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Russia 2018
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Published on Tuesday, 04 September 2012 15:27
By David Gold
September 4 - Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has launched a blistering attack on the construction efforts for a new stadium in St Petersburg for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
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Asia
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Published on Tuesday, 04 September 2012 10:39
By Andrew Warshaw
September 4 - South Korean Park Jong-Woo, controversially banned from receiving his bronze medal at London 2012 for displaying a political message, has been called up by his country's senior squad for the first time for a FIFA World Cup 2014 qualifier.
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News
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Published on Monday, 03 September 2012 11:34
By Andrew Warshaw
September 3 - FIFA President Sepp Blatter has no intention of standing down before his final term of office is completed – and still believes UEFA boss Michel Platini is his most likely successor despite the pair drifting apart in recent months.
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Europe
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Published on Monday, 03 September 2012 20:10
By David Gold
September 3 - Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) executive director Nikolai Tolstykh has been elected as the new President of the country's football association and is set to play a leading role in the build-up to the FIFA World Cup there in 2018.
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Brazil 2014
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Published on Monday, 03 September 2012 16:37
By Andrew Warshaw
September 3 - The official match ball for the 2014 FIFA World Cup finals will be named Brazuca, a term used by Brazilians to describe national pride in the country's way of life and which symbolises emotion and pride.
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Europe
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Published on Monday, 03 September 2012 14:37
By David Gold
September 3 - Swedish player Victor Brännström died yesterday after collapsing during a second division match between Piteå and Umedalens.
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Asia
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Published on Monday, 03 September 2012 17:45
By David Gold
September 3 - United Arab Emirates Football League club Al-Wasl will play in the country's first air-conditioned stadium, paving the way for similar venues to be constructed elsewhere in the area.
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Central & North America
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Published on Sunday, 02 September 2012 16:00
By David Gold
September 2 - United States women's football coach Pia Sundhage, who led the country to a third successive Olympic gold medal in London this summer, is stepping down to return to her native Sweden.
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Brazil 2014
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Published on Saturday, 01 September 2012 12:18
By David Gold
September 1 - FIFA and Brazil 2014 have denied reports that Rio de Janeiro's Maracanã could stage a quarterfinal of the World Cup.
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