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Havelange resigns over ISL bribes, Blatter cleared but labeled ‘clumsy’

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By Andrew Warshaw, chief correspondent
April 30 – Joao Havelange, who controlled FIFA for 24 years as he stalked the corridors of power, has resigned as honorary president after being officially denounced for having taken bribes while running the organisation. In a move that will reverberate through football’s world governing body and focus even more public interest and attention on FIFA’s reform process, the veteran Brazilian, now 97, quit what was very much a ceremonial role –

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TV records broken as 1.5 million German hit the bars to watch CL triumphs

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April 30 – One and a half million happy German football fans watched the first round of the Champions League semi-finals in Sky Sports Bars. The figure includes 1.02 million viewers who watched the victory of FC Bayern over Barcelona.

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Thai regulator insists all World Cup finals games must broadcast free-to-air

TV broadcasts

By Mark Baber
April 30 – Thailand’s broadcast regulator has ruled that all 64 matches of the 2014 World Cup finals must be televised over free-TV channels. The ruling comes as a blow to Thai pay channel RS Inc which holds the rights.

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Al Serkal and Sheikh Salman count votes as spectre of OCA haunts KL hallways

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By John Duerden in Kuala Lumpur
April 30 – Yousuf Al-Serkal has not only labelled Bahraini rival Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa over-confident for predicting that he could win Thursday’s Asian Football Confederation presidential election in the first-round of voting but the head of the United Arab Emirates FA hinted to Inside World Football that he could receive help from other candidates in subsequent rounds.

Rolf Willi

PL-approved new head gear

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Blatter confident that reforms are on track and will impact FIFA positively

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By Andrew Warshaw
April 30 – Despite claims that his beloved reform process has been watered down and will achieve little, Sepp Blatter remains confident that the package of measures will “bring FIFA up to the highest standards of good governance” at next month’s eagerly awaited Congress in Mauritius.

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FIFPro lobby EU for passing of a ‘New Bosman’ transfer law

FIFPro

By Monica Villar
April 29 – International players union FIFPro are to file a complaint with the European Court against FIFA to show their discontent about the current system of transfers.

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Rich get richer as David Beckham tops the wealth league

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April 29 – David Beckham tops the Sunday Times sport rich list in the UK, which is based on identifiable wealth, including land, property, other assets such as art and racehorses, significant shares in publicly quoted companies but excluding bank accounts.

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Ronaldo and Bebeto open Maracanã, marking fourth stadium ready, almost

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By Mark Baber
April 29 – Rio de Janeiro’s iconic Maracanã stadium, which will be the venue for next year’s World Cup final, has reopened with an exhibition match between teams led by former Brazil strikers Ronaldo and Bebeto.

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Swiss ref falls foul of language barrier and faces federation censure

April 29 – A Swiss referee is in hot water after using an expletive towards a player during a top-flight league match at the weekend.

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Birmingham City owner Yeung says a fair trial is impossible

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By Andrew Warshaw
April 29 – Birmingham City owner Carson Yeung pleaded not guilty to charges of money laundering today as his legal team called for the case to be thrown out.

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Row over OCA involvement in AFC elections hots up

Sheikh Ahmad Al Fahad Al Sabah

By Andrew Warshaw, chief correspondent
April 29 – The acrimonious war of words in the build-up to this week’s eagerly awaited Presidential election for the most powerful man in Asian football has intensified with the Kuwaiti Football Association denouncing Yousuf al-Serkal of the United Arab Emirates for comments he made regarding interference by the Olympic Council of Asia, run by Kuwait’s Sheikh Ahmad Al Fahad Al Sabah.

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Relief for Deportivo as judge releases €9m TV rights cash

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By Monica Villar
April 29 – After months of waiting and legal wrangling Spanish Primera club Deportivo at last have access to the funds they say they need to maintain operations.

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Divided AFC delegates gather in KL for king-maker Congress

AFC Kuala Lumpur

By John Duerden in Kuala Lumpur
April 29 – It is somewhat ironic for an election in which transparency and unity are the major issues that so much of the lobbying and campaigning has been played out almost entirely behind closed doors amid ever increasing divisions. But this is football politics, Asian style.

Rolf Willi

We need financial fair play

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