Pompey fans win control of club and ground in last minute deal

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Europe

Published on Thursday, 11 April 2013 10:19

By Andrew Warshaw
April 11 - After years of pain, heartache and broken dreams, the biggest fan ownership in the history of English football has finally been rubber-stamped after administrators of Portsmouth football club struck a last-minute deal for the sale of the club's ground hours before the High Court hearing was to rule on its value.

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UEFA unveils 10 game ban plan for racism on pitch, and closed stadiums for fan abuse

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Europe

Published on Wednesday, 10 April 2013 13:09

By Andrew Warshaw, chief correspondent, in Manchester
April 10 - In arguably the biggest crackdown to date to tackle racism in football, UEFA will ban players and officials for a minimum 10 games if they are found guilty of abuse - and are also hitting fans hard by ordering teams to play behind closed doors. 

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Noisy reaction from football for a minute's silence for Maggie

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News

Published on Wednesday, 10 April 2013 12:25

By Mark Baber
April 10 – A proposal by two politically right-wing-leaning football figures for a minute's silence before this weekend's Premier League fixtures, in tribute to former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher, has been met with an almost unanimously hostile reaction from English football fans and writers, who have been remembering her approach to football.

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Poland's Ekstraklasa revamps its league structure for 2013/14 season

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Europe

Published on Wednesday, 10 April 2013 09:05

By Krzysztof Baranowski
April 10 – Poland's top professional league, the T-Mobile Ekstraklasa, has radically reformed its structure for the 2013/14 season that is scheduled to kick off July 13 and play through to May 2014. The changes have been prompted by a requirement to make the league more attractive for media partners and sponsors.

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Absolute, BBC and talkSPORT renew radio rights in 3-season deal

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Premier League

Published on Wednesday, 10 April 2013 10:47

By Mark Baber
April 10 - A new three-year deal for seven exclusive commentary packages, starting with the 2013/14 season, ensures UK radio stations will continue to broadcast the same premier league football matches as under the current arrangement.

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FIFA hit by sharp rise in tax charge linked to growth in reserves

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FIFA

Published on Wednesday, 10 April 2013 09:24

By David Owen
April 10 – FIFA's recently-announced positive annual result of $89m for 2012 was achieved despite a striking 350% increase in the world governing body's annual tax charge.

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Tickets sales strong as Brazil gets set for Confederations Cup coming out party

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FIFA

Published on Wednesday, 10 April 2013 11:50

By Paul Nicholson
April 10 - Brazil's hosting of the Confederations Cup this June is receiving positive boosts form all sides with the opening of the Arena Fonte Nova in Salvador being hailed as a major success and the news that 546,000 tickets have already been booked by fans.

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High noon in the High Court for Pompey fans buyout bid

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Europe

Published on Wednesday, 10 April 2013 09:57

By Andrew Warshaw
April 10 - The High Court hearing into the future of ailing English club Portsmouth was finally due to get under way today in what supporters hope will result in the biggest fan ownership scheme in English football.

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