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Manchester City defender Kolo Toure has been suspended after failing a drug test, the Premier League club said on their website (www.mcfc.co.uk) on Thursday.
The Football Association (FA) informed City that an A-sample provided by the Ivory Coast international had tested postive for a specified substance.
The 29-year-old has been suspended from taking part in all matches pending the outcome of the legal process.
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South America remain with 4.5 while Brazil qualify automatically as hosts of the 32-team tournament, as South Africa did in 2010.
Meanwhile Fifa has chosen Canada to host the women's World Cup in 2015.
Canada was the only candidate after Zimbabwe withdrew from the contest because of its lack of infrastructure.
Canada also will host the women's under-20 World Cup in 2014 as a test event.
Fifa also awarded hosting rights for the men's U20 World Cup to Turkey in 2013 and New Zealand in 2015.
The men's U17 World Cup will be staged in the United Arab Emirates in 2013 and Chile in 2015.
Uzbekistan was chosen by Fifa's executive committee to host the women's U20 World Cup in 2012.
Costa Rica will host the women's U17 World Cup in 2014. :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: : Fifa basks in $631m profits
These continue to be boom times for football.
Fifa's latest financial figures for the four years to the end of 2010 show the organisation earned more than $4bn. That's an increase of 59% over the previous four year stretch which included the World Cup in Germany.
Its broadcast rights and marketing which are leading the boom of course, and Fifa is riding the wave that's thrown the Premier League skywards too.
Fifa has banked $631m to its reserves, which now stand at $1.2bn.
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The Confederation of Africa Football (CAF) announces the postponement of the Orange African Youth Championship 2011 which was scheduled for Libya from 18 March to 1 April, 2011.
Due to security concerns and the current unstable political situation in Libya, the competition has been postponed to a later date and within a location to be confirmed by CAF in the next few days.
CAF will inform all parties of the new confirmed dates of the event, which shall be held in the first half of this year.
The semi finalists will represent the continent at the FIFA U-20 World Cup slated for 29 July-20 August, 2011 in Colombia
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3 Mar 2011: Manchester City defender Kolo Toure has been suspended after testing positive for a "specified substance," the club confirmed on Thursday. The Ivory Coast international has been informed by the Football Association that his A sample returned a positive result and he will not be allowed to play any games until a full investigation has been undertaken. Toure is the first Premier League player to fail a drugs test since Adrian Mutu, then at Chelsea, in 2004. The World Anti-Doping Agency defines a specified substance as one that is "more susceptible to a credible, non-doping explanation" and can impose sanctions ranging from a warning to a two-year ban. The Hamilton Academicals midfielder Simon Mensing recently served a five-match ban after he tested positive for the stimulant methylhexaneamine, which is considered a specified substance. He explained that he had ingested the substance unwittingly while taking a dietary supplement. The Sheffield United goalkeeper Paddy Kenny was banned for nine-months in 2009 after testing positive for ephedrine, which he claimed was present in a cold medication. Toure was left out of City's squad for the FA Cup win over Aston Villa on Wednesday because the club was aware of the suspension. "He has been suspended from participating in all first team and non-first team matches pending the outcome of the legal process," City said in a short statement on its website. The FA also confirmed "that a player has been provisionally suspended from playing pending investigation, having tested positive for the use of a prohibited substance." |
Manchester City defender Kolo Toure has been suspended after failing a drug test, the Premier League club said on their website (www.mcfc.co.uk) on Thursday.
The Football Association (FA) informed City that an A-sample provided by the Ivory Coast international had tested postive for a specified substance.
The 29-year-old has been suspended from taking part in all matches pending the outcome of the legal process.
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2014 World Cup places unchanged
 Europe retains 13 qualification slots for the 2014 Fifa World Cup |
Fifa have said there will be no change in the number of qualification slots allocated to each continent at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.
The decision means that Asia keeps 4.5 places, Oceania half a place, Africa five, Concacaf 3.5 and Europe 13. South America remain with 4.5 while Brazil qualify automatically as hosts of the 32-team tournament, as South Africa did in 2010.
Meanwhile Fifa has chosen Canada to host the women's World Cup in 2015.
Canada was the only candidate after Zimbabwe withdrew from the contest because of its lack of infrastructure.
Canada also will host the women's under-20 World Cup in 2014 as a test event.
Fifa also awarded hosting rights for the men's U20 World Cup to Turkey in 2013 and New Zealand in 2015.
The men's U17 World Cup will be staged in the United Arab Emirates in 2013 and Chile in 2015.
Uzbekistan was chosen by Fifa's executive committee to host the women's U20 World Cup in 2012.
Costa Rica will host the women's U17 World Cup in 2014. :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: : Fifa basks in $631m profits
These continue to be boom times for football.
Fifa's latest financial figures for the four years to the end of 2010 show the organisation earned more than $4bn. That's an increase of 59% over the previous four year stretch which included the World Cup in Germany.
Its broadcast rights and marketing which are leading the boom of course, and Fifa is riding the wave that's thrown the Premier League skywards too.
Fifa has banked $631m to its reserves, which now stand at $1.2bn.
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NEWSCAF indefinitely postpones 2011 Africa Youth Championship
03-03-2011
ZoomDue to security concerns and the current unstable political situation in Libya, the competition has been postponed to a later date and within a location to be confirmed by CAF in the next few days.
CAF will inform all parties of the new confirmed dates of the event, which shall be held in the first half of this year.
The semi finalists will represent the continent at the FIFA U-20 World Cup slated for 29 July-20 August, 2011 in Colombia
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