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Football.co.uk (Free subscription) | yesterday
The Russian FA are investigating claims that their players indulged in late-night partying on the eve of the World Cup play-off against Slovenia last month...
Daily Mail online | Sport (Free subscription) | yesterday
The Russian FA are investigating claims that their players indulged in late-night partying on the eve of the World Cup play-off against Slovenia last month.
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 12/07/2009
Russian FA to investigate allegations that national team players partied on eve of World Cup play-off defeat.
Ria Novosti (Free subscription) | 12/04/2009
England will face Slovenia, the team that shocked Russia in a World Cup play-off last month, the U.S.A. and Algeria at next year's finals, to be held in South Africa.
Canes Hockey Fan (Free subscription) | 12/03/2009
It looks like the teams in the 2009 Stanley Cup playoffs are experiencing an dizzying kind of déjà-vu. The Detroit Red Wings, the Stanley Cup defending champions, are once again facing last year’s playoff finalists, the Pittsburgh Penguins. This year’s playoffs, however, may promise an outcome very different from last season’s. Related...
Japan Times (Free subscription) | 12/04/2009
LONDON — Just in case you had forgotten, FIFA's motto is Fair Play. A few weeks before the World Cup playoff draw in October FIFA decided to change the procedure. Having initially ruled the draw would be open and having told national associations this, FIFA moved the goalposts at the 11th hour and decided it would be seeded.
ESPN (Free subscription) | 12/02/2009
FIFA rejected the use of extra match officials at the 2010 World Cup on Wednesday, instead opening a disciplinary case against France's Thierry Henry for a hand ball in the World Cup playoff against Ireland.
CBS SportsLine.com (Free subscription) | 12/02/2009
FIFA rejected the use of extra match officials at the 2010 World Cup on Wednesday, instead opening a disciplinary case against France's Thierry Henry for a hand ball in the World Cup playoff against Ireland.
Washington Post (Free subscription) | 12/02/2009
CAPE TOWN, South Africa -- FIFA rejected the use of extra match officials at the 2010 World Cup on Wednesday, instead opening a disciplinary case against France's Thierry Henry for a hand ball in the World Cup playoff against Ireland.
World Cup 2006 Blog (Free subscription) | 12/02/2009
There’s been a lot of crazy talk about World Cup qualification this week. Including Ireland putting in an impressively optimistic request to go to South Africa as a 33rd team. A request FIFA quite sensibly denied, for all kinds of very obvious reasons. However, one less publicized but arguably more important bit of fallout from the [...]
The Inquisitr (Free subscription) | 12/04/2009
The United States will face England, Algeria and Slovenia in the group stages of the 2010 FIFA World Cup, which will take place in South Africa between June 11 and July 11. The draw for the tournament’s group stages was made earlier today; the top two teams from each group will qualify for the round [...]
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 12/02/2009
• Governing body to examine French striker's 'behaviour' • But five referees ruled out for next summer's tournament Thierry Henry could miss the start of next year's World Cup after it was confirmed today that Fifa's disciplinary committee is to investigate his now infamous handball against the Republic of Ireland. The decision follows an emergency meeting of Fifa's executive committee,...
Susan Polgar Chess Blog (Free subscription) | 12/02/2009
Round 4 playoff: (bold = lower rated) 1 1-1 Gelfand, Boris (ISR) - Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime (FRA) 2 1-1 Caruana, Fabiano (ITA) - Gashimov, Vugar (AZE) 6 1-1 Malakhov, Vladimir (RUS) - So, Wesley (PHI) 7 1-1 Ponomariov, Ruslan (UKR) - Bacrot, Etienne (FRA) 8 1-1 Jakovenko, Dmitry (RUS) - Grischuk, Alexander (RUS) What is your prediction? Which 5 will move on to the quarterfinals? Chess news from...
Susan Polgar Chess Blog (Free subscription) | 12/02/2009
Round 4 playoff: (bold = lower rated) 1 1-1 Gelfand, Boris (ISR) - Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime (FRA) 2 1-1 Caruana, Fabiano (ITA) - Gashimov, Vugar (AZE) 6 1-1 Malakhov, Vladimir (RUS) - So, Wesley (PHI) 7 1-1 Ponomariov, Ruslan (UKR) - Bacrot, Etienne (FRA) 8 1-1 Jakovenko, Dmitry (RUS) - Grischuk, Alexander (RUS) What is your prediction? Which 5 will move on to the quarterfinals? Chess news from...
Soccer Pie (Free subscription) | 12/02/2009
The footballing world was outraged when France forward Thierry Henry used his hand to set up William Gallas’ goal against the Republic of Ireland in their World Cup play-off. Gallas’ extra time goal in the second leg resulted in Ireland’s elimination, while Henry was well and truly branded with the cheat tag. For a while [...]
