South America

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.

FIFA has fined the Peruvian Football Federation $14,400 and ordered Peru to play its next home World Cup qualifying match at a neutral venue after Peruvian fans threw stones at the Chilean team when it arrived at Lima airport for a match on March 27.

Morocco, which reaffirmed its bid to stage the 2006 World Cup finals this week by dismissing South African calls to quit the race, has despatched a delegation to Paraguay to lobby for South America's support.

Just five players from outside the British Isles made it onto the Football League's list of '100 legends' when it was announced to mark the league's centenary season.

Argentina's striking soccer players will meet President Carlos Menem on today in a bid to resolve the on-going dispute.

Eight out of the ten soccer clubs that make up the Paraguayan Primera Division are bankrupt says Dario Caceres, president of Sportivo Luquenyo.

UEFA president Lennart Johansson has called on FIFA chief Sepp Blatter to explain the collapse of FIFA's marketing agent ISL and the cancellation of the World Club championship or face the consequences, which could lead to his removal as president of the game's ruling body.

Fox Sports will return to the lineup of Cablevision, Argentina's leading multi-system operator, after it agreed to cut its rates by almost half

England?s rugby union squad have gone on strike in a row over pay.

South Africa's World Cup bid chief said he was prepared to do a deal with rivals Brazil in order to secure South American backing in the vote to decide who hosts the 2006 tournament.

Former amateur golf international Santiago Fisas will become Spain's new secretary of state for sports, Spanish government officials have confirmed.

An international tournament in India which promised to boast major players has been branded "a farce" after two teams withdrew, one was ruled ineligible and another failed to play because the team's baggage was delayed.

A six-man delegation from soccer's world governing body FIFA rounded off a five-day visit to Germany full of praise for the country's bid to host the 2006 World Cup.

Libya is supporting Morocco in its efforts to stage the 2006 World Cup finals, according to reports from a local news agency.

Soccer sportswear manufacturer Umbro has added Norway striker Tore Andre Flo - who scored in last night's improbable 2-1 win against world champions Brazil - to its list of sponsored stars.

Arsenal's French World Cup star Emmanuel Petit has said that players should consider going on strike because of the amount of football they are expected to play.