Colombia
TOP BOXING OFFICIALS INDICTED FOR BRIBERY
The president and other officials of the International Boxing Federation have been indicted for bribery, charged with selling rankings to boxers over the past 14 years for as much as $100,000.
PSN TO BROADCAST LATIN AMERICAN SOCCER CUP COMPETITIONS
Latin American pay-TV sports network PSN is to broadcast more than 100 matches from two of the region?s soccer tournaments ? the Copa Mercosur and the Copa Merconorte.
INDIA TO HOST SOCCER TOURNAMENT
India will host a 16-nation soccer tournament from January 10 to 25 next year, the president of the All India Football Federation (AIFF) has said.
FOX SPORTS CHANNELS TO COVER CONFEDERATION GOLD CUP
Fox Sports World and Fox Sports World Espanol will televise delayed coverage of the Football Confederation Gold Cup 2000 tournament to viewers across the United States and Puerto Rico in February 2000.
ANGRY BRAZILIAN FANS STAGE PROTEST
Angry football supporters wearing red noses protested outside headquarters of the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) on Tuesday after the four-times world champions' shock defeat by Honduras the day before.
CHILAVERT SET TO SUE OVER USE OF IMAGE ON MATCH TICKETS
Paraguay soccer captain Jose Luis Chilavert was fuming on Saturday after discovering that his photograph was on the match tickets for a 2002 World Cup qualifying match against Colombia.
DROP IN VIOLENCE DURING COPA AMERICA
The number of murders in Colombia has decreased dramatically during the Copa America soccer tournament.
INDIA SET FOR SUPER CUP CONTEST
India will host an international soccer tournament next January.
PRESIDENT CLINGS ON TO COPA AMERICA HOPES
A mystery bombing campaign means Colombia could lose South America's biggest soccer tournament and deal a blow to President Andres Pastrana's attempts to show progress in his quest for peace.
UNIVISION TO AIR SOCCER’S GOLD CUP
Univision, the leading Spanish-language television broadcast company in the United States, is to broadcast the "Copa Oro 2000" (Gold Cup) tournament, beginning on Sunday, February 13.
ROMANIA’S IORDANESCU SLAMS FEDERATION AGAIN
Romanian national coach Anghel Iordanescu has accused the country's soccer authorities of endangering the country's World Cup chances by denying him funds, facilities and competitive warm-up matches.
COPA AMERICA IN JEOPARDY AGAIN
Colombia could lose South American soccer tournament the Copa America if there is another bomb blast, organisers have admitted.
GOALNETWORK.COM LAUNCHES FOX SPORTS SPONSORSHIP
goalnetwork.com, the global online soccer network launched in November, has signed a deal to be the exclusive sponsor on 185 soccer matches broadcast on FOX Sports World and 175 soccer matches on FOX Sports World Espanol.
FIFA ALLOW ENGLAND TO PLAY ON
England will not be barred from the World Cup finals despite the behaviour of its hooligan fans, FIFA said on Monday.
COLOMBIA GETS COPA AMERICA GREEN LIGHT
South American soccer authorities have said that there had never been any doubt that this year's Copa America would be held in Colombia, one of the world's most violent countries.
GUERRILLAS PUT SOCCER ON THE AGENDA
Colombian leftist guerrillas toasted Brazil's and Mexico's World Cup victories and vowed to fight for the right of every Colombian to enjoy "happiness, fiesta and football."
COLOMBIA SAFE AS COPA AMERICA VENUE
The Confederation of South American Football countries (CSF) has confirmed that Columbia will remain as host to the Copa America.
FA GOAL IS #12M FOR ENGLAND’S SPONSOR
The English Football Association hopes to collect #12million by selling the rights to sponsor the England football team in the run-up to the 2002 World Cup.