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| FIFA and the Court of
Arbitration for Sport (CAS) have been rapped by the Swiss
Federal Court for a "serious and manifest" attack on the rights
of Brazilian footballer Matuzalem.
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| UEFA is meeting in Turkey to decide which city will host the 2014 Champions League final. The governing body of European soccer opened a two-day executive committee meeting in Istanbul against a backdrop of tensions with local club Fenerbahce, which is implicated in a match-fixing scandal. Fenerbahce has appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, seeking compensation for being kicked out of... |
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| Napoli coach Walter
Mazzarri will be on the bench for Wednesday's Champions League
last-16 second leg at Chelsea after the Court of Arbitration for
Sport suspended the second game of his ban, the club said in a
statement on Tuesday.
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| Napoli coach Walter Mazzarri has had his touchline ban temporarily lifted by the Court of Arbitration for Sport and will take his place on the bench for the Champions League match against Chelsea on Wednesday. Mazzarri was handed a two-match ban for "improper conduct" after he pushed Villarreal forward Nilmar to protest time-wasting tactics during a group match in December. |
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| Former FIFA executive committee members Amadou Diakite and Ahongalu Fusimalohi have lost their appeals against two-year bans for corruption during bidding for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups. FIFA says in a statement it is "satisfied" by the Court of Arbitration for Sport verdicts, which "underlines once more FIFA's zero tolerance" for breaches of its ethics code. |
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| The Court of Arbitration for Sport is aiming to give a verdict during April for Mohamed bin Hammam's appeal to overturn his life ban from football over bribery allegations. Bin Hammam will challenge FIFA's ruling to expel him at CAS on April 18-19. The court says "the parties have requested a final decision ... |
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| Former FIFA official Amos Adamu lost his appeal on Friday against a three-year ban from football for seeking bribes during bidding for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups. The Court of Arbitration for Sport upheld a judgment by FIFA's ethics committee to expel Adamu from football until October 2013. A panel of three arbitrators said the ban "was even relatively mild given the seriousness of the... |
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| Mohamed bin Hammam will challenge FIFA in a two-day hearing in April at the Court of Arbitration for Sport in a bid to overturn his lifetime ban for alleged election bribery. CAS has set April 18-19 to hear the case. Bin Hammam, who denies wrongdoing, is involved in a second appeal to stop the Asian Football Confederation from replacing him as president. |
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| Adelaide United earned a spot in this year's Asian Champions League on Thursday by beating Indonesian club Persipura Jayapura 3-0 in a qualifier ordered by the Court of Arbitration for Sport. Nigel Boogaard, Evgeniy Levchenko and Sergio van Dijk scored at Hindmarsh Stadium for the A-League side. Adelaide was initially given a direct passage into the Champions League main draw after Persipura... |
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| UEFA says it has won its case at the Court of Arbitration for Sport against Greek club Volos, which was kicked out of the Europa League over links to match-fixing. UEFA says the court dismissed Volos' appeal against its expulsion and a further three-season ban from European competition, deferred for five probationary years. |
