São Paulo sign shirt sponsorship deal with Toshiba

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South America
Published on Monday, 10 September 2012 17:13
By David Gold

So Paulo_semp_toshiba_10-09-12September 10 - Brazilian outfit São Paulo have signed a new shirt sponsorship agreement with Semp Toshiba, in a R$23 million (£7.1 million/$11 million/€8.6 million) a year deal running through until the end of 2014.

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Over a third of top footballers using risky food supplements, reveals FIFA

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News
Published on Sunday, 09 September 2012 22:35
By Andrew Warshaw

nutritional supplement_09-09-12September 9 - Over one third of top footballers have been riskily using food supplements to enhance their performance, according to FIFA, even though there is no scientific evidence to prove they have any benefit.

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England World Cup hero backs West Ham move to Olympic Stadium

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Published on Sunday, 09 September 2012 19:42
By Duncan Mackay at the Olympic Stadium in London 

London 2012_Olympic_Stadium_at_twilight_before_Closing_Ceremony_of_Paralympics_September_9_2012September 9 - West Ham United's plan to move here after London 2012 has been backed by Sir Geoff Hurst, one of the club's most revered players. 

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FIFA give Maracanã once over as Confederation and World Cup deadlines loom

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Brazil 2014
Published on Saturday, 08 September 2012 10:54
By David Gold

FIFA inspect_Maracan__Sept_8September 8 - A delegation of FIFA and Brazil 2014 members have visited the renovation works on the iconic Maracanã stadium in Rio de Janeiro.

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Platini continues to push for a 2022 winter World Cup in Qatar

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Qatar 2022
Published on Friday, 07 September 2012 11:37
By Andrew Warshaw

Sheikh Saud_bin_Abdul_Ruhman_al-Thani_secretary_general_of_Qatar_Olympic_Committee_R_welcomes_UEFA_president_French_Michel_Platini_07-09-12September 7 - UEFA President Michel Platini has reiterated his call for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar to be played in winter to avoid the searing heat of the desert summer where temperatures can reach 50 degrees.

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Blatter sends condolences to Swedish football family following death of Brännström

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Europe
Published on Friday, 07 September 2012 11:01
By Andrew Warshaw

Victor Brnnstrm_07-09-12September 7 - FIFA President Sepp Blatter has written to the Swedish Football Association (SvFF) to express his regret following the death of 29-year-old striker Victor Brännström, the latest footballer to collapse on the field of play.

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Kuwait coach Tufegdžić out of coma following shooting

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Asia
Published on Friday, 07 September 2012 11:46
By David Gold

Goran Tufegdi_07-09-12September 7 - Goran Tufegdžić, the coach of the Kuwaiti national football team, has come out of a coma after being shot last month by a neighbour in his native Serbia.

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ICSS calls for tailored, international approach to tackling security threats in sport

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Published on Friday, 07 September 2012 11:58
By Andrew Warshaw

Mohammed Hanzab_ICSSwebsiteSeptember 7 - The International Centre for Sport Security (ICSS), the not-for-profit organisation based in Qatar, highlighted a number of pressing needs to make sport events safer when its officials attended this week's Sponsors Sports Venue Summit in Munich.

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World Cup winner Del Piero signs for Sydney FC

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Oceania
Published on Friday, 07 September 2012 11:28
By Andrew Warshaw

Alessandro Del_Piero_sydney_fc_07-09-12September 7 - Australian soccer has broken new ground with Sydney FC's signing of iconic Italian playmaker Alessandro Del Piero.

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