[JURISPRUDENCE] The parents of a California girl filed a lawsuit against U.S. Youth Soccer and the California Youth Soccer Association-North in Santa ClaraCounty Superior Court, alleging that the West Valley Youth Soccer League failed to perform a background check that would have revealed that Emanuele Fabrizio, acoach convicted of sexually abused their daughter, had a […]
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Suspect leaves 'apology' note
[JONES MURDER] The suspect in the brutal murder of 25-year-old New York Red Bulls youth soccer Michael Jones on Sundaymorning in lower Manhattan left a note for a family member before he flew to Mexico that said, “I’m sorry.” New York police commissioner Ray Kelly said investigators would most likely head to Mexico to pursue […]
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Suspect flees to Mexico City
[JONES MURDER] A man suspected of murdering New York Red Bulls youth coach Michael Jones reportedly fled to Mexico,getting on board a 1:14 a.m. Aero Mexico flight from Kennedy International Airport to Mexico City Tuesday before his name was placed on a no-fly list that afternoon. A law enforcementofficial told The Associated Press undercondition of […]
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Two English League Championship players charged in horse-racing fix
Two English League Championship players, Michael Chopra and James Coppinger, and Mark Wilson, a former player with Manchester United, are among nine individuals charged by the British Horseracing Authority on Thursday in a scheme to fix horse races. Thecharges follow an investigation into suspicious betting patterns in nine races across England from November 2010 to […]
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Agent: Conte accuser tried to sell story
Antonio Conte, coach of Italian champion Juventus, is serving a 10-month ban for failing to report what he knew about plans to fix a Serie B match when hewas coaching at Siena in 2010-11, and a celebrity agent says Conte’s sole accuser, Filippo Carobbio, tried to sell the story to the media. In aninterview with […]
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The John Terry verdict explained
How do you reconcile the fact that Chelsea star John Terry received a four-game match for making a racist insult while Liverpool’s Luis Suarez received an eight-match ban? And how could he have been found guilty of calling QPR’s Anton Ferdinand “f****** black c***” by anEnglish Football Association regulatory panel after being acquitted in criminal […]
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European ministers take aim at game-fixing
European Union sports ministers and European sports authorities meeting in Cyprus called for “effective and sustained action” to stamp out game-fixing but acknowledged that finding proof thatplayers deliberately made mistakes or underperformed isn’t easy. “This is the biggest threat to the integrity of sports today,” said AndroullaVassiliou, the European Union commissioner responsible for sports. “If […]
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More allegations in Peter Nowak suit
[MLS SPOTLIGHT] As former Philadelphia Union coach Peter Nowak’s lawsuit against the MLS club for wrongful terminationcontinues in federal court, allegations have emerged in correspondence between attorneys for both sides that the Union had reason to believe Nowak “may have improperly profited from playertransactions over the past 12-18 months.” Documents posted by Jonathan Tannenwald at […]
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U.S. Soccer wins six-year antitrust suit
By Paul Kennedy In an 82-page opinion issued Friday, U.S. District Judge Harry D. Leinenweber ruled forU.S. Soccer in the six-year case ChampionsWorld v. U.S. Soccer, throwing out the testimony of ChampionsWorld’s expert witness, therefore rejecting its antitrust claim and issuing a summary judgment infavor of U.S. Soccer. August 18, 2012 In 2003, ChampionsWorld matches […]
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Montreal's Di Viao cleared to continue MLS adventure
The Montreal Impact can breathe a sigh of relief. Italian forward Marco Di Vaio was one of six players acquitted Friday of charges stemming from theScommessopoli scandal that resulted in bans for dozens of players. He tweeted in English, “Finally! I’m so happy! Now back with so much enthusiasm to my new adventure with my […]