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FIFA to use 'vanishing spray' in games
Date: 2013-12-20 17:26:30 GMT - United Kingdom - Sport - SN:42 - ID:452676
Players slowly edging forward in the wall during free-kicks are set to become a thing of the past – with Fifa confirming plans to fully introduce vanishing spray, a British paper said on Friday. The recently developed spray is carried by referees ....
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FIFA fines Ahly due to its fans
Date: 2013-12-19 15:54:31 GMT - Switzerland - Sport - SN:43 - ID:451033
FIFA decided to impose a fine, worth 500,000 dollars, on the Egyptian football giant Al-Ahly due to its fans who attended the Mexico's Monterrey match yesterday in Morocco as part of the Club World Cup. The fans threw fireworks during the match ....
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Obamas, First Lady, Biden to skip the Winter Olympics in Russia
Date: 2013-12-18 16:53:51 GMT - USA - Sport - SN:71 - ID:449186
The White House announced Tuesday tonight that President Obama, Vice President Biden and the first lady will not attend the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, in February, a pointed snub by an administration that is feuding with Russian leaders on a ....
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Tottenham sack manager
Date: 2013-12-16 13:06:09 GMT - United Kingdom - Sport - SN:40 - ID:442932
Tottenham have sacked manager Andre Villas-Boas in the wake of Sunday's 5-0 thrashing by Liverpool, the BBC reported Monday. The defeat was the club's worst at White Hart Lane in 16 years and left Spurs seventh in the Premier League - eight ....
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Worker dies in stadium fall in Brazil
Date: 2013-12-15 08:21:14 GMT - Brazil - Sport - SN:5 - ID:440554
A worker has been killed in Brazil after falling from the roof of a stadium being built in the Amazon region for the 2014 football World Cup, the BBC reported. Marcleudo de Melo Ferreira, 22, died in hospital in Manaus after falling nearly 35m ....
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FIFA denies World Cup draw was rigged
Date: 2013-12-11 17:05:44 GMT - Switzerland - Sport - SN:78 - ID:435326
FIFA has spoken out against reports that the World Cup draw was fixed, marca.com reported. "These rumours are totally unfounded. All the preparations for the draw were monitored and validated by three representatives of Ernst & Young". FIFA ....
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Sports Ministry rejects IOC violation of Lausanne agreement
Date: 2013-12-10 17:23:58 GMT - Egypt - Sport - SN:47 - ID:433362
The Ministry of Sports has sent an official letter to the International Olympic Committee rejecting what it said was a violation by the IOC of an agreement reached with Egypt in Lausanne. The agreement with the IOC did not mention anything about ....
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'Madiba Moment' to recognize, celebrate legacy of Nelson Mandela at all matches of the FIFA Club World Cup Morocco 2013
Date: 2013-12-10 16:47:45 GMT - Morocco - Sport - SN:43 - ID:433286
FIFA, the African Football Confederation (CAF) and the Royal Moroccan Football Association (FRMF) and the global football community would like to pay tribute to one of the world’s most respected, revered and beloved figures, Nelson Mandela, who ....
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Barcelona announce plans for spectacular new stadium
Date: 2013-12-10 14:32:30 GMT - Spain - Sport - SN:30 - ID:432987
Barcelona have announced plans for a spectacular new 105,000 seater stadium, Tribalfootball.com reported. Spokesman Toni Freixa said that the club would hold a referendum next year on whether the new ground would be an extensive remodelling of ....
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Ahly soccer team leaves for Casablanca to take part in Club World Cup
Date: 2013-12-07 08:17:03 GMT - Egypt - Sport - SN:19 - ID:426873
Al-Ahli soccer team left here on Saturday for Casablanca to take part in the Club World Cup that kicks off in Morocco on December 11 through 21. This is the fifth time the Al-Ahli Club has taken part in this tournament. The Egyptian club ....
