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FIFA president Sepp Blatter called on Friday for worldwide bans against players who are found guilty of using false passports.

The European Triathlon Union (ETU) has announced it is to hold an extraordinary congress immediately to discuss the threatened split from the organisation by eight member nations.

Holders Real Madrid will find out their first opponents in the 2000/2001 Champions League on

Belgium's zero-tolerance policing of Euro 2000 stamped out violence by thugs and hooligans bent only on destruction, according to the country's Interior Minister..

British fans are set to bet more than #100 million pounds ($149m) on Euro 2000, making it the world's biggest single sports betting event, bookmakers Ladbrokes said on Friday.

UEFA and FIFA face almost certain disappointment in their efforts to persuade the European Union to reverse some of the most damaging effects of the Bosman ruling, EU officials have warned.

Soccer legends Pele and Johan Cruyff share an apocalyptic vision that commercial exploitation may destroy professional football as we know it.

Police investigating World Cup ticket fraud have arrested three people, including a consultant working for the French affiliate of ISL Worldwide, FIFA's official marketing partner.

The final of the European Championship in 2000 will be held in the Feyenoord stadium in Rotterdam.

FIFA president Sepp Blatter has strongly denied corruption claims of a cash-for-votes scandal made in a sensational new book.

Scottish soccer club Celtic?s ambitions to play in either the English Premier League or a new Euroleague have been dealt a double blow at the same time as the club announced increased losses, despite its most successful season for over 30 years.

Austrian and Swiss soccer officials will meet in Bern on March 9 to discuss a possible joint bid to host the 2008 European Championships, officials said on Tuesday.

The Netherlands were named the team of the year by FIFA, soccer's ruling body, on Thursday.

The ISMM Group (International Sports Media & Marketing) headquarters is on the move after 18 years in Lucerne.

Austrian state broadcasting organisation Oesterreichischer Rundfunk (ORF) reports that its TV coverage of the Euro 2000 semi final between France and Portugal attracted 1.13 million Austrian citizens while 1.369 million watched the match between Italy and the Netherlands. Women accounted for 30% of this figure.

Organisers of the Euro 2000 soccer championship are hastily preparing a Dutch version of their website after some irate Dutch speakers complained they were not being catered for.