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Palestinian football head banned for inciting Messi hatred

Friday, 24 August 2018, 19:35 Last update: about 9 years ago

FIFA has banned the head of Palestinian soccer from attending matches for a year for inciting hatred and violence toward Lionel Messi as part of a campaign to stop Argentina's national team playing in...

Liverpool's American owners open to minority investment

Friday, 24 August 2018, 01:04 Last update: about 9 years ago

Liverpool maintains it is not for sale but the American owners remain open to minority investment. The Premier League club was responding Thursday to the Daily Mail newspaper reporting that a...

Peru captain Guerrero banned again awaiting final verdict

Thursday, 23 August 2018, 18:10 Last update: about 9 years ago

Peru captain Paolo Guerrero, who was cleared to play at the World Cup by Switzerland's supreme court, has again been blocked from playing because a federal judge ended the freeze on his 14-month...

FIFA backs working group on Australia reforms

Thursday, 23 August 2018, 02:42 Last update: about 9 years ago

World governing body FIFA has endorsed the recommendations of a working group on the governance of Football Federation Australia, rejecting opposition from the FFA's departing chairman Stephen...

Liberian President Weah criticised for honoring Wenger

Wednesday, 22 August 2018, 21:36 Last update: about 9 years ago

Liberian President and former soccer star George Weah's plan to honor Arsene Wenger with the West African country's highest award was criticized by opposition politicians on Wednesday. Weah, who...

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