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French authorities probe Champions League match-fixing

Friday, 12 October 2018, 20:40 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

French authorities are investigating claims of match-fixing surrounding a Champions League match between Paris Saint-Germain and Red Star Belgrade after UEFA warned them of a possible manipulation of...

Football great Van Basten leaves FIFA technical director role

Friday, 12 October 2018, 17:30 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Soccer great Marco van Basten is leaving FIFA after two years as technical director. The former Netherlands forward is leaving amicably to be closer to his family in Amsterdam, FIFA said...

9 arrests in Belgian football fraud, match-fixing scandal

Friday, 12 October 2018, 16:30 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Three days into Belgium's biggest football scandal in decades, nine people are behind bars, including one top referee and three agents. In all, 19 people faced charges ranging from match fixing...

Michel Platini files lawsuit in France in FIFA case

Friday, 12 October 2018, 15:50 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Convinced he was the victim of a plot, former UEFA president Michel Platini has filed a lawsuit in France in a bid to prove that former FIFA officials conspired to get him banned from...

Usain Bolt scores 2 goals in first A-League trial start

Friday, 12 October 2018, 13:15 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Usain Bolt scored twice in his first start for the Central Coast Mariners in an A-League trial match on Friday before being substituted with about 15 minutes remaining. The retired eight-time...

Ronaldo accuser's lawyers demand proof documents are false

Friday, 12 October 2018, 11:17 Last update: about 9 years ago

Attorneys for a Nevada woman accusing Cristiano Ronaldo of rape challenged the international soccer star's legal team on Thursday to prove that documents cited in European media reports about their...

Argentina routs Iraq 4-0 despite Messi's absence

Thursday, 11 October 2018, 23:52 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Argentina, without star striker Lionel Messi, thrashed Iraq 4-0 in a friendly on Thursday with goals from Lautaro Martinez, Roberto Pereyra, German Pezzella and Franco Cervi. Inter Milan forward...

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