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Sweden’s Jonas Eriksson and Tony Chapron from France will referee Chinese Super League matches as the first part of a move to “improve the accuracy of officiating” for thefinal rounds of the Super League, the Chinese Football Association said in a statement on Thursday.

Allardyce and Moyes on Scotland list to succeed Strachan

Former England coach Sam Allardyce, Scotsman David Moyes and Malky McKay, Scottish Football Association performance director, are among the named mentioned as a successor. Gordon Strachan’s tenure as Scottish national team coach ended after a second tournament qualification failure.

George Weah takes early lead in Liberia's presidential election

Former Ballon d’Or winner George Weah, the father of U.S. U-17 Timothy Weah, took the early lead in Liberia’s presidential election to succeed Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Africa’s firstelected female president.

Colombia's Falcao admits discussing tie with Peruvian players

Colombian star Radamel Falcao admitted speaking to several Peru players with his hand covering his mouth and discussing playing for a tie. Colombia’s 1-1 draw with Peru sent Colombia tothe World Cup but kept Peru alive and prompted allegations of match-fixing. Peru will move to a playoff against New Zealand after finishing fifth in South […]

Calm returns to Argentina after Messi comes to the rescue

After his hat trick rescued Argentina and sent it to the World Cup with a 3-1 win at Ecuador, Lionel Messi said he and his teammates can celebrate qualification. “Fortunately,everything went well and we are into the World Cup,” he said. “We are calm now after achieving the main goal — that is the most […]

Column: FIFA needs to spend on goal-line technology that could have saved USA

The USA is out of the World Cup thanks in part to a goal that should not have been awarded. Panama’s equalizer in its 2-1 win over Costa Rica never crossed the line, but goal-line technology was notused to catch it. If Panama had tied, the USA would have finished ahead of it in fourth […]

Trinidad & Tobago coach Dennis Lawrence: 'We punched back'

Trinidad & Tobago coach Dennis Lawrence said his team was ready to face the USA and he liked the approach of his young players on Tuesday, like they showed in the 3-1 loss against Mexicofour days earlier.

Jack Warner revels in T&T win over USA: 'This is the happiest day of my life'

Jack Warner, the former T&T soccer boss fighting extradition to the United States said the Soca Warriors’ 2-1 win over the USA was “sweet revenge” for their loss to USA in 1989,knocking them out of World Cup 1990 in Italy. He was also thrilled at the agony felt in the USA, where was indicted on […]