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Ready, Set Confederations Cup

Ah, the Confederations Cup. Can't you just smell the excitement?Since it's inception in 1992 as the King Fahd Cup, it's been a bit of a curiosity. Is it a full-fledged International tournament? Is it simply a dry run for the World Cup? Is it something the nations and players participating even care about?The answer is...

FIFA Boss: Clubs Must Release Players 23 and Under for Olympics

FIFA president Sepp Blatter should not have to remind clubs that they are obligated to release all players aged 23 and under for the Olympics. That's what he did today, though, after several European clubs attempted to hold back big name players from the competition. Barcelona, for example, insists that it will not allow...

FIFA Boss: Clubs Must Release Players 23 and Under for Olympics

FIFA president Sepp Blatter should not have to remind clubs that they are obligated to release all players aged 23 and under for the Olympics. That's what he did today, though, after several European clubs attempted to hold back big name players from the competition.Barcelona, for example, insists that it will not allow...

Blatter: Cristiano Ronaldo Is a Slave to Man U

Could someone explain to me why FIFA president Sepp Blatter felt it was necessary to comment about the Cristiano Ronaldo situation? Doesn't he have bigger fish to fry, like overseeing South Africa's readiness for the 2010 World Cup, or rigging the next FIFA vote to make sure he's re-elected? Or are those small things when...

Mugabe Controversy Won't Sway Blatter, FIFA

Earlier this week, Peter Godwin wrote this scathing editorial in the New York Times about South African president Thabo Mbeki's implicit support of Robert Mugabe's repressive regime in Zimbabwe, which sits on the northern border of South Africa. As Godwin wrote, Mugabe has rigged elections and used torture and death squads...

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Fifa President Sepp Blatter Seeks Alternative To Penalty Shootout To Decide Football Matches

Fifa president Sepp Blatter has asked Franz Beckenbauer to come up with an alternative to penalty shootouts to decide football matches.

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05/31/12 FIFA meets Serbian officials for talks on Kosovo Source: The Garden Island - Lihu'e HI FIFA President Sepp Blatter is meeting with UEFA and Serbian football officials to explain the body's decision to allow member nations to play international matches against teams from Kosovo.
05/31/12 It was tantrum and tears when that pen went over Source: The Star - Sheffield - South Yorkshire - UK I was sure that it was our time; we would at last score in normal time of a play-off final and do the deed on the nervy day.
05/30/12 Seeking a new version of IFAB, and an alternative to... Source: SoccerAmerica There has been some encouragement recently for those of us who think the time has come, is really way past due, when there should be some radical changes in soccer's rules, and in the way that those rules are formulated.
05/29/12 Technology the solution to age-old âwas it a goal?'... Source: The Roar It's a conversation that has taken place at water coolers and pubs since the 1966 World Cup Final, disputing controversial decisions of sporting games all over the world.
05/29/12 New probe expected into Qatar World Cup win Source: ArabianBusiness.com Football's new investigative body will probably examine the bids that won Russia and Qatar World Cup hosting rights once a head is appointed for the independent committee, according to the former UK attorney general advising FIFA on reform.