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Business

The president of the Chilean Olympic Committee (COCh), Sergio Santander, has handed in a letter of resignation after he was accused of corruption in Salt Lake City's successful bid to host the 2002 Winter Games.
Stadia

India will host an international soccer tournament next January.
Business

A new Brazilian law preventing a company from controlling or sponsoring more than one football club came into being last week, according to the soccer industry newsletter, The Soccer Investor Weekly Bulletin.
Events

FIFA president Sepp Blatter has repeated that he felt the the World Cup finals in 2006 should go to Africa.

Around one million people were expected to descend on to the streets of Paris on Tuesday for a flamboyant spectacle to launch the World Cup, the world's largest sporting event.
Business

The tournament turned France into a nation of soccer enthusiasts, with pre-competition sales of new television sets and video recorders soaring

Soccer legend Pele is to end his fling with politics, according to a report in USA Today.

Events

Inspired by the ground breaking success of the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup in
Business

Sponsors of soccer's world famous FA Cup competition are holding crisis talks over fears holders Manchester United will pull-out of this year's tournament.
Stadia

Germany and Brazil will officially join the race to host the 2006 World Cup today when they submit their bids to FIFA.
Business

The Brazilian championship, which has been in doubt due to a judicial battle, has been given the green light, just a week before its scheduled start.
Stadia

Brazil's most popular club have been kicked out of their spiritual home by pop stars, the Backstreet Boys.
Stadia

Brazil's Interlagos circuit, due to host a Formula One Grand Prix on April 1, has been told to implement minor safety changes by March 15.
Business

A Congressional commission investigating Brazilian soccer spread to Portugal on Wednesday as two of its members arrived in Lisbon in their search for the so-called mafia of fake passports.
Events

More than a million spectators are expected to watch the men's and women's soccer events at the Sydney Olympics Games, tournament director Peter Hugg has said.
Events

Former South African President Nelson Mandela said on Tuesday that South Africa deserved to be the first African country to host the World Cup.
Events

NBA fans in more than 750 million households around the world will be able to tune into the NBA Finals 2000 featuring the Los Angeles Lakers and the Indiana Pacers.
Business

The head of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) has appealed to world football's governing body to let Africa host the 2006 World Cup.