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  • Blatter claims backroom deal on Russia World Cup

    Sepp Blatter has claimed there was a deal to give Russia the 2018 World Cup before voting took place, and blamed England and the US for the corruption scandal engulfing Fifa.

  • Ex-Real forward Raul to retire in Nov

    Former Real Madrid forward Raul, the Spanish giants' joint-record scorer, will hang up his boots in November after a stellar 21-year career as one of the game's finest talents.

  • Fifa fines HK over China anthem booing

    The Hong Kong Football Association (HKFA) has been fined $40,000 Hong Kong dollars ($5,160; £3,400) after its fans booed the Chinese national anthem during a match last month.

  • Fifa sponsors say Blatter must go

    Fifa president Sepp Blatter will not resign despite major sponsors Coca-Cola, Visa, Budweiser and McDonald's calling for him to go immediately.

  • Shakib to star at PSL 2016

    PCB unveils its preliminary plans for the Pakistan Super League, announcing Shakib Al Hasan, Kevin Pietersen, and Dwayne Bravo as headline stars

  • The Fab Four

    If it wasn't for the grey skies and the chilly drizzle, I would have thought I'm somewhere in the Middle East.

  • Fifa to probe Platini dossier leak

    Fifa will investigate the alleged distribution of a dossier highly critical of Uefa president Michel Platini.

  • Ivorian denies World Cup Bribe

    Ivorian ex-Fifa executive Jacques Anouma tells the BBC that he did not accept a $1.5m (£1m) bribe over Qatar's successful 2022 World Cup bid.

  • Michael Lauber

    Swiss banks ‘reported suspicious Fifa accounts’

    Swiss banks report suspicious activity around accounts of football's world governing body Fifa, says the Swiss attorney general.

  • Myanmar scraps proposed 5 pct tax on phone cards

    Myanmar scraps proposed 5 percent tax on mobile phone top-up cards after lawmakers voted against the levy, the state-owned Global New Light of Myanmar newspaper said on Thursday.

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