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                    [Title] => Jerome Valcke dismissed as FIFA secretary general
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FIFA has fired Jerome Valcke for the second time, cutting ties with the secretary general four months after he was suspended while under investigation for wrongdoing at the scandal-scarred governing body.

[DatePublished] => 2016-01-13 08:27:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1702624 [AuthorName] => Rob Harris [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1386139 [Title] => FIFA: Men's World Cup could be on artificial turf [Summary] =>

The men's World Cup could be played "sooner rather than later" on artificial turf, FIFA said Wednesday in the latest defense of its decision not to stage the 2015 women's tournament in Canada on grass.

[DatePublished] => 2014-10-30 11:11:33 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1702624 [AuthorName] => Rob Harris [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1331778 [Title] => FIFA confident ahead of World Cup despite problems [Summary] =>

FIFA is "not afraid" things will go wrong at the start of the World Cup despite preparation problems in Brazil.

[DatePublished] => 2014-06-06 14:03:30 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1760677 [AuthorName] => Talez Azzoni [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1291400 [Title] => FIFA criticizes WCup city for scrapping Fan Fest [Summary] =>

FIFA Secretary General Jerome Valcke has criticized the decision of a Brazilian host city to cancel its Fan Fest, saying the event which allows thousands of fans to watch games for free on large screens is an important part of the World Cup.

[DatePublished] => 2014-02-17 11:05:37 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1760676 [AuthorName] => Tales Azzoni [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1281729 [Title] => World Cup venue in danger of not being ready [Summary] =>

FIFA Secretary General Jerome Valcke is giving Brazilian organizers only a few more weeks to show that the stadium in Curitiba will be ready in time for the World Cup.

[DatePublished] => 2014-01-22 11:28:30 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1760676 [AuthorName] => Tales Azzoni [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 785408 [Title] => FIFA delays 2014 inspection trip to Brazil [Summary] =>

FIFA has postponed a 2014 World Cup inspection trip to Brazil next week by its top administrator, who sparked anger there by criticizing delays in preparations.

[DatePublished] => 2012-03-10 05:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 769555 [Title] => Brazil gets World Cup preparation nod [Summary] =>

After his visit to Brazil to inspect the country's progression towards the 2014 World Cup, FIFA's Secretary-General Jerome Valcke praised Brazil on Friday.

[DatePublished] => 2012-01-21 13:14:35 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 710940 [Title] => FIFA choose Maracana as venue of 2014 World Cup final [Summary] =>

 FIFA secretary general Jerome Valcke said Thursday that Rio de Janeiro's famous Maracana stadium will host the final of the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.

[DatePublished] => 2011-07-29 12:09:27 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 699160 [Title] => FIFA worried by Brazil WCup preparations [Summary] =>

 FIFA has expressed concern over the slow pace of Brazil's preparations for hosting the 2014 World Cup.

[DatePublished] => 2011-06-24 16:05:26 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 691326 [Title] => Blatter rejects crisis talk as FIFA scandal widens [Summary] =>

With FIFA facing its worst scandal in its 107-year history, a seething Sepp Blatter denied his organization is in crisis Monday as he moved closer to a fourth term as president of soccer's ruling body and the crisis spread to the vote for the 2022 World Cup.

[DatePublished] => 2011-05-31 12:52:58 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => ) ) )
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