| Owners of Red Sox to Buy Liverpool Soccer Club Liverpool have agreed to the sale of the club to New England Sports Ventures, which owns the Boston Red Sox, Liverpool said. feeds.nytimes.com |
Should Liverpool fans fear new US owners? The sale of Liverpool Football Club to new American owners has been agreed, but should Koppites be afraid? guardian.co.uk |
Socceroos climb world rankings Socceroos climb three spots to No. 21 in the latest FIFA World Rankings on the back of some promising recent friendly results. foxsports.com.au |
Suspended Adamu denies wrongdoing • Fifa official 'refutes all allegations made'• 'It is important that these claims are thoroughly investigated'Amos Adamu, the Nigerian official provisionally suspended by Fifa over bribery allegations, today denied any wrongdoing.Adamu and Tahiti's Reynald Temarii, two members of Fifa's 24-man executive committee who will decide which nations host the 2018 and 2022 World Cups, were suspended by the governing body after being the subjects of an undercover investigation by the Sunday Times, who allege the pair asked for cash in return for their votes.In a statement today, Adamu said: "Allegations were made against me by a British newspaper on 17 October, 2010, which prompted a Fifa ethics committee meeting yesterday which concluded I should be provisionally suspended from my Fifa duties."Whilst I wholly refute all allegations made, I fully support the inquiry since it is important that these claims are thoroughly investigated."Only by doing this will Fifa – and the wider football community – be able to trust that its appointed representatives are beyond reproach."FifaFootball politicsWorld Cup 2018guardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2010 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More Feeds guardian.co.uk |
Arsenal captain Cesc Fabregas warns Manchester City 'team spirit can't be bought' Cesc Fabregas has contrasted the vast differences in the philosophies of Arsenal and Manchester City. telegraph.co.uk |