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Costa Rica’s Li retains home support as lawyer calls US case a ‘legal absurdity’

Eduardo Li

By Mark Baber
June 26 – The lawyer for Eduardo Li, president of Costa Rica’s Football Federation and a CONCACAF and FIFA executive committee member, has described the case against his client as a “legal absurdity” saying there is no evidence his client took bribes or participated in a criminal enterprise. Li was picked up in the Swiss police swoop on FIFA executives prior to the congress in Zurich last month.

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Chemical giant Grupa Azoty cooks deal for buyout of Ekstraklasa’s Pogon Szczecin

Pogon Szczecin

By Jaroslaw Adamowski
June 26 – Poland’s leading chemical company Grupa Azoty is planning to become the majority shareholder in top tier club Pogon Szczecin. The company is currently the club’s main sponsor and is in negotiation with the municipal authorities of Szczecin to buy the club.

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He’s got a ticket to ride, but we don’t know where

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By Andrew Warshaw
June 26 – Where will FIFA president Sepp Blatter make his first overseas public appearance since he announced he is stepping down in the wake of the corruption scandal that has enveloped his organisation?

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Canada warms up for another record breaking World Cup weekend

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By Paul Nicholson
June 26 – The Women’s World Cup quarter finals kick off tonight in Canada with European heavyweights Germany and France facing each other in the first match in Montreal before China facing the US in Ottawa. The winners will meet each other on June 30 in the semi-final in Montreal.

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ICSS and OAS link to form big event advisory centre for Americas

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June 26 – The International Centre for Sport Security (ICSS) and the Organization of American States (OAS) have teamed up to launch a joint Centre of Excellence for Major Sporting Events and Sustainable Development.

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Batkov quits Levski in tears and with huge losses

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By Alexander Krassimirov
June 26 – The on-off ownership of Bulgaria’s Levski Sofia has been resolved with Todor Batkov announcing that he is stepping down after 17 years at the helm. At an emotional press conference the lawyer said that he will transfer his shares to the Chairman of the Board of the club, Ivo Tonev, and two other businessmen, Alexander Angelov and Nikolai Ivanov.

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EBU picks up EURO2016 broadcast rights for 26 countries

By Samindra Kunti
June 26 – The European Broadcasting Union (EBU), the alliance of free-to-air European broadcasters, has struck an agreement with UEFA for the exclusive broadcast rights for EURO2016 across 26 European territories.

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Indian FA calls for access to wider talent pool after loss to Guam

India vs Guam

By Mark Baber
June 25 – In the wake of tiny island territory Guam (population 165,124) defeating India (population 1.252 billion) in a World Cup qualifier on June 16, attention has turned to the issue of people of Indian origin (PIOs) who may offer salvation for the country’s national team. However, the Indian government opposes their inclusion in the national team, setting up a potentially dangerous confrontation with FIFA.

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Notts County: Oldest club in world cuts its biggest sponsor deal ever

Notts County

By Paul Nicholson
June 25 – 153-year old Notts County, the world’s oldest professional club, has landed the biggest sponsorship deal in the club’s history with betting and gaming giant Ladbrokes.

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CSKA Sofia name and logo go up for auction

By Alexander Krassimirov
June 25 – Humiliated by their forced relegation to Bulgaria’s amateur leagues, the country’s tax collectors have heaped further misery on the team by announcing an auction of the club’s brand assets – it’s name, logo and trademarks.

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Chelsea land Delta renewal as Turkish Airlines take flight

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By Mark Baber
June 25 – Delta Air Lines has agreed a new three-year deal with Chelsea as the club’s official airline sponsor, putting the final nails in the coffin of the long rumoured Turkish Airlines tie-up.

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Drive to boost numbers of top level women coaches given FIFA support

Amelia Valverde

June 25 – FIFA has launched a scholarship programme for female coaches in a bid to boost the number of A licenced coaches.

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First FIFA Women’s Leadership course debuts in Vancouver before WC Final

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June 25 – With the Women’s World Cup in Canada the focus of world football attention, FIFA has launched the first edition of the Female Leadership Development Programme with the first module scheduled to kick off in Vancouver July 4, just before the Women’s World Cup final.

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UEFA picks six boffins for football research grant initiative

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June 25 – UEFA has selected six proposals for its Research Grant Programme for the 2015/16 programme. 52 applications were received from 25 different UEFA member associations supported projects.

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Greeks sign up for match-fixing education, but will it reach high enough?

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By Paul Nicholson
June 24 – The Greeks have made an attempt to plaster over the match-fixing crisis that has rocked the game in the country and forced a stand-off between government politicians and football’s governing officials. The Hellenic Football Federation (HFF) has signed up with betting monitoring specialists Sportradar for a series of 120 match-fixing prevention workshops over three years.