Paraguay officials raid South American soccer confederation CONMEBOL
ASUNCION (Reuters) – Paraguayan state prosecutors on Thursday raided the headquarters of South American soccer confederation CONMEBOL after a request for cooperation from U.S. justice officials probing corruption inside world soccer, the prosecution of…
Suspended Guatemalan judge granted release on bond in U.S. soccer case
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A suspended Guatemalan judge who was arrested last month as part of a U.S. investigation into corruption in soccer’s world governing body FIFA won the right to be released from jail on Thursday on a $4 million bond.
McLaren stalwart Tyler Alexander dies at 75
LONDON (Reuters) – American Tyler Alexander, who helped Bruce McLaren found the McLaren Formula One team in the 1960s and remained a part of it for more than 40 years, died on Thursday at the age of 75.
Suspended Guatemalan judge granted release on bond in U.S. soccer case
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A suspended Guatemalan judge who was arrested last month as part of a U.S. investigation into corruption in soccer’s world governing body FIFA won the right to be released from jail on Thursday on a $4 million bond.
Paraguay officials raid South American soccer confederation CONMEBOL
ASUNCION (Reuters) – Paraguayan state prosecutors on Thursday raided the headquarters of South American soccer confederation CONMEBOL, in a further development in the corruption scandal rocking the business of global soccer.
Platini withdraws candidacy for FIFA presidency
ZURICH (Reuters) – Banned European soccer boss president Michel Platini has withdrawn his candidacy from the race for the presidency of soccer’s scandal-plagued governing body FIFA, he told French sports daily L’Equipe on Thursday.
Manning to start for Broncos in playoffs opener
(Reuters) – Quarterback Peyton Manning, who energized the Broncos when he came off the bench in their regular season finale on Sunday, has been told by head coach Gary Kubiak that he will start for Denver in their first playoff game next week.
Fire breaks out at Rio Olympic park after labor protest: report
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – A fire broke out in a shipping container near the tennis venue at Rio de Janeiro’s Olympic Park on Thursday and may have been intentionally set by protesting former workers, the G1 news website of Brazil’s Globo media group r…
Argentina, Uruguay want to co-host 2030 World Cup
COLONIA, Uruguay (Reuters) – Argentina and neighboring Uruguay will bid to co-host the 2030 World Cup, Argentine President Mauricio Macri said at a joint news conference on Thursday with Uruguayan leader Tabare Vazquez.
ITF chief wants ‘final four’ format for Davis Cup
LONDON (Reuters) – The format of the Davis Cup and Fed Cup could be changed to feature a “final four” showdown if new International Tennis Federation (ITF) chief David Haggerty pushes through on plans to revolutionize the competitions.
