Platini casts doubt over reform proposals ahead of next week's FIFA congress

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Europe
Published on Friday, 24 May 2013 20:30
Michel Platini2By Andrew Warshaw, chief correspondent
May 24 - Playing politics in immaculate style, UEFA president Michel Platini gave a veiled hint for the first time today that his 53 members may not support FIFA's reform process for cleaning up the game, due to reach its climax in Mauritius next week after two years of rhetoric and table thumping.

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UEFA Congress: Platini escalates war on match-fixers and organised crime

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Europe
Published on Friday, 24 May 2013 13:11
Michel platini 3By Andrew Warshaw, chief correspondent
May 24 - UEFA president Michel Platini today stepped up his campaign to counter match-fixing by calling once again on governments and politicians to help tackle what he believes is the biggest crisis facing football.

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Gibraltar gets in, Europa League winners get CL entry, Gill gets exco seat

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Europe
Published on Friday, 24 May 2013 13:41
uefa flagBy Andrew Warshaw
May 24 - Gibraltar officially became the 54th member of UEFA today when delegates voted at their annual congress to give the tiny British colony full membership - with the Euro 2016 qualifying competition expected to be its first major tournament.

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UEFA pick Berlin's Olympiastadion for 2015 Champions League Final

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Europe
Published on Friday, 24 May 2013 11:56
Olympiastadion BerlinBy Mark Baber
May 24 - The 2015 Champions League Final will be held in Berlin's Olympiastadion, the UEFA Executive Committee decided on Thursday at its meeting in London. Warsaw's National Stadium won the honour of hosting the Europa League Final 2015.

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On-the-run Dan Tan and 44 Hungarians indicted on match-fixing charges

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Europe
Published on Friday, 24 May 2013 09:15
Dan TanBy Andrew Warshaw
May 24 - Dan Tan, the elusive and notorious Singaporean who is on almost every list of wanted match-fixers, has been charged over an international conspiracy stretching back four years, along with 44 Hungarians.

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Manchester United refinances debt to cut interest by £10m a year

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Premier League
Published on Friday, 24 May 2013 09:58
old traffordBy Paul Nicholson
May 24 – Manchester United will cut their interest payments by £10 million a year under a new loan secured with the Bank of America at lower interest rates.

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Mauritius Congress warm-up will see a Goal project initiated and HQ renamed

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FIFA
Published on Friday, 24 May 2013 11:28
Mauritius FA HQMay 24 - Mauritius, host to next week's gathering of the world's football federations for the 63rd FIFA Congress, will kick proceedings off with the opening of a new facility and the renaming of an older one.

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Lebara Mobile's new Borussia Dortmund sponsorship targets Germany's migrants

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Europe
Published on Friday, 24 May 2013 12:14
Lebara and Dortumd sponsorshipMay 24 - Borussia Dortmund has signed a one-year sponsorship deal with Lebara Mobile, a leading provider of mobile phone service to destinations outside Germany, in a deal put together by marketing agency Sportfive.

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UEFA Congress preview: Bridges built, issues grasped, politics in the front seat

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Europe
Published on Thursday, 23 May 2013 19:01
uefa flagBy Andrew Warshaw, chief correspondent
May 23 - David Gill, who recently stepped down as Manchester United's chief executive, looks certain to become English football's most influential voice in Europe when he is elected to the executive committee of UEFA on Friday. 

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