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Visa International has partnered with the apex football body, FIFA, to provide payment solutions for FIFA events between 2007 and 2024. The eight-year tie-up, beginning in January 2007, will see Visa promoting various FIFA events including the FIFA Confederations Cup and the FIFA Club World Cup. Visa will work with
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The Football Association's search for a new manager has reached a critical point, with several high-profile candidates, including Felipe Scolari, Martin O'Neill, and Gerard Houllier, being considered for the role. The organization's chief executive, Brian Barwick, has been quietly meeting with interested candidates, and
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A three-member delegation of the Pakistan Football Federation (PFF), comprising Lt. Col. Mujahidullah Khan, Rubina Irfan, and Kiran Ilyas, left Lahore for Doha on Monday morning to attend the FIFA Women's Football Seminar. The delegation will join representatives from 13 Asian nations affiliated with the Asian Football Confederation
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Japan's largest advertising agency, Dentsu Inc., has obtained the rights to sell the broadcasting rights for all soccer games organized by FIFA between 2007 and 2014 in a wide area of eastern and southern Asian countries. This deal marks the first time a Japanese company has secured the
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Alan Curbishley, manager of Charlton Athletic, has emerged as a serious contender for the England manager's job after meeting with the Football Association's chief executive, Brian Barwick. The meeting, photographed by the Sunday Mirror, has raised eyebrows at the FA, but they have promised to continue
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The Football Association are facing a major legal battle with Australian builders Multiplex over the delayed completion of the new Wembley Stadium. The FA will admit today that plans to stage the FA Cup Final have been scrapped due to the ongoing delays, which are now expected to cost the
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Thousands of football fans in Los Angeles were treated to a rare opportunity to see the coveted FIFA World Cup Trophy up close when the Coca-Cola-sponsored tour made a U.S. stop. The three-month, 28-nation FIFA World Cup Trophy Tour by Coca-Cola marks the most extensive exhibition of the trophy
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Pepsi's decision to end their £4 million-a-year partnership with the Football Association (FA) has given arch-rivals Coca-Cola the upper hand in securing a new sponsorship deal. The move comes after Coca-Cola expanded their football operations, securing major contracts with the World Cup, the Football League, and England'
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The Football Association has reaffirmed that it will not rush into a decision on Martin O'Neill as the next England manager, despite the Northern Irishman being approached by Newcastle United. O'Neill is one of the top contenders for the job, along with other notable candidates such
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As the England national football team prepares for the 2006 World Cup in Germany, all players in Sven-Goran Eriksson's squad are set to undergo rigorous drug testing. This unprecedented move comes as UK Sport, the government body responsible for anti-doping programmes, has expressed its support for comprehensive testing
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The high cost of steel and disputes with the original contractor have resulted in a significant budget overrun for the Wembley stadium project, with Multiplex warning that it will pass on the estimated £150m cost increase to the Football Association (FA). The steel cost for the project is expected to
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The Arena Football League, once considered the butt of jokes, has experienced significant growth under the leadership of Commissioner David Baker. In 1995, Baker and a few investor friends purchased a franchise in Las Vegas for $375,000, but now the cost of a new franchise is $20 million. The
