CONCACAF's Compean says Caribbean still main challenge for new regime
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- Published on Wednesday, 19 June 2013 10:31
By Paul Nicholson in RioJune 19 - Justino Compeán, Mexican vice-president of Concacaf, says the biggest challenge facing his confederation still lies in the Caribbean -- two years after the cash-for-votes scandal that rocked Concacaf to the core.
But, he says, the organisation is in safer hands than ever under its increasingly influential president Jeffrey Webb.
Romania's Cluj seeks investment partner for next push
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- Published on Thursday, 20 June 2013 00:20
By David OwenJune 20 – The majority owner of CFR Cluj-Napoca, the Romanian champions, is looking for a financial partner to help consolidate the club's place among the European elite.
More hints Blatter may stand again, this time from Valcke
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- Published on Wednesday, 19 June 2013 12:54
By Andrew WarshawChief Correspondent
June 19 - FIFA President Sepp Blatter may still not have confirmed publicly whether he intends to remain in the job when his current four-year mandate expires in 2015 but his number two has added to growing indications that the veteran Swiss may yet try to carry on into a fifth term.
Ethiopia and Togo points deductions ever closer over player ineligibility gaffe
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- Published on Wednesday, 19 June 2013 09:53
By Andrew WarshawJune 19 - Ethiopia look resigned to having their hopes of qualifying for next year's World Cup jeopardised after admitting fielding an ineligible player in a recent qualifier.
Russia 2018 provides details of massive World Cup spend
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- Published on Wednesday, 19 June 2013 11:53
By Andrew WarshawJune 19 - Days after announcing that that its 2018 World Cup budget was likely to double to over $20bn, Russia has provided more details of how the money will actually be spent.
Benzema and Ribery sex trial postponed in France
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- Published on Wednesday, 19 June 2013 11:17
The trial of French football stars Franck Ribery and Karim Benzema over claims they paid for sex with an under-age call girl has been adjourned for procedural reasons until next year.
Goalkeeper somehow plays on despite being shot in the head
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- Published on Wednesday, 19 June 2013 12:59
By Tom ParsonsJune 19 - Dusko Krtalica, an amateur goalkeeper from Bosnia, was shot in the head by a stray bullet during a match -- only to finish the contest by brushing off the pain as a routine knock he'd taken!
Online bookies denounced for encouraging compulsive gambling
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- Published on Wednesday, 19 June 2013 12:42
By Mark BaberJune 19 - Sporting Chance, the charity set up by former England and Arsenal defender Tony Adams to support players with addiction problems, says the majority of its referrals are now gambling-related and that on-line bookies are actively targeting players with their aggressive marketing techniques.
Blatter welcomes the money men with a warning
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- Published on Tuesday, 18 June 2013 12:32
By Paul Nicholson in RioJune 18 - FIFA president Sepp Blatter has warned that football cannot be just about profit and that with so much money coming into the game, also comes risks and responsibility.
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