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Spain/Portugal and Qatar bids come under spotlight
FIFA are investigating allegations that Spain/Portugal and Qatar colluded over vote-trading in their World Cup bid campaigns.
The two bids are being investigated by FIFA's ethics committee, according to widespread reports which cite high-level sources at FIFA. Collusion between bidding countries is explicitly forbidden by the regulations but FIFA chiefs have ruled out postponing the December 2 vote for the 2018 and 2022 World Cup hosts. Spain/Portugal are one of four bidders for the 2018 tournament against England, Russia and Holland/Belgium. Qatar, Australia, the United States, Japan and South Korea are contesting the 2022 vote.
The investigation will run alongside the ethics committee's probe into two senior FIFA officials who have been provisionally suspended after being caught up in a World Cup cash-for-votes scandal. Amos Adamu from Nigeria and Tahiti's Reynald Temarii, two of the members of FIFA's 24-man executive committee which will decide on the 2018 and 2022 World Cups, were trapped by a Sunday Times undercover investigation asking for cash in return for their votes. The pair appeared before the FIFA ethics committee yesterday and were suspended "from all football activity'' pending a final hearing next month. Four other FIFA officials - Slim Aloulou, Amadou Diakite, Ahongalu Fusimalohi and Ismael Bhamjee - have also been provisionally suspended from taking part in any football-related activity.
FIFA president Sepp Blatter insisted that his organisation was not corrupt. He told a news conference in Zurich: "I was a little bit surprised that you say 'is FIFA corrupt?' FIFA is actually in the world of sport a well-recognised organisation and institution and if there are some activities that are against the ethics and the morals (of FIFA) that's why the ethics committee came in.
"Our society is full of devils and these devils, you find them in football. We have to fight for fair play, we have to fight for respect and especially we have to fight that the people in charge of FIFA behave as they should do and if this is not the case then we have to intervene. "As the president of FIFA I appeal to and I expect all members, not only of the FIFA executive committee but all members of the FIFA family, to behave in an honest, sincere and respectful manner because football is based on discipline, respect, fair play and solidarity. We have the necessary tools to intervene when needed and that is what we have done.''
The Sunday Times has provided all their evidence to FIFA - 90 minutes of footage and a full transcript - and further revelations are expected at the weekend. The ethics committee will reconvene in the middle of November but it is not clear if Adamu and Temarii will be replaced on the executive committee before the December vote if they lose their places permanently.
FIFA are investigating allegations that Spain/Portugal and Qatar colluded over vote-trading in their World Cup bid campaigns.
The two bids are being investigated by FIFA's ethics committee, according to widespread reports which cite high-level sources at FIFA. Collusion between bidding countries is explicitly forbidden by the regulations but FIFA chiefs have ruled out postponing the December 2 vote for the 2018 and 2022 World Cup hosts. Spain/Portugal are one of four bidders for the 2018 tournament against England, Russia and Holland/Belgium. Qatar, Australia, the United States, Japan and South Korea are contesting the 2022 vote.
The investigation will run alongside the ethics committee's probe into two senior FIFA officials who have been provisionally suspended after being caught up in a World Cup cash-for-votes scandal. Amos Adamu from Nigeria and Tahiti's Reynald Temarii, two of the members of FIFA's 24-man executive committee which will decide on the 2018 and 2022 World Cups, were trapped by a Sunday Times undercover investigation asking for cash in return for their votes. The pair appeared before the FIFA ethics committee yesterday and were suspended "from all football activity'' pending a final hearing next month. Four other FIFA officials - Slim Aloulou, Amadou Diakite, Ahongalu Fusimalohi and Ismael Bhamjee - have also been provisionally suspended from taking part in any football-related activity.
FIFA president Sepp Blatter insisted that his organisation was not corrupt. He told a news conference in Zurich: "I was a little bit surprised that you say 'is FIFA corrupt?' FIFA is actually in the world of sport a well-recognised organisation and institution and if there are some activities that are against the ethics and the morals (of FIFA) that's why the ethics committee came in.
"Our society is full of devils and these devils, you find them in football. We have to fight for fair play, we have to fight for respect and especially we have to fight that the people in charge of FIFA behave as they should do and if this is not the case then we have to intervene. "As the president of FIFA I appeal to and I expect all members, not only of the FIFA executive committee but all members of the FIFA family, to behave in an honest, sincere and respectful manner because football is based on discipline, respect, fair play and solidarity. We have the necessary tools to intervene when needed and that is what we have done.''
The Sunday Times has provided all their evidence to FIFA - 90 minutes of footage and a full transcript - and further revelations are expected at the weekend. The ethics committee will reconvene in the middle of November but it is not clear if Adamu and Temarii will be replaced on the executive committee before the December vote if they lose their places permanently.
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Copa Sudamericana : Brazilian clubs flock into quarters
Brazilian giants Palmeiras made it into the Copa Sudamericana quarter-finals with a 3-1 home victory over Bolivia's Universitario.
The 1-0 first-leg win in Sucre helped Palmeiras claim a 4-1 aggregate win after a return game that was suspended for 32 minutes due to a power failure at the beginning of the second half.
In the 11th minute, Kleber headed a Gabriel Silva cross into the back of the net to open the score, while Luan headed home another cross by Gabriel Silva in the 28th minute to extend Palmeiras' lead. It was Luan's first goal in Palmeiras shirt.
Damian Cirilo reduced the deficit in the 61st minute with another header, but Danilo - also with his head - made it 3-1 after a Marcos Assuncao free-kick.
Palmeiras' next opponents will be compatriots Atletico Mineiro, who progressed despite a 1-0 defeat at Colombia's Santa Fe.
Felix Noguera netted the winner for Santa Fe in the 59th minute, but it was not enough because Atletico had won 2-0 in the first leg thanks to a brace by Obina.
Atletico goalkeeper Renan Ribeiro had mixed feelings about the qualification: "Unfortunately, we gave away a goal. It was not our goal, but we finally qualified, so we are happy for that.''
Finally in Uruguay, local giants Penarol managed a 3-2 home win over Goias but lost to the Brazilian side on away goals.
Rafael Moura opened the score for Goias in the 16th minute, but Penarol came back and made it 2-1 at half-time thanks to goals by Matias Corujo and Marcelo Sosa.
Goias midfielder Everton Santos came in for Bernardo after the interval but played for only 11 minutes because he was sent off after a tackle on Guillermo Rodriguez. However, Goias managed to equalise through Carlos Alberto at the 76th.
Alejandro Martinuccio's goal seven minutes later was in vain for Penarol, who needed one more to progress. This is the first time Goias have reached the Copa Sudamericana quarter-finals. Their next opponents will be compatriots Avai or Ecuador's Emelec, who won the first leg 2-1.
Brazilian giants Palmeiras made it into the Copa Sudamericana quarter-finals with a 3-1 home victory over Bolivia's Universitario.
The 1-0 first-leg win in Sucre helped Palmeiras claim a 4-1 aggregate win after a return game that was suspended for 32 minutes due to a power failure at the beginning of the second half.
In the 11th minute, Kleber headed a Gabriel Silva cross into the back of the net to open the score, while Luan headed home another cross by Gabriel Silva in the 28th minute to extend Palmeiras' lead. It was Luan's first goal in Palmeiras shirt.
Damian Cirilo reduced the deficit in the 61st minute with another header, but Danilo - also with his head - made it 3-1 after a Marcos Assuncao free-kick.
Palmeiras' next opponents will be compatriots Atletico Mineiro, who progressed despite a 1-0 defeat at Colombia's Santa Fe.
Felix Noguera netted the winner for Santa Fe in the 59th minute, but it was not enough because Atletico had won 2-0 in the first leg thanks to a brace by Obina.
Atletico goalkeeper Renan Ribeiro had mixed feelings about the qualification: "Unfortunately, we gave away a goal. It was not our goal, but we finally qualified, so we are happy for that.''
Finally in Uruguay, local giants Penarol managed a 3-2 home win over Goias but lost to the Brazilian side on away goals.
Rafael Moura opened the score for Goias in the 16th minute, but Penarol came back and made it 2-1 at half-time thanks to goals by Matias Corujo and Marcelo Sosa.
Goias midfielder Everton Santos came in for Bernardo after the interval but played for only 11 minutes because he was sent off after a tackle on Guillermo Rodriguez. However, Goias managed to equalise through Carlos Alberto at the 76th.
Alejandro Martinuccio's goal seven minutes later was in vain for Penarol, who needed one more to progress. This is the first time Goias have reached the Copa Sudamericana quarter-finals. Their next opponents will be compatriots Avai or Ecuador's Emelec, who won the first leg 2-1.
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Wondolowski hat-trick downs rock-bottom Chivas
The San Jose Earthquakes moved up to fifth in Major League Soccer's Western Conference as a hat-trick from Chris Wondolowski gave them a 3-0 win over the division's bottom side Chivas USA.
Wondolowski only made it onto the field four minutes before half-time as a replacement for Cornell Glen and opened the scoring from the penalty spot in the 54th minute.
He added a second from open play five minutes later and completed his treble 18 minutes from time. The defeat was a 17th in 29 games for Chivas, who trail Houston Dynamo by two points.
The San Jose Earthquakes moved up to fifth in Major League Soccer's Western Conference as a hat-trick from Chris Wondolowski gave them a 3-0 win over the division's bottom side Chivas USA.
Wondolowski only made it onto the field four minutes before half-time as a replacement for Cornell Glen and opened the scoring from the penalty spot in the 54th minute.
He added a second from open play five minutes later and completed his treble 18 minutes from time. The defeat was a 17th in 29 games for Chivas, who trail Houston Dynamo by two points.
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