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Mihir Bose: Why the Champions League is glorious but UEFA’s powers are limited

Whether or not Real Madrid achieve their cherished goal of Decima tomorrow, which would mark the tenth time they have won Europe’s premier club competition, the Champions League Final in Lisbon once again emphasises that in all of world football’s many club competitions, spread across the various continents, nothing comes close to matching the glory of winning this coveted European trophy. It may be a competition that only European clubs participate in but not only do players from all over the world take part but,

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Costa blazes gender trail but says in 2014 this should be a ‘normal thing’

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May 23 – In her first major press conference since being appointed as the first female coach in the top two divisions of any of Europe’s major leagues, Helena Costa said she just wants to be treated like her male colleagues.

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Buzz builds as social media World Cup starts to take hold

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By Tom Parsons
May 23 – Social media platforms are already buzzing about what could be one of the greatest World Cup’s of all time. Players and fans alike are sharing news, views and opinions on Brazil 2014 with just 21 days until it begins.

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Nothing toxic in Adidas accounts as it predicts $1 billion in World Cup sales

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By Mark Baber
May 23 – Notwithstanding a recent Greenpeace report which found toxic chemicals in 33 sportswear products produced by Adidas, Nike and Puma, Adidas has briefed journalists in Munich that the World Cup will play a “an important role” in adding “€1-1.2 billion (£829 -948 million) to operational revenue.”

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Dutch poised to roll out video referee system after tests prove positive

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By Andrew Warshaw
May 23 – In a move that seems bound to be strongly opposed by the game’s authorities, the Dutch football federation (KNVB) wants to introduce video technology from next season. For the past year the Dutch have been experimenting with an unofficial pilot scheme but will need the permission of the game’s lawmakers, the International FA Board, to make it permanent.

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FIFA issues warning to fans buying black market tickets

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By Andrew Warshaw
May 23 – Three weeks before the start of the World Cup in Brazil, FIFA has warned that fans could be barred from stadiums if they are found to have bought tickets from unauthorised sources. FIFA said it would cancel any tickets “discovered as illegally sold or re-sold with the bearers risking not being permitted entry.”

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Seven bidders pitch to build new Widzew Lodz stadium

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By Jaroslaw Adamowski
May 23 – Seven consortia of construction companies have submitted bids to build a new stadium for Poland’s Widzew Lodz. The facility will have a capacity of between 15,000 and 18,000.

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Mexican team put beef on backburner as they prepare for Brazil

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May 23 – Mexico’s World Cup squad have decided to avoid eating beef during their preparations for fear of testing positive for the banned drug clenbuterol.

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Gulati wants rules of bidding game changed before US will bid again

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By Andrew Warshaw
May 23 – The head of US Soccer says has reiterated his country will only target the 2026 World Cup if FIFA’s bidding rules are significantly tightened up – including votes being made public. Sunil Gulati and other senior executives within his CONCACAF confederation have long been uncomfortable with the way the joint ballots for the 2018 and 2022 tournaments were conducted.

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Beckham turns to Plan B for Miami stadium

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By Ben Nicholson
May 23 – David Beckham, in his bid to build a Major League Soccer stadium in downtown Miami, is envisioning a new location for his home turf. Having met with opposition for a waterfront park, largely from disgruntled businessmen from the port area, he has switched his attention to filling a water basin with a 20,000-seat stadium.

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Massimo Cecchini: Less is more for Serie A as it starts a diet

Che noia la Serie A: Meglio Metteral a dieta

Evviva, il campionato di Serie A è finito! La Juventus ha vinto con 102 punti, macinando record su record e lasciando la seconda in classifica, la Roma, a 17 lunghezze di distanza. Non basta. Anche la stessa Roma ha fatto registrare diversi primati storici, senza contare che – grazie ai suoi 85 punti – in due stagioni su tre avrebbe vinto lo scudetto.

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ICSS expands into European HQ

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May 22- The International Centre for Sports Security, which earlier this month published the most comprehensive report to date into the scale of illegal betting, is expanding its global operations by opening a European head office and appointing former European Professional Football Leagues chief Emanuel Macedo de Medeiros as the new Chief Executive of ICSS Europe from early June.

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PSG back before UEFA, this time for racist fans

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May 22- Paris St Germain have been called before Uefa’s disciplinary commission over allegations of racism by their fans at last month’s Champions League clash against Chelsea in Paris.

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Clubs fail to meet AIFF licensing criteria for I-League

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By Mark Baber
May 22- The All India Football Federation’s Club Licensing Committee First Instance Body announced Wednesday that only 9 out of 14 applicants met the required administrative, sporting, infrastructure and financial criteria to play in the I-League, though newly promoted Royal Wahingdoh have been given a one-time exemption.

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All bets off as FA clamps down on English pros

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May 22- All professional footballers in England will be banned from betting on football matches from next season following a string of damaging incidents that have rocked the domestic game.