Chelsea's new stadium could be back on with new build site available

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Premier League
Published on Tuesday, 11 June 2013 13:46
stamford bridgeBy Mark Baber
June 11 - The saga over Chelsea's search for a new stadium has taken a new turn, as Jose Mourinho returns, with the revelation that the club may be invited to bid on a 17-acre plot of land, owned by Transport for London (TfL) near Earls Court and just a mile north of current home Stamford Bridge.

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Jordan's Prince Ali says AFC top job is not for him

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Asia
Published on Tuesday, 11 June 2013 13:30
By Andrew Warshaw
June 11 - prince ali - JordanPrince Ali, head of the Jordanian FA, has had an increasingly influential and vocal role as a member of the FIFA executive committee and successfully championed the lifting of the ban on the hijab in women's football.

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Outgoing Cameroon president arrested over company fraud as elections held today

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Africa
Published on Tuesday, 11 June 2013 13:40
Iya MohammedBy Mark Baber
June 11 - Iya Mohamed, the president of Cameroon Football Federation (Fecafoot) and CEO of the Cameroon Cotton Development Corporation (Sodecoton), a state owned company, was arrested by the police on Monday on his return home from Togo where he attended Sunday's Cameroon's World Cup qualifier.

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Putin signs off on FIFA's 'World Cup Law' as Russia readies for 2018

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FIFA
Published on Tuesday, 11 June 2013 13:27
Vladimir PutinJune 11 - Russia's preparations for the 2018 World Cup have taken another step forward after President Vladimir Putin signed off on the so-called 'World Cup Law' that has caused so much debate.

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SAP and Hoffenheim continue their journey together

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Europe
Published on Tuesday, 11 June 2013 13:22
HoffenheimBy Mark Baber
June 11 - SAP, the leading business software provider, has extended its long-standing partnership with TSG Hoffenheim, becoming the new main and kit sponsor, in an initial three year deal.

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FIFA reform process backed by Olympic frontrunner

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News
Published on Monday, 10 June 2013 08:25
thomas bachBy David Owen
June 9 – The frontrunner in the race for the most powerful post in world sport has backed FIFA's reform process, saying world football's governing body is "on the right track". Thomas Bach, a German ex-fencer and Olympic gold medallist, is one of six candidates vying to succeed Jacques Rogge, as President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), the organisation behind the Olympic Games.

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Anger mounts as Newcastle's Cisse refuses to wear Wonga logo

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Premier League
Published on Monday, 10 June 2013 12:28
wonga logoBy Mark Baber
June 9 - Senegalese striker Papiss Cisse's representatives have informed Newcastle officials that his religious beliefs forbid him from representing or advertising a loans company, posing a dilemma for the club which has accepted sponsorship from pay-day loans company Wonga.

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UEFA advances 'solidarity payment' to help Irish with Aviva Stadium debt

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Europe
Published on Monday, 10 June 2013 09:51
Aviva stadiumBy Andrew Warshaw
June 9 - UEFA have stepped in to help the Football Association of Ireland meet its debt repayments for the Aviva stadium in Dublin.

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Aussies offer official apology over detention of Jordan's Hamad

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Asia
Published on Monday, 10 June 2013 10:22
Adnan hamadBy Andrew Warshaw
June 9 - The Australian government has apologised to Jordan for its Iraqi national team coach, Adnan Hamad, being detained for more than four hours when the squad flew into Melbourne last week ahead of tomorrow's (Tuesday) crunch World Cup qualifier.

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