On Friday, FIFA has been said to have lifted the 90-day provisional ban on World Cup-winning player and coach Franz Beckenbauer, who has been imposed with such punishment for his alleged failure to cooperate with lead investigator Michael Garcia on a probe regarding the bribery allegations linked to the 2022 winning Qatar World Cup bid., Reuters reported.
ABC News said Miss America officials discovered that Amanda Longacre violated an age provision in her signed contract, which states that she should not turn 25 before December 31 this year. The beauty queen will be turning 25 in October.
ESPN said the club's view about the incident and the subsequent punishment was that it was unprecedented and have left them in a difficult position. It has been known that Liverpool is aware of Suarez's problems on the field but has relied on him last season, of which Suarez did not spoil as he went on winning the Professional Footballers' Association and Football Writers' Association player of the year awards and was the top scorer in the Premier League at 31 goals.
The Italian defender whom Suarez had bitten towards the end of a group match between Italy and Uruguay, criticized the world soccer body's punishment on the Liverpool forward, of which he had deemed "excessive," The Telegraph reported. Giorgio Chiellini also admitted that he feels sympathy for the otherwise talented 27 year-old and his family of whom he believes will also suffer.
