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FIFA approves Palestinian amended proposal after withdrawing bid to freeze Israel's membership
Date: 2015-05-29 16:12:54 GMT - palestine - Sports - SN:70 - ID:2690761
RAMALLAH, May 29 (MENA) - The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) voted in favor of the Palestinian amended proposal after the Palestinian Federation President Jibril Rajoub dropped a bid to suspend Israel's membership from the ....
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Palestinian Soccer Federation drops request to suspend Israel at FIFA congress
Date: 2015-05-29 15:13:32 GMT - Switzerland - Sports - SN:64 - ID:2690509
ZURICH, May 29 (MENA) - A vote on a controversial proposal by the Palestinian Football Association to suspend Israel from international soccer was averted on Friday at the congress of the sport’s world governing body after the federation chose to ....
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Swiss police confirm bomb threat received at FIFA congress in Zurich
Date: 2015-05-29 12:33:20 GMT - Switzerland - Sports - SN:44 - ID:2689345
ZURICH, May 29 (MENA) - A bomb threat has been received at the FIFA congress in Zurich, Swiss police have confirmed. Zurich police tweeted a statement saying that the bomb threat was made by telephone, and that the congress room is being searched. ....
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US Soccer will support Blatter rival in FIFA election
Date: 2015-05-29 07:58:23 GMT - Switzerland - Sports - SN:15 - ID:2687713
ZURICH, May 29 (MENA) - Sunil Gulati, the president of US Soccer, will instruct the United States delegate to vote against the longtime incumbent, Sepp Blatter, and vote instead for the only other candidate, Prince Ali bin al-Hussein of Jordan, when ....
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Egypt wins 10 medals in 2nd day of African Wrestling Championship
Date: 2015-05-28 22:21:15 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:131 - ID:2686977
ALEXANDRIA, May 28 (MENA) – Egypt on Thursday won 10 medals in the second day of the African Wrestling Championship for juniors. Eight medals are gold while the two others are bronze. The championship is hosted by Egypt. (MENA) M I N/A R ....
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Egypt to support Prince Ali bin al-Hussein in FIFA election
Date: 2015-05-28 20:25:00 GMT - Switzerland - Sports - SN:123 - ID:2686505
ZURICH, May 28 (MENA) – Egypt will vote for Prince Ali bin Al-Hussein in the FIFA presidential election, set to take place on Friday, said President of the Egyptian Football Association (EFA) Gamal Allam. Speaking to MENA on Thursday, Allam said ....
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Global-PRNewswire( 4):Sydney lights up for Tottenham Hotspur FC
Date: 2015-05-28 17:07:07 GMT - Australia - Sports - SN:107 - ID:2685901
SYDNEY, May 28, 2015 /PRNewswire/MENA/ -- Sydney lit up when legendary English football club Tottenham Hotspur FC took a climb up the Sydney Harbour Bridge, which was specially illuminated in blue and white lights and with projections of Spurs ....
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FFA backs Prince Ali manifesto for FIFA change
Date: 2015-05-28 15:39:17 GMT - Switzerland - Sports - SN:99 - ID:2685141
BERN, May 28 (MENA) - FFA Chairman Frank Lowy arrived in Zurich, Switzerland, to attend the 2015 FIFA Congress. The situation remains volatile amid suggestions that the FIFA Congress or Presidential election, or both, could be postponed. The ....
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UEFA Chief: FIFA's Blatter nixed call to resign
Date: 2015-05-28 14:17:25 GMT - France - Sports - SN:81 - ID:2684413
PARIS/ZURICH, May 28 (MENA) - UEFA President Michel Platini says some European countries might pull out of FIFA and the World Cup if Sepp Blatter wins a fifth term as FIFA president. Speaking at a news conference in Zurich, Platini said through ....
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British PM urges Sepp Blatter to quit as Fifa President
Date: 2015-05-28 13:38:26 GMT - United Kingdom - Sports - SN:76 - ID:2684033
LONDON, May 28 (MENA) - David Cameron has today urged Sepp Blatter to quit as Fifa President as the calls to re-open the 2018 and 2022 World Cup bidding processes got louder, according to Huffington Post. The Prime Minister's official spokesman ....
