FIFA chiefs head for Zurich for crucial presidential powwow

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By Andrew Warshaw in Zurich
July 20 – Just under two months after the bombshell that fell on FIFA, its top brass on Monday choose a date to replace Sepp Blatter as president – and also to finally discuss concrete reform ideas which the veteran Swiss is determined to help firm up before he steps down.

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Liverpool players grounded for kit launch, but Fowler dropped from a height

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By Paul Nicholson
July 17 – Liverpool took the opportunity of the Australian leg of the club’s pre-season tour to launch their new away kit, the first away kit with New Balance. While current players Simon Mignolet, Martin Skrtel and new signing James Milner modeled the kit in King George Square in Brisbane, club legend Robbie Fowler was launched from a light aircraft wearing the Reds’ new white jersey.

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Bulgarian sports ministry to pump cash into club academies

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By Alexander Krassimirov
July 17 – The Ministry of Youth and Sports in Bulgaria has committed to allocating substantially increased funds to club youth academies in 2016. The announcement was made by Bulgarian sports minister Krassen Kralev (pictured) who outlined what would the subsidies for the Bulgarian Football Union would be for the new season.

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Gill to attend Monday’s FIFA Executive Committee meeting

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By David Owen
July 16 – David Gill, the former Manchester United executive and recently-elected FIFA vice president, is to attend Monday’s FIFA Executive Committee (ExCo) meeting, Insideworldfootball can confirm. The decision assures the European Confederation UEFA of its full complement at a critical gathering expected to set the date of an extraordinary Congress at which a new FIFA President is to be elected.

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