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
fifa 14 xbox 360 boxartBy Mark Baber
June 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.

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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
budweiser-man-of-match-trophyBy Mark Baber
June 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.

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Lionel Messi faces tax fraud charges in Spain

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Europe
Published on Thursday, 13 June 2013 08:51
Lionel Messi 2By Gareth Messenger
June 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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CIES Survey values Messi at twice Ronaldo and Barça squad at €658m

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Europe
Published on Thursday, 13 June 2013 13:17
ronaldo and messiBy Mark Baber
June 13 - The CIES Football Observatory has published the 2013 edition of its Annual Review analysing an eclectic mix of statistics, based on data from OPTAPro on the 'Big 5' leagues of Europe - the Premier League, Liga, Ligue 1, Bundesliga and Serie A.

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Manchester United fans get shirty over Cantona's collar

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Premier League
Published on Thursday, 13 June 2013 12:08
Eric CantonaBy Tom Parsons
June 13 - Manchester United Megastore officials caused a stir when they announced that they would not print some of their ex-players' names on the back of the club's newly launched home kit.

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CVMóvel renews Cape Verde deal and dives deeper with the Blue Sharks

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Africa
Published on Thursday, 13 June 2013 11:46
Cape Verde footballJune 13 - CVMóvel, a subsidiary of Portugal Telecom in Cape Verde and the Cape Verde Football Federation have renewed their sponsorship partnership for a further three years, whilst launching the CVMóvel Blue Sharks, aimed at training a new generation of Cape Verde players.

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Chevy in cruise control as it adds US Soccer to portfolio alongside Man Utd

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Central & North America
Published on Thursday, 13 June 2013 09:51
Chevrolet adBy Mark Baber
June 13 - The United States Soccer Federation and Chevrolet announced a three-year sponsorship deal on Monday which makes Chevrolet the Official Partner of U.S. Soccer for the next three years.

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Players Union and government seek common ground to expand football economy

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Europe
Published on Thursday, 13 June 2013 12:28
Miguel CardenalBy Gareth Messenger
June 13 - The headquarters of the Association of Spanish Footballers (AFE) yesterday hosted the first visit of D. Miguel Cardenal Carro (pictured) since he became the secretary of state for sport.

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Togolese players refuse to travel to Libya for World Cup qualifier

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Africa
Published on Wednesday, 12 June 2013 11:26
 68110001 romaoBy Mark Baber
June 12 - Despite FIFA's decision to move Friday's Libya-Togo World Cup qualifier from Benghazi to Tripoli, Togo's captain Alaixys Romao (pictured) and Jonathan Ayite are refusing to take the trip on the grounds of personal security.

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