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DOHA, Qatar Qatar has welcomed an investigation into alleged corruption in its victorious 2022
World Cup bid. The 2022 host nation said the evidence put forward so far was false, unsubstantiated
and coming from a whisteblower who is probably a former employee "with a significant axe to grind."
Qatar has been on the defensive [.
NYON, Switzerland — AC Milan midfielder Gennaro Gattuso was banned by UEFA for four matches
Monday after he head-butted a Tottenham coach at a Champions League match. UEFA's disciplinary body
"ruled that Gattuso had assaulted the Tottenham assistant coach Joe Jordan after the match," the
European football authority said in a statement.
BRUSSELS, Belgium Soccer fans may be able to continue watching World Cup and European Championship
matches for free after a European Union court ruled governing bodies can't strike exclusive pay-TV
deals for the games in the U.K. and Belgium. FIFA and UEFA, the game's global and European
governing bodies, lost court appeals today against [.
ZAGREB, Croatia — Croatia on Tuesday charged nine hooligans for attacking a bus of PAOK fans
ahead of the Greek club's Europa League match against Dinamo Zagreb in December. Four Greek
nationals were injured in the December 14 incident. The nine, aged between 18 and 23, were charged
with stoning the bus ferrying around 40 [.
LIVERPOOL, United Kingdom — Liverpool has agreed to pay a club-record fee to Newcastle for
striker Andy Carroll. If the Reds complete the signing of the England international, it paves the
way for Spain striker Fernando Torres to leave Anfield for Chelsea. A Liverpool statement says the
club has had an offer accepted for Carroll [.
LIVERPOOL, England Luis Suarez is set to complete his transfer to Liverpool on Monday after he
passed his medical and agreed terms with the club. The Reds have announced that all necessary
medical checks have been carried out on the Ajax striker, with a statement on their website
confirming: "Luis Suarez has successfully passed [.
MELBOURNE, Australia — Melbourne Victory captain Manny Muscat will likely end his career in
Australian football's A-League under suspension after being banned for eight weeks for a dangerous
tackle. Muscat, a Malta international, was handed the ban for a tackle on the Melbourne Heart's
Adrian Zahra during a heated derby last weekend.
