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Many of the Russian cities hosting the 2018 World Cup will have trouble finding the money to build soccer stadiums and improve transit links and other infrastructure, the Standard & Poor's ratings agency has warned.
FIFA's anti-corruption advisers urged president Sepp Blatter's executive committee on Friday to "demonstrate leadership" and resist attempts to dilute reforms of soccer's world governing body.
DONETSK, Ukraine _ A double bill of German strength and Greek tragedy. Two for the price of one.
Soccer's seemingly endless argument about how to judge goal line decisions ignited again Tuesday, as Ukraine went out of the Euro 2012 tournament it is co-hosting.
With the end of the group stage, Euro 2012 is more than two-thirds complete _ 24 matches have been played and just seven are left, culminating with the July 1 final in Kiev.
Spain and Italy confirmed their heavyweight reputations at the European Championship on Monday, advancing to the quarterfinals after winning their final group matches.
Dozens of Polish police wearing full riot gear kept a close watch on Russian soccer fans heading to their country's European Championship game against Greece on Saturday.
UEFA has been informed that there was racist chanting at the Netherlands team training this week and said Friday it will take action if there is a repeat of such abuse.
The Netherlands soccer team says it was subjected to monkey chants by Polish fans during practice, an outburst of racism at the European Championship even before the first game was played.
UEFA has been informed that there was racist chanting at the Netherlands team training this week and said Friday it will take action if there is a repeat of such abuse.
Now, finally, UEFA President Michel Platini wants the players to take center stage when the European Championship kicks off Friday.
The dream Champions League final, in pure soccer terms, would have been Barcelona vs. Real Madrid. But the world's two best players, Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, both fluffed penalty kicks in the semifinals, leaving us with the thinking fan's final, instead.
Hotel owners in Ukraine have been persuaded to lower their rates after accusations of price gouging.
Soccer officials across Europe signed a deal Thursday for minimum standards in player contracts that protect professional players in lesser leagues and minor clubs.
Turkey submitted a bid Tuesday to host soccer's 2020 European Championship, another step by the country to become a major sports player following its candidacy to hold the Olympics in the same year.
"Honestly speaking, it would have been much more interesting to see the stadiums being built for the World Cup," Russian news agencies quoted Platini as saying. "In any case, I can state that the work is going ahead."
"We can do better, but better is perfection," Platini said Monday. "It is very, very difficult to do better in this tournament than what we have done."
