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Bundesliga executive wary of “Murphy Ruling” impact on top European clubs

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By David Gold at the SPONSORs Sports Summit in Dusseldorf

May 19 – The case of Karen Murphy, the pub owner in Portsmouth whom a European judge ruled could use a Greek decoder to reduce the costs of showing live Premier League television to her customers, was discussed by Wolfsburg managing director Thomas Rottgerman (pictured) here today.

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Iran bids to host World Club Cup

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By David Gold

May 18 – Iran is bidding to host the FIFA Club World Cup in 2013 and 2014, along with Morocco, South Africa and the United Arab Emirates.

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FA marketing and communications director quits

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By Andrew Warshaw

May 17 – Julian Eccles quit today as marketing and communications director of the English Football Association, another blow to the image of the organisation in the wake of its failed 2018 World Cup bid.

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FIFA and UEFA take attempt to charge UK audience to watch international tournaments to the European Court of Justice

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By David Gold

May 16 – Football’s governing body FIFA and UEFA, the most powerful regional confederation, are to contest a legal ruling preventing them from charging supporters to view World Cup and European Championship games.

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PSSI to hold congress as Indonesia hopes to avoid FIFA ban

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By David Gold

May 16 – Djoko Driyono, the acting secretary general of the Indonesian Soccer Association (PSSI) has confirmed that their congress was being held to avoid further censure from FIFA.

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Over 100 Spartak Moscow fans arrested after violence erupts during league game

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By David Gold

May 16 – More than 120 Spartak Moscow supporters were arrested after a riot during their match against Krylia Sovetov Samara in the Russian Premier League.

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Bin Hammam takes aim at Blatter as FIFA Presidential race intensifies

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By Andrew Warshaw

May 16 – Mohamed Bin Hammam today hit back at Sepp Blatter’s assertion that a vote for the Qatari challenger at next month’s FIFA Presidential election would result in the organisation “disappearing into a black hole”.

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Makudi confirms legal challenge to Triesman bribery claims

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Andrew Warshaw

May 16 – FIFA’s Thai executive committee member Worawi Makudi publicly confirmed today that he plans to file charges against former English Football Association chairman Lord Triesman for making bribery accusations against him over England’s 2018 World Cup bid.

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Blatter and Platini open Serbian “House of Football”

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By David Gold

May 15 – FIFA President Sepp Blatter and his UEFA counterpart Michel Platini have opened a “House of Football” in Serbia, consisting of six fields, a hotel, several gyms and training grounds.

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Hearts sign sponsorship deal with wonga.com

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By David Gold

May 15 – Scottish Premier League outfit Heart of Midlothian has agreed a shirt sponsorship deal with Wonga.com, the online short term loans company, replacing Ukio Bankas from the start of next season.

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FIFA need to reform because mud sticks, warns John Coates

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By Duncan Mackay

May 13 – John Coates (pictured), the President of the Australian Olympic Committee, has today joined calls for FIFA to reform in the wake of latest damaging allegations made about the selection of the host countries for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups.

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Blanc cleared by French Football Federation investigation

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By David Gold

May 13 – The French Football Federation (FFF) has cleared Laurent Blanc after releasing its findings from the investigation it conducted into plans to implement quotas limiting the number of dual-nationality players in the country’s academies.

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FIFA Executive Committee member named in bribe allegations told he has lost his position in Thailand

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By Duncan Mackay

May 13 – Worawi Makudi, one of the four FIFA Executive Committee members who allegedly asked for favours to vote for England 2018 during its World Cup bid, is no longer the head of the Thailand Football Association (FAT), he has been told.

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Oceania latest Confederation to pledge support for Blatter

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By Duncan Mackay

May 12 – Sepp Blatter was given another boost in his bid to be re-elected as FIFA president when the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) announced that it would back him against Asian football chief Mohamed Bin Hammam.

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Indonesian FA forced to buckle under FIFA pressure over election

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By David Gold

May 12 – The Indonesian FA (PSSI) has been forced to bow to pressure from FIFA as the Normalisation Committee set up to run the country’s football affairs confirmed the final list of candidates eligible to run in their elections next week, with controversial candidates George Toisutta and Arifin Panigoro absent

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