Rival club may have hacked into Man City's "secret" scouting system
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- Premier League
- Published on Monday, 17 June 2013 12:03
June 17 - Abu Dhabi-backed Manchester City fear their worldwide "secret scouting database" may have been "hacked" by an employee of a unnamed Premier League rival, according to unsourced reports in British Sunday tabloid newspapers.
FT/IFA: Motta ready for battle on third party player ownership
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- IFA
- Published on Friday, 14 June 2013 08:29
By Paul NicholsonJune 14 – Neymar's lawyer Marcos Motta says that if the European push for the banning of third party ownership of players is successful, and applied globally, then it could lead to a collapse of football on the South American continent.
Upbeat Blatter has 'seen worse' as Confederations Cup readies for kick off
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- South America
- Published on Friday, 14 June 2013 09:56
June 14 – FIFA president Sepp Blatter is down playing fears that a number of stadiums will not be ready to stage the Confederations Cup, the traditional World Cup warm-up tournament that gets under way in Brasilia on Saturday when hosts Brazil take on Japan.
Nigeria head to Confederations Cup after payments row diffused
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- Africa
- Published on Friday, 14 June 2013 10:33
By Andrew WarshawJune 14 - A row over bonus payments that threatened to halt Nigeria's participation in the Confederations Cup has been diffused at the 11th hour – with the squad en route to Brazil albeit 24 hours later than scheduled.
Hearts crisis deepens with entire squad for sale
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- Europe
- Published on Friday, 14 June 2013 11:52
By Andrew WarshawJune 14 - In the same week that Scottish football announced ground-breaking plans to preserve its future, crisis-torn SPL club Heart of Midlothian have been plunged into yet more turmoil with the threat of going out of business.
Gunners Vietnam trip under fire as Hanoi stadium hikes its fees
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- Asia
- Published on Friday, 14 June 2013 09:29
By Andrew WarshawJune 14 - Organisers of a pre-season friendly between Arsenal and Vietnam's national team are facing a battle to ensure the match goes ahead after the owners of the Hanoi stadium involved hiked up their fees.
Fans get their first view of FIFA 14 at E3 conference
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- World Football
- Published on Friday, 14 June 2013 11:22
By Mark BaberJune 14 - At the recent E3 gaming conference in Los Angeles, fans had a chance to use Electronic Art's new FIFA 14 on current-gen platforms while EA provided a peek of what the latest version of the successful gaming franchise will look like on the Xbox One.
Budweiser Gives Power To the People with Man of the Match Awards
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- World Football
- Published on Friday, 14 June 2013 11:03
By Mark BaberJune 14 - Budweiser, the official beer sponsor of the upcoming Confederations Cup in Brazil as well as next year's World Cup, are presenting a man of the match award for every game at both tournaments with a specially designed trophy.
Lionel Messi faces tax fraud charges in Spain
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- Europe
- Published on Thursday, 13 June 2013 08:51
By Gareth MessengerJune 13 - Barcelona forward and World Player of the Year Lionel Messi is under investigation by Spanish tax authorities for allegedly defrauding the state of more than €4m. The Argentina international and his father Jorge have reportedly filed fraudulent tax returns for 2007, 2008 and 2009, according to a spokesperson for the prosecutor's office, for tax crimes in Catalonia.
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