Football: Fifa to give players rest
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Players are to be given extra time to prepare for the 2006 World Cup a Fifa proposal is approved.
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David Beckham suffered a sprained medial collateral ligament in his right knee and will be sidelined for six weeks, meaning he will miss England&#39;s two September Euro 2008 qualifying matches.
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Fifa announces that the 2010 World Cup in South Africa will take place between 11 June and 11 July.
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SOCCER matches in Italy will resume this weekend after the government approved a tough set of measures to fight hooliganism, despite resistance by clubs.Comment
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La Fifa si appresta a mettere in discussione il principio della rotazione dell'assegnazione della Co...
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The soccer federations of France, Italy and the Netherlands will be disciplined by FIFA, which cited them for being lax on drug infractions.
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Most MLS teams are in a comfortable position for the last two weeks of the regular season. Too comfortable.
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Michael Vick is among the players who could be rested during the final weeks of the season, including Sunday&#39;s game against the Saints.
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FIFA will hold an investigation and demand answers from the Spanish Football Federation after home fans hurled racist abuse at England&#39;s black players in the friendly international between the two countries in Madrid last night.
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Fulham boss Chris Coleman will use the forthcoming break for World Cup qualifying to rally his beleaguered troops and plot an end to the club&#39;s dismal start to the season.
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FIFA will hold an investigation and  demand answers from the Spanish Football Association after home  fans hurled racist abuse at England's black players in a  friendly international against Spain in Madrid Wednesday.
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Soccer leagues must finish their schedules three weeks before the start of the 2006 World Cup. FIFA&#39;s executive committee said Sunday it acted to help players avoid burnout before the tournament.
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David Beckham&#39;s cracked rib could sideline him for up to six weeks and the England skipper will be on his way to worried Real Madrid on Monday rather than to Wednesday&#39;s World Cup game in Azerbaijan.
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MANCHESTER United winger Ryan Giggs said today his recent run of good form is largely down to Sir Alex Ferguson&#39;s decision to rest him at the beginning of lasyt month.
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FIFA plans to boost training for the referees who will handle matches at the 2006 World Cup. FIFA said Wednesday it had decided to launch an 18-month program at the start of 2005, when it will
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David Beckham is taking a break. Exhausted after playing three games in six days, Beckham won't travel with the Los Angeles Galaxy for Sunday's Major League Soccer game in Colorado.
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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