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David Gold: African Nations Cup is Gabon’s chance to prove it can organise a big competition

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When Brazil came to town in November for a friendly at the newly constructed stadium in Libreville, Gabon, the African Nations Cup organisers were hoping it would serve as a useful preparatory exercise ahead of the start of the tournament in January.

It was just as well.

A tropical downpour prior to kick off left the pitch virtually unplayable, whilst the game was delayed by 20 minutes due to a power failure.

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FIFA set to withdraw funding of new Zurich stadium over standing plans

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By David Gold

January 15 – FIFA appear set to withdraw funding towards a new stadium being built in Zurich, the home of world football’s governing body.

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Teixeira makes himself scarce as FIFA’s Valcke heads to Brazil

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By Andrew Warshaw

January 15 – Under fire Brazilian powerbroker Ricardo Teixeira (pictured left) will be conspicuous by his absence when FIFA general secretary Jérôme Valcke flies to Brazil today for his latest bi-monthly series of World Cup 2014 meetings.

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MATCH Hospitality appoints agents in China for Euro 2012

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By David Gold

January 14 – MATCH Hospitality has appointed Shankai Sports as the exclusive sub-agent in China for selling Club Prestige Hospitality Programmes for the European Championships, which take place later this year in Poland and Ukraine.

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Warner claims he has written evidence to prove TV rights were given to him by FIFA for votes

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By Duncan Mackay

January 13 – FIFA tonight found itself at the centre of more astonishing allegations from former vice-president Jack Warner over the decision to award him World Cup television rights for as little as $1 (£0.65/€0.77), including the Trinidadian claiming he had written evidence that they were given to him in return for votes for Sepp Blatter in his election campaigns.

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High court judge urges Warner to reveal financial documents

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By Andrew Warshaw

January 13 – Former FIFA vice-president Jack Warner (pictured), who resigned over the infamous cash-for-votes scandal, has been plunged into yet more controversy, this time over alleged broken promises to players about World Cup bonuses.

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Police arrest third person in connection with London 2012 Olympic Stadium

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By Duncan Mackay

January 14 – A third person has been arrested in connection with allegations that Premier League Tottenham Hotspur spied on officials last year during their failed bid to take over the Olympic Stadium after London 2012.

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Exclusive: “FIFA has to give same opportunities to everyone” says Prince Ali in hijab row

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By Andrew Warshaw in London

January 13 – FIFA’s newest vice-president, Prince Ali bin Hussein of Jordan, has fiercely defended his controversial proposal to allow female Muslim footballers to wear the hijab during matches, claiming he has the support of many European experts.

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UEFA to work with Interpol to prevent match-fixing and violence

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By Andrew Warshaw

January 12 – UEFA are following FIFA’s lead by linking up with Interpol to clamp down both on match fixing and stadium violence.

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SAFA chief calls for CAF to align with European football calendar

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By Emily Goddard

January 12 – Robin Petersen (pictured), the chief executive of the South African Football Association (SAFA), has revealed that his organisation is partnering with the Premier Soccer League (PSL) to urge the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to adhere with the European footballing calendar.

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Exclusive: I’d still like to see the Olympic Stadium involve football, says BOA chair Moynihan

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By Andrew Warshaw

January 13 – British Olympic Association (BOA) chairman Colin Moynihan says it is still preferable that football plays a vital part in the use of the Olympic Stadium after the London 2012 Games to prevent it becoming a white elephant.

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Racism cases don’t undermine English football, claims Premier League chief executive

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By Andrew Warshaw

January 11 – English Premier League chief executive, Richard Scudamore, claims the recent racism cases have done nothing to undermine the fair play reputation of English football.

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Triesman collusion story was “absolutely” in the public interest claims editor at inquiry

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By Duncan Mackay

January 11 – The Mail on Sunday paid £50,000 ($77,000/€60,000) to the mistress of the former English Football Association chairman, Lord Triesman, for the exclusive story that led to him having to step down as the head of England’s bid to host the 2018 World Cup, it was revealed today.

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Former UEFA chief Johansson calls for investigation into Blatter corruption allegations

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By Andrew Warshaw

January 11 – Lennart Johansson (pictured), the former UEFA chief humbled by Sepp Blatter for the Presidency of FIFA 14 years ago, has called for an independent investigation into allegations that Blatter promised to sell World Cup television rights in return for election backing.

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Anguilla’s Damien Hughes revealed as CFU acting general secretary

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By Andrew Warshaw

January 11 – Damien Hughes has been appointed acting general secretary of the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) by the Steering Committee attempting to restore the credibility of the entire region.