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Ticket executive will be exonerated
AFP, Published on 13/07/2014
» RIO DE JANEIRO - FIFA said Saturday it was confident a World Cup ticketing services executive accused by Brazilian authorities of illegally selling match passes would be exonerated.
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Police disperse World Cup protest with tear gas
AFP, Published on 14/07/2014
» RIO DE JANEIRO - Police launched tear gas and stun grenades Sunday to disperse some 300 anti-World Cup protesters who tried to march toward Rio de Janeiro's Maracana Stadium shortly before the Argentina-Germany final.
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China 'busts World Cup gambling rings worth $3bn'
AFP, Published on 14/07/2014
» BEIJING - Chinese police have uncovered a series of illegal World Cup betting cases involving almost $3 billion, media reported Monday, as authorities struggle to control the country's growing gambling problem.
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World Cup 'scalper' surrenders
AFP, Published on 15/07/2014
» A British World Cup ticketing executive accused of involvement with a scalping network allegedly worth tens of millions of dollars turned himself in on Monday, authorities said.
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Chile fans storm Rio stadium, 85 detained
AFP, Published on 19/06/2014
» Scores of ticketless Chilean fans gate-crashed the Maracana Stadium on Wednesday, breaking through fences in a desperate rush to see their team's World Cup game against Spain, leading to 85 arrests.
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'Embarrassed' FIFA vows tighter security after Rio breach
AFP, Published on 19/06/2014
» FIFA said Thursday it was embarrassed that scores of Chileans managed to gate-crash Maracana Stadium before their team's World Cup match against Spain, vowing to tighten security to avoid a repeat.
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Brazilian arrests after flare attack on England fans
AFP, Published on 20/06/2014
» Police said Thursday they had arrested a group of Brazilian fans who threw flares at England fans in Sao Paulo to watch their World Cup game against Uruguay.
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Singapore cracks down on illegal bets during World Cup
AFP, Published on 23/06/2014
» Singapore police on Monday said they have arrested 15 people in a crackdown on illegal betting during intense World Cup fever in the city-state, which has become notorious for football-linked crime.
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China web firms odds-on winners with World Cup gambling
AFP, Published on 04/07/2014
» BEIJING - China's Internet giants and insurance companies are finding ever more innovative ways to get around the country's strict betting laws and reap a payout as fans wager billions on the World Cup.
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Fifa member behind illegal ticket sales
AFP, Published on 04/07/2014
» RIO DE JANEIRO - Football's powerful governing body came under renewed scrutiny after a Brazilian police chief said Thursday a Fifa member provided thousands of World Cup tickets sold illegally at games for millions of dollars.
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