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WADA Drops Mexico's Gold Cup Doping Case via Soccernet The World Anti-Doping Agency has dropped its challenge to FIFA's decision not to sanction five Mexican footballers who tested positive for clenbuterol at this year's Gold Cup. Mexico suspended five members of their Gold Cup squad - Antonio Naelson, Christian Bermudez, Edgar Duenas, Francisco ...

Brazilian Authorities To Open Investigation On FIFA's Ricardo Teixeira via Guardian Brazil's top football official Ricardo Teixeira is to be investigated by the police on suspicion of illegal transfer of funds into the country and money laundering. The police and the federal prosecutor's office made the announcement on Tuesday following media ...

Jack Warner is caught on tape offering 'gifts’ of £25,000 to Caribbean delegates **blognote** When I watched whatever the heck that trial/review thing was when he and Hammam got ess-canned, I thought those guys got railroaded and we would see what the heck was going on at some point. Well, here is that point... with evidence like this I wouldnt ...

via Guardian Pierluigi Collina, widely regarded as the game's best official until his retirement six years ago, claimed there had not been one incorrect goalline decision in games using additional assistants since experiments involving them began two years ago. Speaking at the Leaders in Football conference in London, Pierluigi Collina said: "The ...

The Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) today announced that its General Secretary Chuck Blazer plans to leave his position on December 31 to pursue other career opportunities in the burgeoning industry of international football. “My passion for soccer is undiminished and it is time for me to ...

via FIFA The FIFA Emergency Committee has today directed the Swiss Football Association (SFA) to immediately execute the decision of the Swiss Football League’s appeal body which became final and binding after the club FC Sion/Olympique des Alpes SA (OLA) withdrew its appeal with the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). The decision rejected the ...

via FIFA France legend Zinedine Zidane would be open to the possibility of coaching his country one day. The 39-year-old, a FIFA World Cup™ winner in 1998, has not ruled out the idea of making a return to the international scene in the role currently occupied by Laurent Blanc. "Les Bleus' coach? Why not?" he told Le Parisien. "It would not ...

FIFA Vice President Jim Boyce, speaking in a personal capacity, said: "I believe Fifa should have the power to ban the player from taking an active part in football. If he has done what has been said, then I think his club would be better off without him." "If Manchester City prove it, write to Fifa and state the exact circumstances that happened, I ...