Spanish shuffle match officials as calls for higher standards get louder
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- Europe
- Published on Wednesday, 15 May 2013 08:28
By Monica VillarMay 14 - Calls for an overhaul of the Spanish refereeing system are becoming louder. Spanish referees have come under fire as the season comes to a close and poor decisions potentially mean life or death in the race to survive in la Liga's top division.
Blatter slams Roma's racist fans and 'not acceptable' Italian sanctions
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- FIFA
- Published on Tuesday, 14 May 2013 23:38
By Andrew WarshawMay 14 - FIFA President Sepp Blatter has once again reacted to the latest incident of racial abuse by fans, denouncing the Italian authorities for being too weak and saying lessons have still not been learned.
FIFA imposes global bans on Estonian match-fixers as investigations deepen
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- FIFA
- Published on Tuesday, 14 May 2013 23:07
May 14 - FIFA has extended worldwide a raft of bans imposed on eight players by the Estonian FA and one player by the Lebanese FA following matchfixing and fraud inquiries.
Roma are fined €50,000 but escape wider sanctions, this time
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- Europe
- Published on Tuesday, 14 May 2013 09:27
By Andrew WarshawMay 14 - Italian authorities have wasted no time punishing Roma for the racist chanting of their fans by slapping them with a €50,000 fine - but nothing stronger.
Rio courtroom battles delay Maracana handover from public to private sector
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- Brazil 2014
- Published on Tuesday, 14 May 2013 12:27
By Mark BaberMay 14 - A Rio court has stayed the execution of an injunction preventing the controversial handover of the Maracana stadium to a private consortium.
European fans want a standing option at matches, finds survey
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- Europe
- Published on Tuesday, 14 May 2013 11:13
May 14 - Three-quarters of European football fans interviewed in a new survey want the option to stand while watching games.
Cold reception for Chilean ref, as FIFA selects top 10 for Confed Cup
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- FIFA
- Published on Tuesday, 14 May 2013 10:49
By Andrew WarshawMay 14 - With goalline technology on the horizon, FIFA has selected the 10 referees for the forthcoming Confederations Cup in Brazil - with all of them in pole position to be sent to the World Cup next year unless they mess up.
SKY Italia wins anti-trust rights case on Champions League and World Cup
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- Europe
- Published on Tuesday, 14 May 2013 09:18
By Paul NicholsonMay 14 – After a two-year wait, the Italian Antitrust Authority (AGCM) has finally ruled in favour of Sky Italia that there is no evidence the broadcaster abused its dominant position in its acquisition of Champions League TV rights (2012-15) and FIFA World Cup rights for 2010 and 2014.
News International to use Premier League clips to drive Sun+ subs
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- Premier League
- Published on Tuesday, 14 May 2013 11:40
By Mark BaberMay 14 - News International is to use Premier League football clips to drive subscriptions to its Sun+ service, the digital offering of the UK's highest circulation tabloid newspaper. The subscription will cost £2 a week in the UK.
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