AC Milan denies Qatari investment talk

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Europe
Published on Monday, 15 October 2012 11:43
By Tom Degun

Silvio Berlusconi_15-10-12October 15 - Italian giants AC Milan have been forced to deny reports that they plan to sell stakes in the club to the Qatar sovereign wealth fund as speculation continues to grow over Silvio Berlusconi's ownership of the club.

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Liverpool to extend Anfield to 60,000 capacity

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News
Published on Monday, 15 October 2012 11:24
By Tom Degun

Anfield stadiumOctober 15 - Liverpool have revealed plans to extend the capacity of Anfield to 60,000 rather than build a new ground on Stanley Park.

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FIFA confirms defected Cuban footballers

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Central & North America
Published on Monday, 15 October 2012 11:21
By Andrew Warshaw

Alexander Gonzalez_Cuban_football_team_coachOctober 15 - Three Cuban footballers who vanished just before a World Cup qualifying match against Canada have defected, FIFA has confirmed.

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Canada throws support behind Sinclair after she receives ban

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Central & North America
Published on Monday, 15 October 2012 10:43
By Andrew Warshaw

Christine Sinclair_of_Canada_womens_footballOctober 15 - The Canadian Government has waded into the dispute over the country's women's team skipper Christine Sinclair after she was banned by FIFA for unsporting behaviour.

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Riot stops Senegal-Ivory Coast match

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African Nations Cup
Published on Sunday, 14 October 2012 10:19
By Andrew Warshaw

Riot stops_Senegal-Ivory_Coast_match_Oct14October 14 - A crucial Africa Cup of Nations showdown between arch-rivals Senegal and Ivory Coast was dramatically abandoned on Saturday (October 13) after home fans rioted in the stadium.

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Independent inquiry into Hillsborough cover-up to go ahead

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Europe
Published on Friday, 12 October 2012 18:30
By Andrew Warshaw

Hillsborough policeOctober 12 - An independent inquiry into police wrongdoing is to be carried out following the recently released report that highlighted a shocking cover-up relating to the 1989 Hillsborough stadium disaster.

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Prince Ali Bin Al Hussein pushes for more to be done to stop match-fixing

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News
Published on Friday, 12 October 2012 10:22
By Andrew Warshaw

Prince Ali_Bin_Al_Hussein_12-10-12October 12 - FIFA Executive Committee vice-president Prince Ali Bin Al Hussein of Jordan is pushing for a revolutionary corruption ranking system among FIFA members to make them more accountable when it comes to match-fixing and illegal betting.

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Warner accused of cutting off Trinidad football's funding

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Central & North America
Published on Friday, 12 October 2012 10:32
By Andrew Warshaw

Jack Warner_12-10-12October 12 - Disgraced former FIFA vice-president Jack Warner, who resigned from football in the wake of last year's cash-for-votes scandal but is still a prominent politician in his native Trinidad and Tobago as National Security Minister, is once again under the spotlight – this time for allegedly exploiting his country's own federation.

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FIFA vice-president Villar Llona says no to goal-line technology

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Football News
Published on Friday, 12 October 2012 10:50
By Andrew Warshaw at the Leaders in Football conference at Stamford Bridge in London

Angel Maria_Villar_President_of_the_Spanish_Football_FederationOctober 12 - The head of FIFA's Referees Committee says he is completely against goal-line technology – in direct opposition to FIFA President Sepp Blatter's stance.

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