English Football League closes loophole on overseas loan players

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Europe
Published on Monday, 10 June 2013 10:38
watford vs crystal palace play off finalJune 9 - The English Football League has voted to restrict the number of overseas loans that can be used after Championship club Watford exploited the system - and came within one match of gaining promotion to the lucrative Premier League.

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Infantino calls for winter world cups, not just in Qatar

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Europe
Published on Monday, 10 June 2013 09:22
Gianni InfantinoBy Andrew Warshaw
June 9 - The UEFA hierarchy has once again caused a potential stir with Europe's major leagues by endorsing the idea of winter World Cups – and not just in Qatar.

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Women footballers had higher London 2012 injury rate than men

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FIFA
Published on Saturday, 08 June 2013 12:57
USA womenBy David Owen
June 8 – An in-depth study of injuries across all sports at the London 2012 Olympics has found that women footballers faced a substantially greater risk of getting hurt than their male counterparts. The International Olympic Committee study, published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, recorded 99 injuries among the 220 women who participated – a rate of 45%.

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Barça peace match scrapped but Peace Tour to go ahead

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Europe
Published on Friday, 07 June 2013 10:49
Sandro RosellBy Andrew Warshaw, chief correspondent
June 7 - Plans by Barcelona to stage a symbolic exhibition match against a joint Israeli-Palestinian team to try and heal the wounds between the two sides and promote Middle East peace have been ditched after no agreement could be reached between the various parties. 

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Egyptian club Zamalek urges complaint to FIFA about government interference

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Africa
Published on Friday, 07 June 2013 11:29
Zamalek logoBy Mark Baber
June 7 - Zamalek have written to the Egyptian FA, encouraging them to file a complaint to FIFA in a bid to bring pressure to overturn new regulations imposed by sports minister El-Amri Farouq. Zamalek maintain the new rules constitute unacceptable government interference in the sport.

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Dutch pick Hawk-Eye for GLT trial and examine use of video refs

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Europe
Published on Friday, 07 June 2013 10:22
hawk-eye-tech-2By Andrew Warshaw
June 7 - The Netherlands has become the latest top-flight country to embrace goalline technology despite UEFA President Michel Platini's insistence that it will never be used in UEFA competitions.

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Aksa and Hyundai sign up for U-20 World Cup in Turkey later this month

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Published on Friday, 07 June 2013 11:42
U 20 World Cup logoBy Mark Baber
June 7 - Ahead of the kick off of the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup on June 21, the Local Organising Committee (LOC) has agreed sponsorship deals with Aksa Jenerator to provide energy and with Hyundai to provide 112 official cars.

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Valencia appoint third President in three months, but Salvo promises unity

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Europe
Published on Friday, 07 June 2013 09:56
valencia logo2By Gareth Messenger
June 7 - Amadeo Salvo has been elected as the new president of Valencia CF replacing Vicente Andreu who resigned after just two in months as acting President. He was filling in for Manuel Llorente who had resigned after a row with the city council.

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Italians put Bari under scrutiny as another 33 named in match-fixing scandal

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Europe
Published on Friday, 07 June 2013 10:38
Jean-François GilletBy Andrew Warshaw
June 7 - The latest round of match-fixing allegations in Italian football has implicated 33 players and officials associated with Bari in 2008 and 2009.

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