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France Rejects Footballers' Hijab
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- Published on Saturday, 07 July 2012 21:14
- Written by BC-Stuff
France’s soccer federation has announced it would not allow hijab for Muslim footballers, refusing a world football governing body FIFA ruling that has allowed women to wear a headscarf in international football matches.
The French Football Association "will not authorize [female] players to wear the scarf,” an official statement was cited by The Telegraph on Saturday, July 7.
FIFA Rules in Favor of Hijab
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- Published on Saturday, 07 July 2012 21:08
- Written by BC-Stuff
Revving dreams of female Muslim footballers, soccer’s rulemakers and its governing body FIFA agreed to allow Muslim women players to wear a headscarf during official tournaments.
"To all women players worldwide, congratulations," FIFA vice-president and executive committee member Prince Ali Bin Al-Hussein of Jordan, who led a year-long campaign to overturn the headscarf ban, said in a statement cited by Reuters on Thursday, July 5.
Breznica: Fasting helped me score a goal
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- Published on Thursday, 25 August 2011 22:13
In news media it is often discussed how football (soccer) players observe the fast of month of Ramadan even during championship games. Many may hold the opinion that players who fast aren't able to give their 100 percent each game, but in contrary, facts seem to prove just the opposite.
It is well know here in Kosova, that Kushtrim Breznica who plays for FC Hysi observes Ramadan each year. He doesn't brake fast on matchday's either. He was fasting on this years first match against FC KEK, and according to Breznica fasting not only didn't slow him down, fasting helped him score a goal!.
Serbian couch expelled Muslim player from the national soccer team because he did not want to sing anthem glorifying one race
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- Published on Monday, 28 May 2012 17:06
- Written by BC & Agencies
Selector of the national team of Serbia Sinisa Mihajlovic expelled from the team Adem Ljajic, because did not want to sing the anthem at the game with Spain, the statement of official Serbian Soccer Union (FSS) says. Mihajlovic is remebred by many as a very big fan and friend of notorious war crimnal Zeljko Raznjatovic Arkan who was acussed of numerous crimes in Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina and was killed after the war by other Serbian criminal clan. Arkan's friend, Mihajlovic is recently promoted into the national selector and this is first big decission he made.
Ljajic, who is also plays for Serie A club Fiorentina, is the only Muslim player of the Serbian national team ever. And now, even he is expelled from the team. This is just one example how Serbia in institutional way discriminates against its Muslims and other non-Serb Christian citizens.
FIFA and UEFA lift ban on Bosnia after change of statute
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- Published on Tuesday, 31 May 2011 11:24
- Written by BC Staff
Bosnia's ban from international football has been lifted, four days after the country's football federation adopted new statutes.
Croatian soccer fans upset with the managment of their club Varteks
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- Published on Wednesday, 21 March 2012 04:02
- Written by Nikola Kuzmic & Jenni Hutchinson
This is the story of NK Varteks, a supporter-owned Croatian football club based in the city of Varaždin, founded by supporters dissatisfied with the situation at NK Varaždin (ex NK Varteks) during the past 10 years. The name change was the final straw after a period of irregularity, lack of organization, dishonesty and criminal activity.
Brazilian footballer’s facebook page deleted because of supporting Palestinians
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- Published on Tuesday, 24 May 2011 21:48
- Written by BC Staff
The management of the social networking website Facebook has deleted the official page of Brazilian footballer Marcelo Vieira da Silva Júnior, who plays for the Spanish club Real Madrid only days after expressing his support for the Palestinians and criticism of Israel's violence towards Palestinian children.
Greater Albanian Superleague
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- Published on Tuesday, 18 October 2011 00:48
Albania and Kosova domestic football leagues have been struggling to rise in quality or spectator attendance to match their European counterparts even despite some financial and media support. The leagues are also having difficulty attracting good players, even home-bred players will jump to any chance of playing abroad.
Serbian cup final rocked by scandal after team walks off pitch to protest referee
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- Published on Thursday, 12 May 2011 22:03
- Written by BC Staff
Serbian football has been rocked by another scandal after the domestic cup final was abandoned when Vojvodina Novi Sad players walked off the pitch to protest referee decisions. Partizan Belgrade was awarded the victory in Wednesday's game, for its 12th cup title.
Tottenham 1-5 Manchester City: Sensational Edin Dzeko Scores Four
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- Published on Sunday, 28 August 2011 22:35
- Written by Harun
Bosnian soccer star Edin Dzeko scored four times, while fasting, as he and debutant Samir Nasri helped Manchester City put Tottenham to the sword with a ruthless display of attacking football at White Hart Lane.
Nasri supplied the crosses for Dzeko to score his first two goals and he also played his part in the run up to Sergio Aguero's strike, which made it 4-0 with half an hour to go.
Six FIFA members accused of getting bribes in Qatar 2022 bid
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- Published on Thursday, 12 May 2011 01:57
Football's governing body was hit by more corruption allegations as six FIFA executive committee members were accused of receiving or demanding bribes during the bidding for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups on late Tuesday.
Issa Hayatou of Cameroon and Jacques Anouma of the Ivory Coast were allegedly paid $1.5 million to vote for Qatar, according to evidence submitted to a British Parliamentary inquiry by a British newspaper.
