Ukraine to abolish tax on Euro 2012 goods and services
May 24 – Ukraine’s Government have announced a series of tax-breaks for the 2012 European Championships, including on tickets.
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Yorke betrayed us over World Cup bonuses claims Trinidad goalkeeper
By Duncan Mackay
British Sports Internet Writer of the Year
May 23 – Former Manchester United star Dwight Yorke (pictured) has been accused of betraying his former Trinidad and Tobago team-mates in the on-going row over unpaid bonuses from the 2006 World Cup in Germany.
Rivals hold no grudge against England 2018 claims new bid leader
By Duncan Mackay
British Sports Internet Writer of the Year
May 22 – England 2018 have managed to minimise the damage caused by Lord Triesman’s allegations about World Cup rivals Spain and Russia being involved in bribery, new bid leader Geoff Thompson (pictured) claimed tonight.
Soca Warriors claim they will not give up on World Cup bonuses
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By Duncan Mackay
British Sports Internet Writer of the Year
May 22 – A group of Trinidad and Tobago players, led by Sunderland striker Kenwyne Jones, have held a press conference in Port-of-Spain to warn that they will not give up on trying to get the bonuses they claim they are still owed for playing in the 2006 World Cup.
We smiled when we heard Triesman claims say Spain
May 21 – Spain claim that they not taking Lord Triesman’s allegations of a Russian-Spanish match-fixing plot at the World Cup seriously, said the country’s Secretary of State for Sport Jaime Lissavetzky (pictured far left).
Blatter backed England 2018 action over Triesman claims Coe
By Duncan Mackay
British Sports Internet Writer of the Year
May 21 – Sepp Blatter has backed the action England 2018 took over Lord Triesman’s allegations that rivals Spain and Russia were colluding together illegally to bribe referees at next month’s World Cup in South Africa, Sebastian Coe has claimed.
Obama to miss World Cup in South Africa
May 21 – United States President Barack Obama will not attend the World Cup, which opens in South Africa on June 11, and will instead by represented by his vice-president Joe Biden.
Champions League winners set for multi-million pound windfall
By Duncan Mackay
British Sports Internet Writer of the Year
May 21 – The UEFA Champions League Final in Madrid tomorrow between Bayern Munich and Inter Milan will be worth more than €120 million (£104 million/$150 million) to the winners, €10 million (£8 million/$12 million)) more than 2009, a new study commissioned by MasterCard has claimed.
Exclusive: Cryuff and Gullit confident that Holland/Belgium bid can beat odds
By Andrew Warshaw
May 20 – Holland and Belgium may be rank outsiders when it comes to the 2018 World Cup but Johan Cryuff and Ruud Gullit (pictured) are convinced their green campaign will be a powerful enough argument to cause the biggest ever upset in bidding history.
Triesman allegations won’t harm England claims Jack Warner
By Andrew Warshaw
May 20 – FIFA vice-president Jack Warner is the latest Executive Committee member to comment on Lord Triesman’s controversial resignation as leader of England’s 2018 World Cup bid and the damage it might cause.
UEFA evaluation report favours France for Euro 2016
By Andrew Warshaw
May 19 – France has emerged as clear favorite to host football’s European Championship in 2016 after UEFA published evaluations of the three bidding nations.
World Cup bid is marathon, not a sprint, claims Coe
By Andrew Warshaw in London
May 19 – Sebastian Coe (pictured) today reiterated his belief that the Lord Triesman affair has not inflicted terminal damage on England’s 2018 World Cup bid.
Platini: England can survive Triesman scandal
May 18 – Michel Platini (pictured), the UEFA President, has offered his support to Lord Triesman after he was forced to resign as chairman of England’s bid to host the 2018 World Cup and of the Football Association following potentially damaging allegations about rivals Russia and Spain.
Lineker quits Mail on Sunday after Triesman sting
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By Tom Degun in London
May 18 – Gary Lineker (pictured) has quit his weekly column in the Mail on Sunday after the newspaper published a story of Lord Triesman’s secretly recorded conversation which may have seriously damaged England’s 2018 World Cup bid.
FIFA Ethics Committee to investigate Triesman bribery allegations
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By Andrew Warshaw
May 17 - FIFA have asked the Football Association to look into the bribery allegations that forced Lord Triesman to resign as head of both the FA and England’s 2018 bid team – and confirmed its Ethics Committee would examine the case.