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Serial handshake dodger Mark Hughes is set to reach the pinnacle of his career this Sunday after
his entire QPR squad was given permission to snub handshakes with Chelsea. The Premier League has
confirmed that the usual handshake rituals will be scrapped due to the impending legal case
involving John Terry and Anton Ferdinand.
The world football body, FIFA, has acknowledged the elections of a new Executive Committee of the
Indonesia Football Association (PSSI) on 9 July 2011 and the election of Djohar Arifin Husin as the
new PSSI president. According to a statement published on the FIFA website, the "elective congress,
observed by FIFA, AFC and AFF, was conducted in accordance with the PSSI statutes and the FIFA
On 9 July 2011 Cesár González scored one of the best goals of the 2011 Copa América tournament
to give Venezuela a 1-0 win against Ecuador and move themselves to the top of group B and within
touching distance of qualifying for the knockout stage. The result can be seen as further evidence
that Venezuela have finally shed their traditional status as the whipping boys of South American
football.
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Brazil's second outing in the Copa America sees them go up against Paraguay in the city of
Cordoba. Despite drawing their opening fixture, Mano Menezes has ignored the pressure for change
and has stuck with the side that drew 0-0 with Venezuela.
They're at it again. Indonesian football seemingly can't make up its mind when it really wants to
be kicked out of FIFA and has now delayed the elections for a new head until 9 July, pushed back
from 30 June. The election, and accompanying congress, will be overseen by up to 1,400 security
personnel!