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Kenyan steeplechaser Paul Kosgei and an unnamed Romanian woman athlete have had their prize money withheld from two world championship events earlier this year because of a breach of anti-doping rules.
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Former Brazil coach Mario Zagallo will appear in court next month to explain why he played Ronaldo in the World Cup Final.

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Europe's leading professional soccer leagues have said they would boycott January's conference after a meeting of European leagues in Brussels.

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FIFA president Sepp Blatter has said that he expected England to present a strong, professional bid to host the 2006 World Cup finals - although Africa was still the logical choice to stage the tournament.

Switzerland's President Flavio Cotti has asked for the support of France and other French-speaking states for his country's bid to stage the 2006 Winter Olympics.

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Brazilian striker Ronaldo has launched a Swiss-made chronograph watch and promised part of the revenue would go to keep poor children off Rio's streets.
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Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder has promised his government would do all it could to support Germany's bid for the 2006 World Cup.
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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.
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Germany has entered the race to stage the 2006 World Cup finals after they officially handed in their initial bid document to FIFA president Sepp Blatter.
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Asian soccer chiefs will decide on Tuesday whether to heed a call to boycott the 2002 World Cup in emergency talks on the region's representation in the finals.
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Germany has added weight to its bid to stage the 2006 World Cup finals by naming Franz Beckenbauer as head of their application.
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A formidable army of supporters lined up to back England's World Cup 2006 bid, are claiming that the resignation of F.A. chief executive Graham Kelly would not hurt the nation's chances.
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World champions France will not take part in FIFA's controversial Confederations Cup in Mexico next year if the dates are unsuitable.

Germany's bid chief Franz Beckenbauer believes the race to stage the 2006 World Cup finals is very close with Germany in with

Soccer legend Pele is to end his fling with politics, according to a report in USA Today.

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Last year's football World Cup finals in France made a pre-tax profit of 350 million francs ($60 million), it has been revealed.

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France might escape being fined over its controversial methods for selling match tickets for the 1998 World Cup finals, Jacques Lambert, the chief executive of the organising committee (CFO) has said.

A senior Brazilian soccer official warned that the game in his country could be plunged into crisis over plans for a Bosman-style law giving players freedom of movement when their contracts end.