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TUESDAY, MAY 5, 2015 SPORTS FIFA to study Israel-Palestinians dispute on election day GENEVA: A move to consider suspend- for restrictions imposed by security forces international matches and meetings, and President Prince Ali bin al-Hussein of to the 2014 World Cup. They will also ing Israel from world football will be put which limit movement of players, oppos- block FIFA funding. The FIFA election is Jordan, Netherlands federation head elect replacement officials for FIFA judicial to FIFA’s 209 member federations just ing teams and equipment. the final main item of business on the Michael van Praag and Luis Figo, the for- bodies. After former United States federal before they elect their president this Earlier in the meeting in Zurich, Blatter annual congress agenda. Blatter is strong- mer Portugal, Barcelona and Real Madrid prosecutor Michael Garcia resigned in month. - who met several times in recent weeks ly favored to win and extend his 17-year playmaker. FIFA election rules allow each protest last December as head of FIFA FIFA published an agenda yesterday with Palestinian football leader Jibril presidential reign at the age of 79. In a candidate to “speak for 15 minutes to ethics investigations, his Swiss deputy for its election congress on May 29, Rajoub - is scheduled to update on his note to the agenda, Blatter wrote “there is present their program to the congress.” Cornel Borbely should formally be elect- including a late proposal by Palestinian mediation between the two federations. always much work to do in maintaining Other congress business includes approv- ed into a position he has held on an inter- football officials to suspend Israel. Talks began in 2013. and further raising the level of the game: ing the 2014 financial report. FIFA made a im basis. FIFA also proposes extending It is unlikely to succeed after FIFA Blatter said ahead of meeting Rajoub the ball never stops rolling and there is $140.7 million surplus last year and the co-opted terms of two women President Sepp Blatter said last month he in Cairo last month that suspending a always new ground to cover.” “I am look- added $91 million to its reserves, which members of the Blatter-led executive opposed the move, which needs three- member “is always something which ing forward to meeting these future chal- now stand at $1.523 billion. committee. Moya Dodd of Australia and quarters of votes to pass if a ballot is harms the whole organization.” lenges,” the Swiss official wrote. The other FIFA member federations each got Sonia Bien-Aime of Turks and Caicos allowed. Palestinian officials insist Israel’s FIFA suspensions prevent a member’s candidates, all supported by European $1.05 million in bonus payments from Islands have been given yearly man- football federation should be punished national and club teams taking part in governing body UEFA, are: FIFA Vice better than expected financial results tied dates since 2013. — AP Valencia ease to victory as Granada grab lifeline BARCELONA: Valencia eased to a 3-1 win 14th after Naldo used his arm to block at home over Eibar on Sunday to strength- Francisco “Piti” Medina’s cross. Pedro Leon en its hold on Spain’s last Champions leveled for the hosts just before halftime, League berth. but El Arabi headed home Piti’s precise Granada striker Youssef El Arabi also pass for the 59th-minute winner. scored twice to secure a 2-1 win at Getafe, Granada’s first win in nine rounds left it as the struggling club tried to mount a late- three points from safety with another three season surge to avoid relegation from the rounds to play. “At halftime I let them think Spanish league. for five minutes and then told that we had Ten-man Elche sealed its spot in the top to win this one way or another. They knew flight for next season with an impressive 2- that if we did things like we had in the first 1 win over Malaga, while Espanyol salvaged half we would win,” Sandoval said. “If we a point in an ill-tempered 1-1 draw against win the last three games the team will be Rayo Vallecano to keep both sides in the saved.” Elche striker Jonathas netted his middle of the standings. 12th goal of the campaign by sprinting to Valencia’s 10th win in its last 11 matches score Victor Rodriguez’s cross in the 29th, at Mestalla Stadium kept it in fourth place, capping a counterattack started by Faycal three points above Sevilla as the two vie for Fajr. Malaga’s Sergio “Duda” Barbosa missed a top-four finish. a penalty in the 75th after Elche goalkeeper Center back Nicolas Otamendi was left Przemyslaw Tyton was sent off with a direct unmarked to thump in Jose Gaya’s cross to red card for fouling Javi Guerra. put Valencia on its way in the 25th minute. Jonathas set up Mario Pasalic for Elche’s Seconds after teammate Rodrigo de second goal in 89th. But Guerra halved the Paul hit the crossbar, Dani Parejo’s deflect- difference in injury time, and substitute ed strike found the net to make it 2-0 in the goalie Manu Herrera had to make three late 56th. Parejo was next to be hit the wood- saves to protect Elche’s important win. work with a free kick in the 71st, but the Espanyol almost scored in the 15th when rebound fell for Paco Alcacer to tap in and Anaitz Arbilla’s free kick struck the bar but secure the three points. went behind when Rayo left back Emiliano Mikel Arruabarrena scored Eibar’s goal Insua netted for the visitors in the 29th six minutes from time. Eibar’s ninth away after a one-two exchange with Alberto game without a win left it one point above Bueno. the drop zone. The second half started with Espanyol “This will be decided at the very end,” striker Felipe Caicedo needing to be carried Valencia coach Nuno Espirito Santo said. off after receiving a knock on the head. “Nothing is guaranteed, but you can’t deny More scuffles and fouls followed until that we have the possibility to go even Espanyol defender Hector Moreno equal- higher.” Granada’s much-needed win came ized in the 80th when his cross landed in in the debut of coach Jose Sandoval, the net. Espanyol lost midfielder Jose Canas RIO DE JANEIRO: Vasco’s Lucas holds up the Rio de Janeiro state championship trophy as he celebrates with teammates after their team defeat- Granada’s third manager of the season, to back-to-back yellow cards for continued ed Botafogo 2-1 during the final soccer match at the Maracana stadium. — AP who was hired on Friday for the last month protests in stoppage time. Barcelona leads of the season to replace the fired Abel Real Madrid by two points at the top of Resino. El Arabi converted a penalty in the table after both won on Saturday. — AP Vasco da Gama win Rio state title SAO PAULO: Striker Gilberto scored in second-half ending in December. Rafael Silva opened the scor- injury. He set up defender David Braz for Santos’ injury time to help Vasco da Gama defeat Botafogo ing late in the first half for Vasco da Gama in front first goal in the 30th, and striker Ricardo Oliveira, 2-1 to win its first Rio de Janeiro state title in 12 of nearly 60,000 fans at the Maracana. Botafogo voted the tournament’s most valuable player, years on Sunday. Vasco won 3-1 on aggregate after equalized through Diego Jardel in the 75th before added the second in the 44th. a 1-0 victory in the first leg last week at Maracana Gilberto sealed Vasco’s victory with a shot from Lucas pulled one back for Palmeiras after a pass Stadium. inside the area. Vasco’s first-leg win also came with by Chilean playmaker Jorge Valdivia, who also In Sao Paulo, Santos defeated Palmeiras 4-2 in a an injury-time goal. Vasco, which played in the sec- missed the first leg because of an injury. penalty shootout to win its fourth regional trophy ond division of the Brazilian league last season, Palmeiras, which had eliminated rival in the last six years, and in northeastern Brazil, vio- hadn’t won the traditional regional tournament Corinthians on penalties in the semifinals, had an lence erupted after Fortaleza clinched the Ceara since 2003. Botafogo last lifted the state trophy in 87th-minute goal disallowed for offside. Both state championship. Dozens of fans from the rival 2013. Santos was playing in its seventh straight teams had players sent off just before halftime, and clubs attacked each other with broken chairs, bill- final in Sao Paulo, while Palmeiras, the team made Palmeiras defender Victor Ramos was red-carded in boards and pieces of wood after Fortaleza support- famous by Pele in the 1960s, was trying to win the the 75th minute for a hard foul. ers ran onto the field to celebrate the win at the regional tournament for the first time since 2008. In the Rio Grande do Sul state championship, Castelao, one of the stadiums that hosted World Palmeiras won 2-1 in regulation to offset the 1-0 Internacional defeated Luiz Felipe Scolari’s Gremio Cup matches last year. Riot police eventually first-leg loss at home last week, but missed two 2-1 to clinch its fifth-straight state title. After the restored order by firing rubber bullets and stun penalties in the shootout to lose the championship match, upset Gremio fans threw broken chairs at bombs to force the crowd back into the stands.