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

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.

The European Commission has offered to meet the presidents of UEFA and FIFA for talks to break the deadlock over a new soccer transfer system.

European soccer's ruling body UEFA has "major concerns" over proposals by a number of clubs to abandon their national championships and set up their own league together.

Glen Kirton, managing director of ISL Marketing in Switzerland, has quit his role to return to the UK to join sports sponsorship and PR agency Craigie Taylor International (CTI).

A series of women's World Cup ski races that were to serve as test events for the 2002 Salt Lake City Olympics have been cancelled due to a lack of snow, the International Ski Federation has said.

English Premier League winners Arsenal are hoping to play their European Champions' League games in the new season at Wembley stadium where the capacity (78,000) is more than twice that of the club?s own Highbury stadium.

The Olympic organising committee in Quebec City was courted by "special agents" who offered to "buy" votes on the International Olympic Committee to help the city's bid to host the 2002 Winter Olympics to succeed, Le Soleil newspaper has reported.

The most important case since the Bosman ruling in the European Court of Justice revolutionised players rights will be made in the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in Lausanne next week.

Marketing agency ISL?s operations in Switzerland will conclude at the end of this month, with almost 200 staff losing their jobs as the effect of the bankruptcy ruling kicks in.

FIFA president Sepp Blatter is confident of reaching agreement over a new transfer system acceptable to the European Union, despite reports of a rift with UEFA.

The International Olympic Committee has selected Copyright Control Services (CCS) to provide exclusive internet anti-piracy operations and internet content protection solutions for the 2000 Summer Olympic Games.

Jon Wigley, London ?based Vice President of Marketing for the ATP Tour is to become Managing director of Sports Interactive AG, a joint venture between ISL and Kabel New Media which will manage the online activities of the AP Tour and Tennis Masters Series.

Kellogg's and the National Basketball Association have signed a multi-year sponsorship agreement.

Isolationist North Korea has never been officially approached about the possibility of hosting matches during the 2002 World Cup, a top Pyongyang sports official has said.

In a new twist arising from the Salt Lake City scandal, federal investigators have interviewed the makers of a pistol which reportedly now sits in the IOC museum in Lausanne, Switzerland.