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Sepp Blatter has arrived in South Korea for the World Cup declaring that he fully expects to survive the scandal overshadowing his FIFA presidency.

Sepp Blatter has arrived in South Korea for the World Cup declaring that he fully expects to survive the scandal overshadowing his FIFA presidency.

ESPN Classic Sport - the European archive arm of the US cable network - has secured a rights deal with soccer governing body FIFA.

ESPN Classic Sport - the European archive arm of the US cable network - has secured a rights deal with soccer governing body FIFA.

UK broadcaster Channel 5 has secured a joint broadcast sponsorship deal for its coverage of the UEFA Under-21 soccer championship which starts in Switzerland today.

UK broadcaster Channel 5 has secured a joint broadcast sponsorship deal for its coverage of the UEFA Under-21 soccer championship which starts in Switzerland today.

Sepp Blatter will make his final comments to the media today, prior to the FIFA presidential election on May 29.

Sepp Blatter will make his final comments to the media today, prior to the FIFA presidential election on May 29.

A criminal investigation has been launched against FIFA president Sepp Blatter following allegations of financial mismanagement at soccer’s governing body.

UK-based sports lawyer, Ian Blackshaw, has been appointed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in Lausanne, Switzerland.

Ten Scottish Premier League clubs have issued an ultimatum to Rangers and Celtic to come up with a new television rights plan.

A leading executive at KirchSport AG has told sportbusiness.com that he is "confident" the company will survive the financial crisis of its parent company KirchMedia.

TV rights to the 2002 and 2006 FIFA World Cups have been moved to KirchSport after KirchMedia filed for insolvency this morning.

Multi-soccer club stake-holder ENIC plc has reported a £1million ($1.43m/EUR1.62m) profit in the company's unaudited interim results for the period ending December 31, 2001.

Europe's top clubs will have to conform to a set of financial standards to be eligible for the lucrative Champions League and UEFA Cup if new proposals are accepted at a UEFA meeting this week.

Germany will host the Confederations Cup in 2005 as a dress rehearsal before staging the World Cup finals the following year, the German Football Association (DFB) said yesterday.

Hungary will build a new stadium and renovate seven existing grounds if it is chosen to host the 2008 European championships.

A total of seven candidates have confirmed their interest in hosting UEFA's soccer showpiece - Euro 2008.