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Asian champions Iraq have been suspended from international football because of political interference in the country's FA, FIFA said on Friday.

Chelsea striker Didier Drogba will go head to head with team-mate Michael Essien at the African Nations Cup in Angola after Ivory Coast and Ghana were drawn together in Group B.

ESPN Soccernet has been told Plymouth is the shock contender to host World Cup ties should England's 2018 bid prove successful.

A match-fixing ring with more than 200 suspected members fixed or attempted to fix dozens of matches across Europe, including three in the Champions League, German police said on Friday.

Carlo Cudicini has been discharged from hospital but the Tottenham goalkeeper is unlikely to feature for the remainder of the season as he continues his recovery following a motorbike crash.

France captain Thierry Henry has admitted replaying the World Cup qualification play-off against the Republic of Ireland would be "the fairest solution".

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is not a fan of alternative medicine - but accepts whatever makes a player comfortable can only help the healing process.

France have risen two places in the FIFA world rankings following their controversial World Cup play-off win over the Republic of Ireland.

Juventus forward David Trezeguet will be out of action for about a month because of a calf injury sustained in training, the Serie A club said on Friday.