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Honduras international Peralta shot dead

REUTERS – Honduras midfielder Arnold Peralta was shot to death in the Honduran city of La Ceiba on Thursday, police said. Peralta, 26, was attacked by several men as he got into his car at a shopping centre in his birth city La Ceiba, 185 km north of the capital Tegucigalpa, a region noted for […]

Sweden sitting pretty in French Atlantic chateau

Sweden took no chances with their accommodation and booked a luxury chateau on the French Atlantic coast

Internal FIFA probe of Blatter finds scant evidence – Handelszeitung

An investigation of suspended FIFA President Sepp Blatter has found no evidence of a $2.02 million payment to Michel Platini, a Swiss newspaper reported.
Blatter smiles before the first game of the so-called “Sepp Blatter tournament” in Ulrichen

Suarez, Neymar and Messi find a home in Russian zoo

If Barcelona's Luis Suarez, Neymar and Lionel Messi ever get to Saransk, they will find their namesakes playing already in the local Russian zoo.
Real Madrid v Barcelona – Liga BBVA

South American soccer bosses charged in latest FIFA graft probe

Soccer bosses from across South and Central America were among 16 people charged on Thursday with multimillion-dollar bribery schemes.
South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL) President Juan Angel Napout speaks during the CONMEBOL congress in Luque

Brazil’s del Nero asks for temporary leave

Brazil's football federation said President Marco Polo del Nero had asked for a leave of absence on Thursday.
President of Brazilian Soccer Confederation (CBF) Marco Polo Del Nero arrives for a news conference in Rio de Janeiro

Benzema insists he has done nothing wrong in sextape scandal

France and Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema insisted on Wednesday he has done nothing wrong after being put under investigation.
Real Madrid’s Benzema gestures during a training session at the team’s training grounds outside Madrid

Shevchenko to join Ukraine coaching staff – report

Former Ukraine striker Andriy Shevchenko is set to join the national team's coaching staff.
Chelsea v Liverpool – Barclays Premier League

Ukraine get one-game stadium ban from UEFA for racism

Ukraine have been ordered to play their next home game in UEFA competition behind closed doors following racist behaviour.
Dynamo Kiev v Chelsea – UEFA Champions League Group Stage – Group G

Ecuador’s players strike over $20 million salary backlog

Players in Ecuador's top two football divisions have gone on strike over about $20 million in salaries owed to them by the clubs.

Brazil’s Del Nero quits post on FIFA executive committee

The head of the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) has resigned his post on FIFA's Executive Committee after months of pressure to stand down.
CBF President Marco Polo Del Nero arrives for a news conference after the announcement of the players for the 2018 World Cup qualifiers, in Rio de Janeiro

Ronaldo calls on CBF president to resign

Turmoil inside the CBF is affecting results on the field and the head should stand down as part of a widespread cleanup, former Brazil striker Ronaldo said.
Former soccer player Ronaldo of Brazil attends the Champions League Group A soccer match where Paris Saint Germain face Real Madrid at the Parc des Princes stadium in Paris