A judge charged Jorge Nuno Pinto da Costa with two counts of active sports corruption, two of influence-trafficking and one of qualified falsification of documents.
Late Varane header earns stuttering Man Utd 1-0 win over Wolves
Anders Frisk says worries over his own and his family's safety especially since the contentious Champions League Barcelona v Chelsea game prompted him to quit refereeing.
Jose Mourinho added another entry to his extensive personal diary of conspiracies on Thursday when, after Chelsea were ripped apart 5-3 by Tottenham Hotspur, he blamed the defeat on a penalty that was not given.
It's the first yellow card issued by a lady referee in the men's World Cup -- Stephanie Frappart is the umpire; Costa Rica's Oscar Duarte is the player -- and it all happened in the 76th minute of the match against Germany.
Spanish prosecutors last month filed a complaint against Barcelona over payments of 7.3 million euros ($7.95 million) from 2001 to 2018 to firms owned by Jose Maria Enriquez Negreira.
Frappart's achievement was met with recognition, with Costa Rica manager Luis Fernando Suarez describing it as a step forward for women in a "sexist sport".
In the end, India emerged victorious with a 33-29 win, securing the coveted gold medal.
Real Madrid's Jude Bellingham again proved the match-winner as he struck in added time to snatch a 2-1 victory over Getafe as the Spanish giants made their home debut in La Liga this season.
Arsenal striker Eduardo da Silva was charged by UEFA on Friday for "deceiving the referee" when he won a penalty against Celtic in Wednesday's Champions League qualifying playoff at the Emirates Stadium. The Brazilian-born Croat fell in the penalty area in the 26th minute of the playoff second leg, which Arsenal won 3-1 for a 5-1 aggregate win.
Van Dijk was sent off for fouling Alexander Isak during the first half and appeared to remonstrate with referee John Brooks before walking off the pitch.
India's brilliant 4-0 rout of Pakistan in the SAFF Championship had a slight jarring note to it as head coach Igor Stimac had to vacate the dugout.
The Sri Lankan has been appointed match referee for the five one-day internationals and three Tests between Pakistan and India.
Former India wicketkeeper Farokh Engineer lashed out at match referee Roshan Mahanama, saying his lack of "common sense" resulted in the third One-Day International between India and England at Kanpur being decided by the Duckworth/Lewis system. 'Kanpur has good (floodlights) lights and they should have been used,' he said.
In women's events, the semi-finalists in the 50kg, 54kg, 57kg, and 60kg as well as the finalists in the 66kg and 75kg will qualify for the Paris Olympics.
Qatari Abdulrahman Al Jassim was appointed to referee the third-place match between Croatia and Morocco at the Khalifa International Stadium on Saturday.
In sepaktakraw, both the semifinalists are awarded a bronze medal each.
FIFA launched proceedings against the players who angrily harangued the referee after crashing out of the tournament in Qatar, despite beating Ghana 2-0 in their final group match on December 2.
India claimed the top spot in the World Test Championship standings
Wasteful Napoli held to goalless draw by visiting Monza
In a significant first for world cricket, the International Cricket Council has named an all-female panel of match officials for the upcoming ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2023 in South Africa.
Mike Procter has asked bowlers and fieldsmen to stop launching loud appeals and celebrating before a decision is made.
The pitch used for the first Test between India and Australia in Pune last week has been rated as 'poor' by the International Cricket Council match referee Chris Broad.
Referee Mark Clattenburg is facing allegations he used racist language towards a Chelsea footballer, the English players' union boss confirmed on Tuesday as police and the Football Association continued their investigations.
The English fast bowler could be fined half his match fee for making obscene gestures to the MCG crowd after being no-balled.
Rahmanullah Gurbaz was handed an official reprimand for breaching Level 1 of the ICC Code of Conduct during their World Cup 2023 match against England.
A summary of Tuesday's first leg quarter-final action in the UEFA Champions League.
United States coach Jurgen Klinsmann has criticised FIFA for appointing an Algerian referee to officiate his side's World Cup second-round match against Belgium on Tuesday.
However, Arundhati Choudhary bowed out in the opening round of the women's 66kg event.
Ali admitted the offence and accepted the sanction proposed by Andy Pycroft of the ICC Elite Panel of Match Referees
India international Cheteshwar Pujara has been suspended from one county game after his team Sussex was docked 12 points in the County Championship.
The appointments cover 16 of the 21 matches in the 30-day tournament, being held from October 7 to November 5 at four venues -- Ahmedabad, Jaipur, Mohali and Mumbai.
In case of Madhya Pradesh speedster Avesh, there were no financial penalty as a formal warning was deemed to be enough.
The 38-year-old Frenchwoman will be joined by Brazilian Neuza and Mexican Diaz as assistants.
The Australian Golf Union has invited Ishwar Achanta to officiate in the Australian Open Golf Championship being held at Melbourne.
Chelsea routed title rivals Arsenal 6-0 in manager Arsene Wenger's 1,000th game in charge as blundering referee Andre Marriner was left red-faced after he sent off the wrong player in the Premier League match at Stamford Bridge, in London.
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