Netherlands

Representatives from large clubs in the Netherlands, Scotland, Belgium and Portugal met in Amsterdam this week to discuss the problems of being big fish in small soccer ponds.

Euro 2000 organisers have sent a letter to the Dutch parliament demanding MPs back proposals to make black market ticket sales illegal.

Extreme Sports Channel, the adventure and adrenaline sports service, is now available on digital cable in Germany.

Extreme Group's Extreme Sports Channel has launched in France.

FIFA president Sepp Blatter has said the world governing body's member associations must be unanimous when sanctioning players guilty of doping.