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Pele says he told young star Neymar to stop diving

Football great Pele said Wednesday he has personally told young Brazil striker Neymar to stop diving

Mohamed bin Hammam tried to bribe officials in his campaign to oust Sepp Blatter as FIFA president, according to a secret report by the organisation's ethics committee obtained by Britain's Press Association

Great British football team to be allowed at Olympics

Agreement has been reached to field a Great Britain football team at the 2012 London Olympics with players from Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and England, the British Olympic Association (BOA) said on Tuesday.

Fabregas 'really wants' move to Barca

Arsenal captain Cesc Fabregas is no longer worth 40 million euro according to Barcelona's manager as the former renews his efforts to transfer to the Catalan side

Luis Enrique appointed Roma coach

AS Roma finally sealed the appointment of new coach Luis Enrique on Monday on a two-year contract

Jack Warner quits FIFA; bribery charges dropped

FIFA says suspended executive Jack Warner has resigned from soccer’s governing body and an investigation into bribery allegations against him have been dropped.

Romario: Only Jesus can help in hosting World Cup

Former Brazil great Romario is not optimistic about his country staging a flawless World Cup, saying the 2014 tournament will only be successful if it receives a little help from above

German federation chief seeks truce in Ballack row

German soccer federation boss Theo Zwanziger has sought to end a bitter war of words between former Germany captain Michael Ballack and coach Joachim Loew by renewing the offer of a farewell match against Brazil

FIFA worried by Brazil WCup preparations

FIFA remains concerned at the slow pace of Brazil’s preparations for the 2014 World Cup, saying its soccer officials appear to have invested more energy in winning the tournament than organizing it

Real's Altintop to have surgery on back problem

New Real Madrid signing Hamit Altintop is to have surgery on a disc problem in his back, the Spanish club said in a statement on Thursday.

Bahrain footballer jailed for anti-govt protest

Bahrain's main opposition party says one of the detained national team football players has been convicted of participating in anti-government protests in the Gulf kingdom and sentenced to two years in prison

Mutu transfers from Fiorentina to Cesena

Troubled Romania forward Adrian Mutu has transferred from Fiorentina to Cesena in the Serie A, accepting a reduced salary

FIFA witness steps down from Bin Hammam appeal

The head of FIFA's appeals panel, Larry Mussenden, has withdrawn from a case involving Mohamed bin Hammam because he gave evidence of an alleged election bribery plot involving the Qatari official

Gasperini top pick for Inter job

Former Genoa coach Gian Piero Gasperini has emerged as the leading candidate to take over at Inter Milan and a decision is due before the weekend, club president Massimo Moratti said on Thursday

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