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Zenit escape with pitiful fine for fans’ racist chant violation

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By David Gold

April 11 – Zenit St Petersburg have been fined 100,000 rubles ($3,400/€2,600) after their fans (pictured left) were found guilty of racist chanting during a victory against Lokomotiv Moscow last week.

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European football mourns Gérard Enault

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By David Gold

April 11 – Gérard Enault, the former head of the French Football Federation (FFF) and the head of the bidding committee for France’s successful hosting of the 1998 World Cup, has died.

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Exclusive: Europe’s top clubs plan to self-regulate over disputes

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By Andrew Warshaw

April 11 – Football disputes, such as late transfer payments, could in future be fast-tracked by clubs themselves rather than be dealt with by FIFA or the sporting courts.

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Olympique Marseille fans urge club to lose to spite Paris St. Germain

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By Andrew Warshaw

April 10 – The biggest supporters group aligned to French club Olympique Marseille has taken the unusual step of urging their team to lose to title challengers Montpellier tomorrow – in order to stop Paris St. Germain (PSG) from clinching the trophy.

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Platini attends inauguration ceremony for new Israeli technical and training centre

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By David Gold

April 10 – UEFA President Michel Platini has been in Israel to visit the Shfayim technical and training centre near Tel Aviv, which was recently built with assistance from the HatTrick initiative.

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New schedule is a circus killing Russian football says angry midfield star Semshov

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By Andrew Warshaw

April 9 – Switching the Russian season to bring it into line with Western Europe has been attacked by veteran international midfielder Igor Semshov (pictured left) who says the revised schedule is killing the game in his country.

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Sports Minister insists Russia’s football racism blight is not “hopeless”

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By David Gold

April 8 – Leading Russian football officials have denied the country has a particular problem with racism amid a spate of incidents since the league season resumed last month.

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Ginola slander suit thrown out of French court

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By David Gold

April 6 – Former France winger David Ginola (pictured) has lost his defamation and slander case against former national team coach Gérard Houllier over comments made following a World Cup 1994 qualifier.

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Spartak Moscow owner vows to stamp out racism at Russian games

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By David Gold

April 5 – Spartak Moscow is creating a programme to help tackle racism and anti-semitism in Russian football, its owner Leonid Fedun has revealed.

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Former director Paul Murray among four final bidders for Rangers

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By Andrew Warshaw

April 5 – The administrators trying to save Scottish giants Glasgow Rangers received four “best and final” bids from prospective new buyers for the ailing club by the deadline yesterday.

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Porto hit with €20,000 fine after Balotelli racism incident

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By Andrew Warshaw

April 4 – UEFA have fined Porto €20,000 (£17,000/$26,000) after a section of fans racially abused Manchester City striker Mario Balotelli during a Europa League game in February.

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FA Women’s Super League kicks off with Team GB London 2012 places up for grabs

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By Andrew Warshaw

April 4 – The second English Football Association (FA) Women’s Super League (WSL) season gets under way this weekend in what is being showcased as an ideal opportunity to fight for Team GB places at London 2012.

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Former FAI President Louis Kilcoyne loses battle to illness

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By David Gold

April 3 – Louis Kilcoyne, the former President of the Football Association of Ireland (FAI) and also a previous vice-president of the Olympic Council of Ireland (OCI), has died at the age of 69 following a short illness.

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Exclusive: Eastern European clubs buy league positions, claims FIFPro official

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By Andrew Warshaw

April 3 – Clubs in Eastern Europe are deliberately rigging domestic matches in order to “buy” where they finish in the league at the end of the season, according the boss of the international players union, FIFPro.

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Andrea Masiello arrested in Bari match fixing investigation

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By Andrew Warshaw

April 2 – Yet another serious match fixing episode, this time in Italy, moved on apace today when Atalanta defender Andrea Masiello (pictured) was arrested in connection with last season’s scandal in Serie A.

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