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BBC/BSKYB WIN FA CUP/ENGLAND INTERNATIONAL MATCH RIGHTS
BBC Sport has struck back following the morale-sapping loss of Premier League broadcast highlights to terrestrial rivals ITV.
FIFA CHIEF CRITICISES EUROPEAN WC 2006 BIDDERS
Fifa president Sepp Blatter has criticised Europe for fielding two competing World Cup 2006 bids and has offered encouraging words to the Brazilian bid team.
BRAZIL `DESERVES WORLD CUP? ASIAN NATIONS TOLD
Brazil has told Asian nations that its bid for the 2006 World Cup combined passion and organisation and it deserved to host the tournament.
KIRCH GRUPPE DENIES BUNDESLIGA RIGHTS REPORT
Germany's Kirch Gruppe has dismissed reports it had an agreement to purchase the rights to Bundesliga soccer.
MEDIA COMES OUT IN SUPPORT OF SOUTH AFRICA
South Africa wants the 2006 soccer World Cup, deserves it and is more than ready to make it work, the country's newspapers declared on Thursday as a crucial FIFA inspection got underway in Johannesburg.
BLATTER GIVES BRAZIL BID BOOST
FIFA president Sepp Blatter has given Brazil a timely boost in the race to host the 2006 World Cup.
HERTHA PLAN TO FLOAT
German soccer club Hertha Berlin is planning to float shares on the bourse, according to German magazine Focus.
NFL EUROPE MONARCHS DETHRONED
The NFL Europe League has announced they are closing down the England Monarchs because of poor crowds and performances.
EC ISSUES GUIIDELINES ON SPORTS BROADCASTING
The European Commission has for the first time issued guidelines saying how competition rules should apply to the broadcasting of sports events.
GERMAN FOOTBALL CLUBS EAGER TO FLOAT
In Germany football clubs are eager to float and London banks want to help, according to a Reuters report.
THON LAYS FOUNDATION FOR NEW SCHALKE STADIUM
Schalke 04 captain Olaf Thon has laid the foundation stone for a new stadium for the Gelsenkirchen club.
NO DECISION ON SOLE AFRICAN 2006 BID
Plans to cut the number of African countries bidding for the 2006 World Cup from five to just one strong candidate have been delayed, officials said on Tuesday.
MURDOCH TARGETS BUNDESLIGA
Rupert Murdoch's TM3 women's channel, fresh from its success in winning the rights to broadcast Champions' League soccer in Germany, is gearing up to go after its next conquest - the German Bundesliga.
STADIUM UPGRADE READY FOR CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
Berlin is ready to buy new seats for the historic Olympic stadium to avoid a UEFA ban on home games when Hertha Berlin play in Europe next season.
EURO HOSTS TO BE NAMED IN OCTOBER SAY UEFA
European soccer governing body UEFA says it will announce the winner of the bid to host the 2004 European Championships in October.
KIRCHMEDIA ACQUIRES STAKE IN SPORT1
KirchMedia has acquired a 25.5 percent stake in online sports portal Sport1 from German internet firm Axel Springer Verlag.
BLACK MARKET TICKET WARNING FROM FA
England?s Football Association is warning fans to avoid buying black market tickets for the World Cup qualifier against Germany next week.
FRANCE TOPS SOCCER RANKINGS
France stayed ahead of Brazil atop of the FIFA world soccer rankings for a third straight month, while Germany climbed three places to fifth.