English Football League closes loophole on overseas loan players
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- Published on Monday, 10 June 2013 10:38
June 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.
Infantino calls for winter world cups, not just in Qatar
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- Published on Monday, 10 June 2013 09:22
By Andrew WarshawJune 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.
Women footballers had higher London 2012 injury rate than men
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- Published on Saturday, 08 June 2013 12:57
By David OwenJune 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%.
Barça peace match scrapped but Peace Tour to go ahead
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- Published on Friday, 07 June 2013 10:49
By Andrew Warshaw, chief correspondentJune 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.
Egyptian club Zamalek urges complaint to FIFA about government interference
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- Published on Friday, 07 June 2013 11:29
By Mark BaberJune 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.
Dutch pick Hawk-Eye for GLT trial and examine use of video refs
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- Published on Friday, 07 June 2013 10:22
By Andrew WarshawJune 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.
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
By Mark BaberJune 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.
Valencia appoint third President in three months, but Salvo promises unity
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- Published on Friday, 07 June 2013 09:56
By Gareth MessengerJune 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.
Italians put Bari under scrutiny as another 33 named in match-fixing scandal
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- Published on Friday, 07 June 2013 10:38
By Andrew WarshawJune 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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