FIFA join fight against player burnout
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FIFA is set to impose a three-and-a-half-week break for players ahead of the next World Cup finals in 2006 as it attempts to come to terms with the issue of &quot;player burnout.
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EUROPEAN football could be rocked by proposals setting the minimum number of homegrown players clubs must field. Under new Uefa guidelines, it could be that all clubs in Europe are forced into having between
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A labor dispute between the United States Soccer Federation (USSF) and players has halted World Cup preparations and could result in the national team using replacement players for the Feb. 9 opening of the final round of qualifying in Trinidad &amp; Tobago.
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Europe&#39;s elite domestic leagues will all be completed by 14 May in 2006 to ensure top players have a break ahead of the World Cup, Fifa ruled on Sunday.
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The phrase âit&#39;s a marathon, not a sprint&#39; is usually associated with the English Premier League. This saying now also describes World Cup qualifying, which has become a league of sorts in its own right.
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While the rest of European soccer shuts down for a midwinter break, England turns up the heat. The big leagues of Italy, Spain and Germany take a breather so that players can heal injuries and
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The Football Association has written to UEFA and FIFA to complain about racist abuse suffered by England&#39;s black players in an under-21 international against Spain in Madrid on Tuesday night.
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Many of the NBA's best players who toiled for the U.S. men's national team last summer have suffered injury and fatigueÃÂ as a result of the extraÃÂ commitment.
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By Jeannine SteinTHOUSANDS of kids play soccer for fun, but years-long involvement with the game can have more health benefits than routine physical activity.
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With so many World Cup Qualifiers played, teams with many international players will be most affected. Of course, we are talking about Chelsea, Arsenal and Manchester United, whose players flew all over Europe to play in international matches.
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Professional soccer teams, their national and international governing bodies and anti-racism groups have been grappling with a number of incidents around Europe over the last month.
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Soccer is a sport with a field 80 yards wide by 120 yards long, and 22 players running for 90 minutes. Often times the only players that stand out are the ones that put up &#39;big&#39; numbers, scoring goals and setting up others.
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FIFA is planning to test a special  device involving a micro-chip sensor inside the ball next month  as a possible solution to goal-line disputes during matches.
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TORONTO -- Precious few professional athletes leave their sport on their terms. Even fewer depart having won a championship in their final game. Injuries, diminished skills, and burnout can cut short careers.
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Fans at the African Cup of Nations encourage -- no, they demand -- that their teams play an attractive, attacking game that results in lots of goals.
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The Romanian Soccer Federation (FRF) has asked FIFA to clarify whether striker Adrian Mutu can train during his seven-month ban for taking cocaine.
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Thousands of kids play soccer for fun, but yearslong involvement with the game can have more health benefits than routine physical activity.