ZURICH, July 22 (Reuters) - Suspended Asian soccer chief Mohamed Bin Hammam questioned whether he would be fairly treated as a two-day hearing began on Friday into allegations he tried to buy votes ahead of last month's FIFA presidential election.
ZURICH, July 23 (Reuters) - Asian soccer chief Mohamed Bin Hammam was banned for life on Saturday after being found guilty by world football's ruling body of trying to buy votes ahead of last month's FIFA presidential election.
SINGAPORE, July 23 (Reuters) - Singapore beat arch-rivals Malaysia 5-3 in a thrilling, error-strewn match that was the pick of World Cup Asian qualifiers on Saturday, but events on the field were overshadowed by the lifetime ban handed to AFC president Mohamed Bin Hammam.
OSLO, July 23 (Reuters) - All top-flight Norwegian soccer matches this weekend have been cancelled after gun and bomb attacks that killed at least 91 people, the Norwegian FA (NFF) said in a statement on Saturday.
TOKYO, July 22 (Reuters) - Japan's World Cup-winning women's soccer team coach apologised on Friday after inappropriate comments one of his players made about him were published on the social networking site Twitter.
BANGKOK, July 23 (Reuters) - After six years braving England's frigid winters, a tropical disease was the last thing Chelsea's injury-prone striker Didier Drogba thought would keep him on the sidelines of the Premier League.
Odlučujem se za ponovni obilazak Igmana. U Delalićevom štabu me odgovoraju, Danju je opasno putovati automobilom. Dobili smo vest da su četnici krenuli tenkovima na Košćan. Ne pomažu upozorenja. Ališpago (ili od milja Špago) je za volanom.
ASUNCION, July 21 (Reuters) - Paraguay coach Gerardo Martino will watch the Copa America final from the stands after he was suspended for two games following a brawl at the end of their semi-final win over Venezuela.
ZURICH, JULY 22 - S uspended Asian soccer president Mohamed Bin Hammam questioned whether he would be fairly treated as a two-day hearing began on Friday into allegations that he tried to buy votes in the run-up to last month's FIFA presidential election.