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EURO 2000 ARENA ROW RAGES ON
The organisers of next year's European soccer championship have said some matches scheduled for the Amsterdam Arena could be moved to other venues in a continuing row over seating arrangements.
F1 BRACES ITSELF FOR EURO PROBE
World motor racing body FIA said it is expecting the European Commission's antitrust department to formally outline its objections to the commercial aspects of Formula One and other championships soon.
EU BLAST UEFA OVER YUGO MATCHES
The European Union has urged European soccer's ruling body UEFA to stick to an EU ban on sports fixtures involving teams from Yugoslavia.
PHILIPS SIGNS UP FOR EURO 2000
Electronic giants Philips has renewed its sponsorship of soccer's Euro 2000 tournament.
ENGLAND SHOWCASE WORLD CUP STADIUM
England are to play Belgium in a friendly at Sunderland's Stadium of Light on Sunday 10 October.
ENIC ANTICIPATE MULTI-CLUB RULING
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.
‘COOLING OFF’ LAW TO BE INTRODUCED FOR EURO 2000
The Dutch are hurrying through a new law which would give police powers to separate groups of potential trouble-makers at major events in time for the 2000 European soccer championship finals.
TICKET DEMAND HUGE AS EURO 2000 COUNTDOWN CONTINUES
Organisers of next year's Euro 2000 soccer tournament say they have received applications for more than one million tickets after the initial batch of 400,000 went on sale to the public.
ECCLESTONE BLOW AS EU STARTS PROCEEDINGS AGAINST FIA
The European Commission says it has started formal proceedings against FIA, the governing body of world motor sport, and Bernie Ecclestone's Formula One on suspicion that they breached EU competition rules.
EURO 2000 TO DONATE FINES TO MINES VICTIMS
Fines for red and yellow cards at next year's European soccer championships will be given to young victims of land mines, the tournament's director said recently.
WORLD CUP ORGANISERS ESCAPE LIGHTLY WITH EU FINE
Organisers of last year's soccer World Cup have been fined just 1,000 Euros (#650) over the ticket fiasco which dogged the tournament.
ADIDAS SIGN-UP WITH ISL FOR EURO 2000
ISL has signed a deal with adidas to be a licensee and official supplier to UEFA's Euro 2000 tournament.
KIRCH SNAPS UP SWISS SPORTS RIGHT FIRM
German media group Kirch has agreed to buy Swiss sports rights marketing company CWL Telesport & Marketing AG in a move to expand its international soccer business.
DUTCH TAX REGIME TO HIT EURO 2000 EARNINGS
Soccer players in next year's European championships will be advised not to spend all their winnings at once as Dutch tax officials will be insisting on their share.
UMBRO APPOINTS MONAGHAN AS CFO
Mark Monaghan has been appointed Chief Financial officer at Umbro Holdings.
ROGGE ON CHINA 2008: `WE CAN?T SOLVE INTERNAL PROBLEMS?
The IOC cannot be expected to help China with any internal issues or foreign disputes during the build-up to the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, IOC president Jacques Rogge has said.
MURRAY CALLS FOR RANGERS TO JOIN PREMIERSHIP
Glasgow Rangers chairman David Murray has said that Rangers and Celtic could play soccer in the English Premier League and field an under-21 side in the Scottish Premiership.
IOC’S ROGGE URGES POUND TO STAY
Newly-elected International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Jacques Rogge has renewed his call to defeated rival Dick Pound to stay on as both the Games' marketing chief and a key figure in the fight against doping.