May 21, 2013

Soccer: Bin Hammam wins appeal on lifetime ban in FIFA bribery case

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GENEVA (AP) – Former FIFA presidential candidate Mohamed bin Hammam won his appeal against a lifetime ban but failed to clear his name in an election bribery case on Thursday. The Qatari official scored a victory at the Court of Arbitration for Sport, which lifted his life ban from football imposed by FIFA for allegedly [...]

Soccer: Former FIFA VP says he got TV rights for backing Blatter

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Jack Warner said he was awarded World Cup TV rights for as little as $1 in return for helping Sepp Blatter win elections for the presidency of world football’s ruling body. (Shirley Bahadur/Associated Press) (PhatzRadio / CBC Sports) — Former FIFA vice-president Jack Warner said Thursday he was awarded World Cup television rights for as [...]

FIFA’s Blatter considers row over racism comments ‘closed’

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FIFA president Sepp Blatter, seen here in October, stopped short of a full apology and brushed off calls for his resignation on Friday while addressing his recent comments on racism. (Harold Cunningham/Getty Images) (PhatzRadio / CBC Sports) — FIFA president Sepp Blatter reckons he has apologized enough for his recent comments on racism that triggered [...]

Ousted FIFA official to appeal to CAS

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(PhatzRadio / CBC Sports) — Mohamed bin Hammam has asked sport’s highest court to overturn his life ban imposed by FIFA for alleged election bribery. The Court of Arbitration for Sport said Monday it has registered bin Hammam’s appeal. No date has been set for the hearing. Bin Hammam will seek a verdict by next [...]

Soccor: Injury Report, Coach Dismissals, Suspensions And Bans

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(PhatzRadio – Editor PDL) This past week soccer action continued with FIFA Leagues in full swing. While some teams were performing as expected others are looking at or already in the process of making significant changes. After suffering his fourth consecutive loss, Michael Oenning was facing a certain exit visa that was considered imminent. At [...]