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Soccer: Japan to vote for Blatter as planned in FIFA election: Daini
Date: 2015-05-28 13:22:21 GMT - Switzerland - Sports - SN:70 - ID:2683841
ZURICH, May 28 (MENA) - Japan Football Association President Kuniya Daini arrived in Zurich for FIFA congress and said there will be no change in his decision to vote for incumbent Sepp Blatter, who is seeking re-election for a fifth term as ....
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Qatar nervous amid threat to 2022 World Cup
Date: 2015-05-28 13:21:50 GMT - United Kingdom - Sports - SN:69 - ID:2683845
LONDON, May 28 (MENA) - When Qatar won the right to host the 2022 World Cup, people flooded into the streets to celebrate a moment that saw the tiny gas-rich Gulf state elevated on to the global stage. Almost five years on, initial jubilation has ....
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Rajoub continues to mobilize support to Palestinian motion to have Israel suspended from FIFA
Date: 2015-05-28 12:32:28 GMT - palestine - Sports - SN:65 - ID:2683173
RAMALLAH, May 28 (MENA) – Jibril Rajoub, the delegate of the Palestinian Football Association, continued his meetings in Zurich to mobilize support a Palestinian motion to have Israel suspended from world football. On Thursday, he attended a ....
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State TV to air Ahly, Zamalek matches Thursday
Date: 2015-05-27 15:38:26 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:105 - ID:2677737
CAIRO, March 29 (MENA) - The Egyptian Television will resume on Thursday airing football matches of the Egyptian Premier League. Al Ahly team will face Ittihad of Alexandria, while Zamalek will play against Ittihad el Shorta. The two games ....
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Fifa officials arrested in Zurich on corruption charges
Date: 2015-05-27 06:34:33 GMT - Switzerland - Sports - SN:5 - ID:2673149
ZURICH, May 27 (MENA) - Swiss authorities arrested several top FIFA officials and plan to extradite them to the United States, where they will face federal corruption charges, Sky news reported. More than a dozen plain-clothed Swiss law ....
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Arab journalists union urges suspension of Israel's FIFA membership
Date: 2015-05-23 16:26:02 GMT - palestine - Sports - SN:92 - ID:2649397
RAMALLAH, May 23 (MENA) - The Arab journalists union has appealed to FIFA to suspend the membership of Israel's soccer association, citing racist practices committed against the Palestinians. The federation has sent a letter to that effect to the ....
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Tunisia's Club Africain seeks one day delay in return match against Al Ahly
Date: 2015-05-21 05:42:52 GMT - Tunisia - Sports - SN:3 - ID:2632769
TUNIS, May 21 (MENA) - Tunisia's Club Africain asked for one-day delay in the return leg match against Al Ahly of Egypt due to maintenance works at the stadium, a source at the Tunisian club said. In a letter, the Tunisian club requested that the ....
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AL welcomes suspension of Israel membership at FIFA
Date: 2015-05-20 12:30:12 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:67 - ID:2628061
CAIRO, May 20 (MENA) - The Arab League expressed support for freezing the membership of Israel at the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) until the Israeli side abides by international laws. In a statement, the Palestine ....
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Global PRNewswire (3): One Man, Two Wheels, and a 120,000km Road
Date: 2015-05-20 12:14:10 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Sports - SN:60 - ID:2628309
DUBAI, UAE, May 20, 2015/PRNewswire/ -- When Wissam Al Jayyousi came off his KTM 1190 Adventure R motorcycle in an icy river in the Gobi desert in Mongolia - flooding his two-wheeler and nearly losing his pannier in the process - he almost pulled ....
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Israeli PM to meet FIFA head as Palestinians try to kick Israel out of world soccer association
Date: 2015-05-19 17:20:37 GMT - palestine - Sports - SN:120 - ID:2623109
GAZA CITY, May 19 (MENA) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to call on FIFA President Sepp Blatter to use his influence to persuade the Palestinian Football Association to drop its bid to suspend Israel from world soccer's ....
