Legislation prohibiting "propaganda of non-traditional sexual relations among minors" has provoked an international furore since President Vladimir Putin signed off on it in June and sparked...
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26 Jun 2013
Brazil coach Luiz Felipe Scolari says their Confederations Cup semifinal against Uruguay in Belo Horizonte is a chance to provide a huge morale boost for a nation in turmoil after days of protests...
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22 Jun 2013
New Zealand are being investigated for allegedly fielding an ineligible player in a World Cup qualifier, although they will still have won the Oceania group whatever the outcome, Fifa said on...
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14 Jun 2013
Picture this. As the visiting team's national anthem is played, a small but vocal minority of the home crowd expresses its discriminatory sentiments with whistling and hostile chanting. During the...
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31 May 2013
Fifa's Congress in Mauritius yesterday adopted a resolution that will lead to tougher sanctions in cases of racism, including points deductions and even relegation for repeat offenders.
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21 May 2013
Palermo president Maurizio Zamparini is facing disciplinary action after being reported to the Italian football federation (FIGC) for “harming the reputation” of Fifa president Sepp Blatter as...
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This year’s Confederations Cup in Brazil will be the best-attended ever with nearly 600,000 of the 826,000 tickets already sold despite delays caused by stadiums being ready late, soccer’s world...
10:54AM
Fifa executive committee member Chuck Blazer was provisionally suspended on Monday, less than one month after he was accused of financial mismanagement in his role as general secretary of the...
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Expelled by Fifa for alleged corruption, Mohamed bin Hammam is barred from attending elections on Thursday to finally replace him as Asia’s top football official.
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Joao Havelange has resigned as honorary president of Fifa following an investigation into a bribery case involving ISL, the former marketing partner of world soccer’s governing body, a Fifa report...
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Hearts defender Danny Wilson insists his side can put their off-field problems to one side and triumph in tomorrow's Edinburgh derby against Hibernian at Easter Road.
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Fifa's director of security Ralf Mutschke told a two-day gathering with Interpol that the world governing body's "zero tolerance" for match-fixing must be buttressed by "the right policies for law...
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