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Gibraltar accepted as full European soccer member
Gibraltar is now a full European soccer member, raising the continent's total to 54.
The move Friday had been resisted by some politicians in neighboring Spain. They wanted to stop the British territory on Spain's southern tip from joining European soccer's governing body.
Gibraltar may now enter qualifying competition for the 2016 European Championship. UEFA President...
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Gibraltar accepted as full member of UEFA
Gibraltar was accepted Friday as a full member by the UEFA Congress, becoming Europe's 54th official football nation.
The move had previously been resisted by some politicians in neighboring Spain, who wanted to stop the British territory on Spain's southern tip from joining UEFA.
The decision will allow Gibraltar to enter into the qualifying competition for the 2016 European...
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Torquay trio pen new deals
UEFA president Michel Platini has renewed his call for a European sports police force after warning of 'mafia' involvement in match-fixing.
Platini, addressing delegates from 53 member nations at UEFA's congress in London on Friday, said money-laundering and corruption, as well as hooliganism and doping, were "scourges" on football.
"We are protecting...
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Platini: All-German final not proof of dominance
UEFA president Michel Platini is distinctly underwhelmed by Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund reaching the Champions League final, saying it does not herald a power shift toward Germany in European football.
Bayern dismantled Barcelona 7-0 for the biggest aggregate winning margin in a Champions League semifinal, and Dortmund thumped four goals past Real Madrid before holding on...
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Bulgarian soccer coach steals ref's cards and throws them away after penalty (Video)
A professional soccer coach in Bulgaria stole the referee's red and yellow cards and threw them away during an unprofessional meltdown after one of his players was tossed from a match last Saturday.
Botev Vratsa head coach Antoni Zdravkov was upset defender Nikolay Marinov was given a red card for a handball inside the penalty box in the 17th minute of the match. After CSKA...
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