazil - with all of them in pole position to be sent to the World Cup next year unless they mess up.

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EA SPORTS stays in the game with FIFA license renewal to end 2022

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Published on Wednesday, 08 May 2013 19:36

By Paul Nicholson
May 8 - FIFA and EA SPORTS have extended their existing licensing agreement until December 31, 2022. EA SPORTS has exclusive rights to release FIFA-branded action and management videogames as well as the official FIFA World Cup videogame.

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Confederations Cup 2013 is catching on as FIFA reports strong ticket sales

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Published on Wednesday, 08 May 2013 14:28

May 8 - Never mind if the Maracana will be open on time, it looks like the fans will be turning up whether it is ready or not. FIFA reports that tickets for the Confederation Cup are selling well with 71.2% of the total inventory for the tournament now sold.

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