Tunisia
SOCCER TRIO FACE BANS AFTER ‘IRREGULARITIES’ PROBE
Three leading African clubs face sanctions this week as investigations into irregularities are held by the Confederation of African Football, who begun a week-long series of high-profile meetings in Cairo this week.
CAF MAKE SECOND INSPECTION TRIP TO ZIMBABWE
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) will send another inspection team to Zimbabwe next week to look at progress in the preparations for the hosting of the African Nations Cup finals in 2000.
2006 BIDS UNAFFECTED BY HOOLIGANS SAYS BLATTER
Outbreaks of hooliganism by English and German fans in France should not affect those nations' bids to stage the 2006 World Cup finals, FIFA president Sepp Blatter said.
FIFA ALLOW ENGLAND TO PLAY ON
England will not be barred from the World Cup finals despite the behaviour of its hooligan fans, FIFA said on Monday.
ENGLISH THUGS IN MARSEILLE BATTLES
Soccer's improving commercial image was under threat today after English soccer hooligans ran amok in Marseille on Sunday, battling Tunisians, police and local people in a series of running battles ahead of a World Cup match.
No-fly zones to protect South Korean World Cup venues
South Korea is to create no-fly zones during next year's World Cup above its stadia amid security concerns sparked by the US attacks earlier this week.
Tunisia looks to festival to turn sporting fortunes
Tunisia's government, under fire at home and abroad for its human rights record, is banking on a forthcoming two-week international sport festival to present the "true reality" of the country, officials have said.