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Rio Ferdinand: Former England captain announces retirement
Date: 2015-05-30 15:05:07 GMT - United Kingdom - Sports - SN:65 - ID:2695245
LONDON, May 30 (MENA) - Former England captain Rio Ferdinand has retired from football, days after being released by Queens Park Rangers, the BBC Sports reported Saturday. The 36-year-old said it was "the right time" to retire from "the game I ....
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Putin congratulates Blatter over Fifa victory, stresses cooperation - Kremlin spokesman
Date: 2015-05-30 10:01:57 GMT - Russia - Sports - SN:27 - ID:2693201
MOSCOW, May 30 (MENA) - Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Fifa president Joseph Blatter over his reelection, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Saturday. "Putin expressed confidence in the experience, professionalism and high ....
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Fifa result 'incredibly disappointing' - British sports minister
Date: 2015-05-30 08:11:56 GMT - United Kingdom - Sports - SN:15 - ID:2692393
LONDON, May 30 (MENA) - British Culture Media and Sport Secretary John Whittingdale has called Sepp Blatter's reappointment as Fifa president "incredibly disappointing", according to ABC News. “A change in the leadership of Fifa is very badly ....
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UK football association head says cannot see FIFA reforming under Blatter
Date: 2015-05-29 22:23:43 GMT - United Kingdom - Sports - SN:98 - ID:2691909
LONDON, May 29 (MENA) – The chairman of the British Football Association has said "this isn't over" after Sepp Blatter's controversial re-election as FIFA president, Sky News reported on Friday. Greg Dyke pointed to the fact that Blatter's ....
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Sepp Blatter re-elected as FIFA president for fifth term after Prince Ali withdrawal
Date: 2015-05-29 17:53:28 GMT - Switzerland - Sports - SN:79 - ID:2691113
ZURICH, May 29 (MENA) - Sepp Blatter has been officially re-elected as FIFA’s president for a fifth term by the world governing body’s 209 member associations, The Guardian reported Friday. Blatter, 79, saw off the challenge of Jordan’s Prince ....
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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 ....
