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AFP FOOTBALL BRIEFS
UNDATED. July 9: AFP football briefs on Sunday:
SWISS BAN ON YUGOSLAVIA
BELGRADE: Swiss authorities have banned payment of the fee for the Yugoslav Football Assocciation (FSJ) until it proves its Independence from the regime of President Slobodan Milosevic. Beta news agency reported Saturday.
Branko Bulatovic, secretary General of the FSJ. said that European top football body. UEFA, demanded from the Swiss financial authorities to prove that the FSJ has been linked with Milosevic's regime, Beta said.
However, the Swiss Insisted that the FSJ itself had to prove that it "is an Independent and free, both politically and financially. sport organisation." Bulatovic said.
"The FSJ Is fully Independent In Its work," Beta quoted Bulatovic as saying.
He expressed hope that the money • 7.8 million Swiss franks (3.4 million dollars) for reaching the quarter-finals -will be paid. Insisting that the FSJ would present its statute to prove that It Is fully independent sport organisation.
Switzerland controls all the money from FIFA and UEFA since the seats of the both organisations are on its territory.
The Yugoslav press considers the results of the national team at Euro 2000 a "failure" because of the catastrophic 6-1 loss to Holland, although the team had reached Its primary objective of getting into the quarter-finals.
STOICHKOV
RUNNING OUT
OF FIRE?
CHICAGO: Bulgarian footballing legend Hristo Stolchkov is considering retirement after being out for a month with a groin injury’ and facing at least another month on the bench of Major League Soccer’s Chicago Fire.
Tin thinking about retiring and I want to do It in Chicago.” Stolchkov said.
"The players and coaches have made me feel at home since I arrived and this Is where I want to end my career." he added.
I'he 34-year-old was Joint -top scorer at the 1994 World Cup with six goals and played in
Japan before signing a one-year. 270.000-dollar MLS deal for this season - scoring five goals In nine games.
The 1994 European Player of the Year Is not expected to return until late August for the Fire's final lour games of the
tographed the pair sunbathing on a St Tropez beach on France's Cote d’Azur
The 39-year-old Matthaeus Is expected to fly back to the US on Sunday mornlggOforcing him to miss a charity match the day before in Rome when Ger-
HRISTO STOICHKOV season after suffering a right groin strain in a 4-2 loss at Miami last month.
Stolchkov has opened a soccer school in Barcelona, where he won (he Spanish League tide four years In a row In the early 1990s. and plans to retire there.
"It's an honor for me to teach the little ones," he said.
"It's a passion because I think it's Important youngsters learn everything the rigid way." he added.
LOTHAR S ANTICS
DOESN 'T PLEASE
MATES
COLOGNE: German football legend Lothar Matthaeus's teammates at the New York-New Jersey Metrostars are annoyed at the stars beach holiday on the French Riviera while they slog away at home.
Matthaeus injured himself in his first game back with the Metrostars after Germany’s Euro 2000 debacle and was advised by top medic Dr Hans-Wilhelm Muller-Wohlfahrt -the father of his partner Maren - to take it easy using warmth and gentle exon ise to regain his fitness.
Tempers rose though when a tabloid newspaper pho-
LOTHAR MATTHAEUS
many’s 1990 World Cup winning team of which Matthaeus was captain plays a side made up of Formula One drivers including German star Michael Schumacher.
TAIBI LEAVES
MAN UNITED
LONDON: Manchester United goalkeeping misfit Massimo Taibi confirmed Saturday he is returning to Italy with Serie A club Reggina
The keeper joined Reggina on loan towards the end of last season after falling to make an impression at Olcl Trafford following his 4.4 million pound (6.6 million dollar) move from Venezia.
Taibi Is returning to his native country after agreeing to a 2.5 million pound (3.75 million dollar) switch from the English Premiership champions.
I promised the (Regional fans at the end of the last home game in May that I would do everything possible to stay." Taibi said.
So now I'm very pleased everything is concluded and I can get my career back on track."
Reggina president Lillo Fotl added: We've had to make a big effort financially, but it was worth it."