Latin America
IN-DEMAND SCREENS WORLD CUP QUALIFIERS IN US
US soccer fans will be able to watch live television coverage of two South American World Cup qualifying matches thanks to a pay-per-view deal with In-Demand.
CHILE PRESIDENT `MAY NOT STAND DOWN FROM IOC?
A decision by the president of the Chilean Olympic Committee (COCh) to resign does not necessarily mean he will stand down from the International Olympic Committee (IOC), the acting COCh head has said.
PLAYERS STRIKE OVER CLUB WAGES ROW
Chilean soccer players went on strike on the first weekend of the new season in sympathy with the playing staff of a second division club who claim they are owed $260,000 in unpaid wages.
HAVELANGE URGES BRAZIL TO END WORLD CUP BID
Former FIFA president Joao Havelange has urged Brazil to pull out of the race to host the 2006 event.
BLATTER CONFIRMS NO BRAZIL WORLD CUP BAN
Brazil will not be suspended from the next World Cup even if found guilty of fielding over-age players in a youth tournament, FIFA president Sepp Blatter has said.
FOOTBALL BEFORE FOREX SAY DEALERS
Dealers say foreign exchange trade in London, the world's busiest currency market, will slow to a trickle next Monday when England makes its debut in the World Cup.
EUROPEAN LEAGUES BOYCOTT CONFEDERATIONS CUP
Europe's leading professional soccer leagues have said they would boycott January's conference after a meeting of European leagues in Brussels.
BECKENBAUER: `SA LEAD WC 2006 RACE?
Franz Beckenbauer has hinted South Africa was still leading the race to stage the 2006 World Cup finals despite mounting opposition from England and Germany.
PELE BLASTS BRAZL BID AGAIN
Pele has renewed his attack on Brazil's 2006 World Cup bid as he claimed the president of the country's football federation was talking nonsense.
UNITED MANAGER ADMITS TO GOVERNMENT PRESSURE
Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson has commented on the government's role in United's withdrawal from next season's FA Cup.
ISL TELEVISION ACQUIRES THE INTERNATIONAL BROADCAST RIGHTS TO BRAZILIAN CLUB FOOTBALL
ISL Television is to exclusively represent the international broadcast rights to the five key domestic Brazilian football competitions under an agreement with the domestic rights-holders for Brazilian football: Clube dos Treze and Rede Globo.
LIGHTS TURNED OUT ON BRAZILIAN SOCCER
Television scheduling for coverage of Brazil?s domestic soccer leagues has been thrown into chaos following the national government?s announcement that no matches in certain regions of the country could be played after 6pm due to an electricity shortage crisis.
WORLD CUP TICKET APPLICATIONS TOP 1 MILLION IN KOREA
South Korean soccer fans have applied for more than one million tickets for the 2002 World Cup finals, four times the number of seats offered in the first round of sales, organisers said on Thursday.
RONALDO TO TESTIFY IN BRAZILIAN NIKE DEAL PROBE
Brazilian soccer striker Ronaldo may shed some light on his mysterious performance in the 1998 World Cup Final when he appears before a congressional commission today.
WUSA UNVEILS NICKNAMES, LOGOS AND VENUES
The Women's United Soccer Association, which plans to kick off next April, unveiled its nicknames, logos and venues.
DAVIS CUP FANS GET TICKET MONEY REFUNDS
Tennis fans who had restricted viewing of the weekend's Davis Cup semifinal between Australia and Brazil from a temporary stand are to get their money back.
GERMANY, SOUTH AFRICA FAVOURED FOR 2006 WORLD CUP BID.
Germany and South Africa emerged as clear joint favourites to stage the 2006 World Cup on Friday after the leaking of a confidential FIFA report ranking them as technically the best bids.
FA SAYS VIOLENCE WILL NOT DAMAGE WORLD CUP 2006
The English Football Association has apologised to Denmark for violence involving Arsenal fans at the UEFA Cup final but said it would not affect England's bid to stage the 2006 World Cup.