Articles filed under Soccer
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US prosecutors allege bribes in 2018, 2022 World Cup votesApr 07, 2020 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Prosecutors revealed new details of alleged bribes paid to FIFA executive committee members to gain their votes for Qatar to host the 2022 World Cup and ...
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Russia flatly denies US allegation of World Cup bid bribesApr 07, 2020 7:00 am - GENEVA (AP) - Russian officials on Tuesday flatly denied bribing a FIFA voter with millions of dollars to support the country's winning 2018 World Cup bid, after America...
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Qatar says it's working to protect laborers from coronavirusApr 07, 2020 7:00 am - BERLIN (AP) - The Qatari government said Tuesday it has implemented widespread measures to protect immigrant workers from the coronavirus, after a German documentary hig...
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RSL will cut salaries, some employees will be furloughedApr 07, 2020 7:00 am - SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Real Salt Lake has announced it will cut the salaries of some employees and furlough others while play is suspended because of the coronavirus pand...
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European competitions could wait for domestic leagues to endApr 07, 2020 7:00 am - MADRID (AP) - Finishing off domestic soccer seasons could take precedence over completing the Champions League. Spanish league president Javier Tebas said Tuesday that s...
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UEFA explores financial rule changes due to pandemic impactApr 07, 2020 7:00 am - UEFA is exploring changes to Financial Fair Play rules as clubs grapple with the sudden loss in revenue caused by the coronavirus pandemic abruptly halting competitions ...
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Ronaldinho to leave jail for luxury hotel house arrestApr 07, 2020 7:00 am - ASUNCION, Paraguay (AP) - Retired soccer star Ronaldinho was released from a high-security jail in Paraguay on Tuesday after more than a month, but was ordered to serve ...
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Thomas Müller extends contract at Bayern MunichApr 07, 2020 7:00 am - MUNICH (AP) - Thomas Müller signed a two-year contract extension with Bayern Munich, the German champions said Tuesday. The 30-year-old attacking midfielder's contract ...
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English soccer warned of $1B pandemic losses, clubs closingApr 07, 2020 7:00 am - English soccer faced warnings on Tuesday that losses caused by the coronavirus pandemic could exceed $1 billion and clubs could go out of business. The financial alarm w...
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Liverpool reverses plan to furlough staff after backlashApr 06, 2020 7:00 am - Apologizing to its own fans, Liverpool on Monday reversed a decision to apply its furloughed non-playing staff for the British government's job retention scheme during t...