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/ 19 February 2008
With billions of dollars in illegal bets exchanged every year and allegations of match-fixing rife, the world’s most popular sport is waging a battle to protect its integrity. Early Warning System has the task of trying to keep Asian crime syndicates and other gambling mafias around the world from fixing matches.
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/ 30 January 2008
Frequent power failures in South Africa won’t affect the 2010 Soccer World Cup, the man who is expected to be the country’s next president said on Tuesday. African National Congress leader Jacob Zuma met Fifa president Sepp Blatter after attending the World Economic Forum in Davos last week.
Fifa has banned international games from being played more than 2 500m above sea level. Fifa president Sepp Blatter said the decision was taken on Sunday after a review by the medical team for world soccer’s governing body. Blatter also reiterated his full support in South Africa’s ability to hold the 2010 World Cup.