Frings suspended for World Cup semifinal
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Germany&#039;s Torsten Frings was banned from the World Cup semifinals after a disciplinary committee found he punched Argentina forward Julio Cruz in a post-match fracas in the quarterfinals.
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South Africa's Francois Steyn could miss the rest of the World Cup after being cited for biting Tonga's Joseph Vaka.
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Middlesbrough defender Franck Queudrue was suspended for three matches Tuesday after losing his appeal of a red card. The Frenchman was sent off for a two-footed tackle on Noe Pamarot in Sunday&#39;s 2-0 loss to Tottenham.
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World Cup hat-trick hero Sir Geoff Hurst has accused David Beckham of âbringing the country into disreputeâ in deliberately getting himself suspended for tomorrowâs World Cup tie in Azerbaijan.
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Tottenham Hotspur&#39;s Argentine defender Mauricio Taricco has been suspended for three matches after a clash with Chelsea winger Damien Duff nearly six months ago.
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England captain Phil Vickery was suspended for two matches by a World Cup judicial hearing here on Tuesday for tripping United States centre Paul Emerick.
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The captain of a third-division soccer team was suspended as part of the investigation into Germany's game-fixing scandal.
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Wales midfielder Robbie Savage will miss the World Cup qualifying match against England in October after FIFA, world soccer&#39;s ruling body, upheld a red card he was given this month, the Football Association of Wales said.
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Referee Andy DâUrso has been suspended for 28 days following his blunder in Southamptonâs match with Blackburn on August 21. DâUrso cautioned Barry Ferguson twice but did not send him off in the Barclays Premiership match.
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AS Roma are facing severe penalties from UEFA after their opening Champions League Group B match against Dynamo Kiev was abandoned on Wednesday when referee Anders Frisk was felled by an object thrown from the crowd.
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Brazilian midfielder Kleberson has been ruled out of action until the New Year after incurring an ankle injury in Manchester United's midweek League Cup win over Arsenal.
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A Brazilian referee was suspended on Monday for sending off the wrong player during a match at the weekend.
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New Jersey Devils forward Cam Janssen has been suspended for three games after a late hit on Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Tomas Kaberle.
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Pakistan pacemen Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif are ruled out of the World Cup with injuries.
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Villarreal&#39;s Brazilian midfielder Marcos Senna has been provisionally suspended by UEFA after testing positive for two banned substances.
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Martin Brodeur didn't practice Saturday morning with Team Canada, and is doubtful for the World Cup of Hockey semifinal game against the Czech Republic. Brodeur was injured late in Wednesday's 5-0 quarterfinal victory over Slovakia when he made an awkward glove save on a shot from center ice by defenseman Jaroslav Obsut.
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PSV Eindhoven won 2-0 at Vitesse Arnhem in the Dutch first division yesterday but the game was marred by a 15-minute suspension after the referee was abused by Arnhem supporters.