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FIFA scandal: Valcke suspension extended

Fifa’s former Secretary General Jerome Valcke has had his suspension extended by 45 days. The ethics committee for football’s scandal-hit world

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Former FIFA secretary general facing nine-year ban

FIFA’s former secretary general Jerome Valcke is facing a nine-year ban from all football related activities. The ethics committee of World

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Zizu begins top job at Real Madrid

Real Madrid legend Zinedine Zidane began his first day as the new coach of Real Madrid on Tuesday. The former France international was appointed

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Zidane takes over at Real Madrid

Rafael Benitez has been sacked by Real Madrid after just seven months in charge. He will be replaced by club hero Zinedine Zidane. The 55-year old

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FIFA scandal: Swiss bank documents handed over to US Justice department

Bank account documents that were allegedly used for bribes connected with FIFA’s ongoing corruption scandal have been handed over to the US Justice

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Best of 2015 Bloopers

It has been a year of in scandal in football , but 2015 also featured Barcelona’s treble, Australia’s first victory in the Asian Cup, a battle of

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Manchester United held by Chelsea, Arsenal go top

Manchester United’s winless streak reached eight matches in all competitions after they were held to an entertaining but goalless draw by Chelsea in

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Sporting Lorci five-a-side team quits after mafia-style threats

High-ranking five-a-side football team Sporting Locri is quitting the game after a series of threats made against the club’s president and his

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'Glad to be back' - Hiddink on Chelsea return

Dutchman Guus Hiddink has said he is ‘glad to back’ at Chelsea after being hired as caretaker manager to replace Jose Mourinho, who was sacked at the

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Blatter and Platini launch an appeal against their eight-year bans from football

The FIFA President and head of UEFA were also fined for ethics violations

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FIFA-gate: Platini is 'biggest loser,' says analyst

The banning of Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini has rocked the world of football. They have been found guilty of breaching FIFA’s code of ethics over

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'We thought we were in the clear' and other interesting Sepp Blatter quotes

“Let the women play in more feminine clothes, like they do in volleyball. They could, for example, have tighter shorts.” Sepp Blatter’s statements

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A Real hammering, a slip up at the San Siro and a French Euro '84 victory on home turf - all this and more in The Corner

Real Madrid re-wrote the La Liga history books on matchday 16 against Rayo Vallecano. Not in 55 years has a team in the Spanish topflight scored 10

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FIFA - how the house of cards started to collapse

The foundations at Fifa started to crumble back in May. The who’s who of the FIFA hierarchy had gathered in Zurich for the 65th annual congress and

Switzerland

Football: Blatter and Platini get 8 year bans

A "dramatic day" for world football

Switzerland

Football: Blatter and Platini get 8 year bans

Blatter to appeal suspension

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Guardiola to be replaced by Ancelotti at Bayern

Reigning German champions Bayern Munich have announced that Pep Guardiola is to leave the club at the end of this season and will be replaced by

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Barcelona down River Plate to secure Club World Cup

Spanish giants Barcelona secured the Club World Cup for a third time with an emphatic 3-0 win over River Plate in the showpiece match in Japan

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Hiddink takes charge of Chelsea

It’s been confirmed Gus Hiddink will take charge of Premier League champions Chelsea until the end of the season. The Dutchman had been touted to

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Barcelona prepare for final against River Plate

Barcelona players are hoping to clinch a fifth trophy when they meet River Plate in the Club World Cup Final on Sunday. Barca warmed up for the final