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World Cup winner Scaloni contemplates walking away from Argentina job

Argentina's World Cup-winning manager Lionel Scaloni said he was contemplating walking away from his position after his team achieved the rare feat of beating Brazil in Rio de Janeiro on Tuesday.

Violent clashes mar Brazil v Argentina World Cup qualifier

RIO DE JANEIRO :Argentina captain Lionel Messi accused the Brazilian police of brutality as the start of their World Cup qualifier against Brazil was delayed by half an hour after clashes between police and visiting fans at Maracana Stadium on Tuesday (Nov 21).

Portuguese hacker in Football Leaks scandal handed 6-month suspended sentence by French court

PARIS: A Portuguese hacker whose bombshell revelations on the “FootballLeaks” website rocked European soccer was convicted Wednesday by a Paris court and given a suspended prison sentence of six months. Rui Pinto accepted the sentence proposed by the public prosecutor for hacking into Paris Saint-Germain executives, French media reported. He was also ordered to pay one euro in damages to PSG, which had sued as a civil party, as well as 4,000 euros ($4,360) in legal costs. The 35-year-old Pinto reportedly expressed his desire to cooperate with justice authorities in Europe and France’s financial prosecutor. The Paris court ruling followed Pinto’s conviction in September by a Lisbon court of nine crimes.

English soccer club Barnsley removed from the FA Cup after fielding an ineligible player

LONDON: English soccer club Barnsley were kicked out of this season’s FA Cup on Wednesday for fielding an ineligible player. The third-division team said an “administrative error” was to blame for fielding the unnamed player in their first round replay against Horsham on Nov. 14.