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Belgian team's chairman, lawyer charged with wrongdoing
BRUSSELS — The chairman and lawyer of La Louviere soccer club have been charged with financial wrongdoing as part of Belgium's match-fixing probe. Team chairman Filippo Gaone and lawyer Laurent Denis formally were charged after police searched 20 homes and offices, seizing documents, computers and mobile phones.

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Donovan to sit out
CHICAGO (AP) — Landon Donovan will miss the U.S. soccer team's exhibition game at Germany on Wednesday because of a right calf strain.

Donovan was injured March 8 playing for Major League Soccer's Los Angeles Galaxy in a 3-2 loss at Costa Rica's Deportivo Saprissa in the CONCACAF Champions Cup quarterfinals. He probably will be sidelined two to three weeks, Galaxy trainer Ivan Pierra said.


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FIFA passes anti-racism legislation
ZURICH, Switzerland (AP) — FIFA passed anti-racism legislation Thursday that could exclude teams for up to two years for violations.

Teams would lose three points for a first offense, six for a second and relegation to a lower division for further violations under the rules passed by the world governing body's executive committee.


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University official: MLS plans to put team in South Jersey
By Geoff Mulvihill, The Associated Press
MOUNT LAUREL, N.J. — Major League Soccer is planning to put a team in Glassboro, N.J., according to officials at Rowan University.

Rowan spokesman Joe Cardona said the details would be made public at a news conference with MLS officials on Monday. Cardona said the name of the team, its owners and whether it would be an expansion team or a relocated one remain to be worked out.


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Cup coverage for U.S. World Cup fans
BRISTOL, Conn. (AP) — ABC will televise 12 of the 64 games at this year's World Cup, including the final on July 9 and the first-round matchup between the United States and Italy on June 17.

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U.S. women beat France at Algarve Cup, earn spot in final
By Dirk Hinrichs, The Associated Press
FARO, Portugal — Kristine Lilly scored three minutes into the game, and the United States went on to beat France 4-1 Monday and will play for the Algarve Cup title against Women's World Cup champion Germany.

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Olympique Marseille, Udinese out of UEFA Cup
LONDON (AP) — The UEFA Cup, already a distant second in stature to the Champions League, lost two of its top-name clubs on Thursday.

Former European champion Olympique Marseille was knocked out of the round of 16 by Zenit St. Petersburg, and Bulgaria's Levski Sofia eliminated Italy's Udinese.


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