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FILE - This Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2015 file photo shows the FIFA Headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland. The FIFA ethics committee has 13 formal investigations ongoing, plus preliminary enquiries in 62 more cases, the soccer body's lawyers said Tuesday June 23, 2020, during a two-day online review. (Walter Bieri/Keystone via AP, File)

Banned for life by FIFA, soccer officials line up to appeal

By GRAHAM DUNBAR - Associated Press

FILE - In this Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2020 file photo, Real Madrid's Isco, right, duels for the ball with Manchester City's Kyle Walker during the Champions League, round of 16, first leg soccer match between Real Madrid and Manchester City at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, Spain. Manchester City’s appeal against a two-year ban from European soccer will be heard over three days in June. The Court of Arbitration for Sport says it has set aside June 8-10 for the case. It is unclear if a hearing will be held in person at the court or by video link. No timetable was set for a verdict but a ruling is needed before English teams enter next season’s Champions League draw. Man City was banned by UEFA in February for “serious breaches” of financial monitoring rules and failing to cooperate with investigators. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez, File)

Cloak of secrecy for Man City’s court challenge to UEFA ban

By GRAHAM DUNBAR - Associated Press

Court hears appeal in African Champions League final case

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Barcelona's Clement Lenglet celebrates after scoring during La Liga soccer match between Betis and Barcelona at the Benito Villamarin stadium in Seville, Spain, Sunday, Feb. 9, 2020. (AP Photo/Miguel Morenatti)

CAS ruling on Lenglet case insists clubs pay sell-on fee

By GRAHAM DUNBAR - Associated Press

Sports court hears appeals by 5 Russians against doping bans

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Manchester City head coach Pep Guardiola attends a press conference in Madrid, Spain, Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2020. Real Madrid will play against Manchester City in a Champions League soccer match on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

A look at the legal issues in Man City’s appeal against UEFA

By GRAHAM DUNBAR - Associated Press

Manchester City's head coach Pep Guardiola ahead of the English Premier League soccer match between Manchester City and West Ham at Etihad stadium in Manchester, England, Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2020. (AP Photo/Rui Vieira)

Manchester City files appeal against UEFA ban at CAS

By GRAHAM DUNBAR - Associated Press

Manchester City's head coach Pep Guardiola stands by the touchline during an English FA Cup fourth round soccer match between Manchester City and Fulham at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester, England, Sunday, Jan. 26, 2020. (AP Photo/Jon Super)

Guardiola to stay at City ‘no matter what’ after UEFA ban

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WADA asks sports court to open Russia case to public hearing

By GRAHAM DUNBAR - Associated Press

River Plate’s 2018 Copa Libertadores title confirmed by CAS

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FILE - In this Feb. 23, 2014 file photo, the Russian national flag, right, flies after next to the Olympic flag during the closing ceremony of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. The World Anti-Doping Agency banned Russia on Monday Dec. 9, 2019 from the Olympics and other major sporting events for four years, though many athletes will likely be allowed to compete as neutral athletes. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader, File)

Russia doping saga likely heads back to Switzerland’s courts

By GRAHAM DUNBAR - Associated Press

Olympic Rings and a model of Misha the Bear Cub, the mascot of the Moscow 1980 Olympic Games, left, are seen in the yard of Russian Olympic Committee building in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, Nov. 28, 2019. The WADA committee has proposed a package of sanctions including a four-year ban on hosting major events in Russia and a similar four-year sanction on Russians competing in top events like the Olympics, though they could enter as neutrals. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin)

Russia faces next wave of punishment in endless doping saga

By GRAHAM DUNBAR - Associated Press

FILE - In this Dec. 13, 2018 file photo, then AC Milan coach Gennaro Gattuso walks during a Group F Europa League soccer match between Olympiakos and AC Milan at Georgios Karaiskakis stadium in the port of Piraeus, near Athens. AC Milan’s decision Friday, June 28, 2019 to voluntarily remove itself from next season’s Europa League to pay for UEFA financial fair play breaches has received the consent of the Court of Arbitration for Sport. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris, file)

AC Milan withdraws from Europa League for finance breaches

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In this Friday, May 3, 2019 file photo, South Africa's Caster Semenya competes in the women's 800-meter final during the Diamond League in Doha, Qatar. The governing body of track argued in court that Caster Semenya is "biologically male," and that is the reason she should reduce her natural testosterone to be allowed to compete in female competitions. The IAAF's stance on Semenya and other female athletes affected by its testosterone regulations was revealed in a 163-page decision from the Court of Arbitration for Sport that was released publicly for the first time on Tuesday, June 18, 2019. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili, file) **FILE**

IAAF argued in court that Caster Semenya is ‘biologically male’

By Gerald Imray - Associated Press

South Africa's Caster Semenya sticks out her tongue prior to the women's 800-meter final during the Diamond League in Doha, Qatar, Friday, May 3, 2019. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)

South African government says appeal coming in Semenya case

By GERALD IMRAY - Associated Press

In this photo taken Saturday April 27, 2019, South Africa's athlete Caster Semenya competes in an event at a meeting in Johannesburg. Semenya lost her Court of Arbitration for Sport appeal Wednesday May 1, 2019, against rules designed to decrease naturally high testosterone levels in some female runners.(AP Photo/Roger Sedres)

Caster Semenya dealt another setback over testosterone rules

By GERALD IMRAY - Associated Press

FILE - In this Monday, Feb. 18,2019 file photo, South Africa's runner Caster Semenya, current 800-meter Olympic gold medalist and world champion, arrives for the first day of her hearing at the international Court of Arbitration for Sport, CAS, in Lausanne, Switzerland. Caster Semenya will find out Wednesday, May 1, 2019 if she has won her appeal against IAAF rules to curb female runners' high natural levels of testosterone. (Laurent Gillieron/Keystone via AP) ** FILE **

Caster Semenya loses appeal against IAAF testosterone rules

By Graham Dunbar - Associated Press

FILE - In this Friday, April 13, 2018 file photo South Africa's Caster Semenya waits to compete in the woman's 800m final at Carrara Stadium during the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast, Australia. Caster Semenya lost her appeal Wednesday May 1, 2019 against rules designed to decrease naturally high testosterone levels in some female runners. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)

AP explains: the ruling against Olympian Caster Semenya

By GRAHAM DUNBAR - Associated Press

In this Tuesday, April 10, 2018 file photo South Africa's Caster Semenya runs to the finish line to win the women's 1500m final at Carrara Stadium during the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast, Australia. Caster Semenya lost her appeal Wednesday May 1, 2019 against rules designed to decrease naturally high testosterone levels in some female runners. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File) **FILE**

All-natural Caster Semenya asked to pay, despite doing nothing wrong

By Deron Snyder

In this Tuesday, April 10, 2018 file photo South Africa's Caster Semenya runs to the finish line to win the women's 1500m final at Carrara Stadium during the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast, Australia. Caster Semenya lost her appeal Wednesday May 1, 2019 against rules designed to decrease naturally high testosterone levels in some female runners. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File) **FILE**

Correction: Paul Newberry-Semenya story

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