The Football Association of Ireland has called on FIFA to replay last night’s 2nd leg World Cup Qualifying Playoff against France and has officially lodged a complaint asking that the result be wiped clean after Thierry Henry’s admission that t was indeed a handball.
John Terry expects Roman Abramovich to take advantage of the January transfer market and reinforce Chelsea’s squad before the club is banned from trading. Terry believes owner Abramovich will fund new signings for manager Carlo Ancelotti to keep the Premier League leaders on course for their first title since 2006 as injuries and international call-ups take their toll.
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Fifa’s Disciplinary Committee has given the Argentina coach Diego Maradona a two-month ban “from all football related activity” and a 25,000 Swiss francs (£14,815) fine following his outburst at the end of his side’s World Cup qualifier against Uruguay last month.
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Chelsea’s appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport over the Transfer Ban handed down by FIFA (that would have seen the London based club unable to sign any players until 2011) has been accepted until a final decision can be made around the early spring of 2010.
The Republic of Ireland will play 1998 champions France in the play-offs for the World Cup finals. The French will have the advantage of playing the second leg on home soil.
Portugal, meanwhile, will face Bosnia-Herzegovina and it is Greece-Ukraine and Russia-Slovenia. (more…)
Sepp Blatter has confirmed FIFA will look into the foul-mouthed rant delivered by Diego Maradona after Argentina’s game with Uruguay. Maradona rounded on his critics after Argentina sealed their World Cup qualification with a 1-0 victory in Montevideo. But the Argentina coach’s sexually-explicit tirade, broadcast live on television, did not escape the attention of FIFA.
Blatter, the president of world football’s governing body, insists the matter will now be investigated by a disciplinary committee. (more…)
FIFA President Sepp Blatter has confirmed that Argentina head coach Diego Maradona will face a disciplinary investigation over his verbal tirade in front of the cameras following their 1 - 0 win on the road in Uruguay that saw the Albicelestes qualify directly for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.
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