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Sunday night's World Cup final between France and Brazil set a new television audience record in host country France with an average of 23.626 million people watching, a spokesman for audience measurement body Mediametrie said on Monday.

TF1, France's biggest private terrestrial television station, had receipts of 52 million francs for advertising it carried during the World Cup final on Sunday, an advertising executive at the station said.

The World Cup failed to boost advertising revenue for Britain?s ITV network which saw June figures fall some #8 million ($12m).

Germany's disastrous showing at soccer?s World Cup finals has not dampened the enthusiasm of fans, who have bought more tickets than ever for the Bundesliga season starting this weekend.

Scotland?s Champions League representatives Celtic are embroiled in a cash battle ahead of tonight?s vital qualifier.

Franz Beckenbauer has been elected vice-president of the German Soccer Federation (DFB) and has immediately pressed for reforms.

Inspired by the ground breaking success of the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup in

The Football Association of Ireland (FAI) has been fined 50,000 Swiss francs ($32,000) for not playing their European championship qualifier against Yugoslavia on June 5.

FIFA President Sebb Blatter has opened a new headquarter in Croatia for the Croatian Football Association.

Nestling in vineyards on the outskirts of Vienna, the tiny village of Seebarn is an unlikely place to host a cricket tournament - especially one involving Finland and Croatia. For more on this story see the FEATURES section of sportbusiness.com.

Hungary has decided to make a solo bid for the 2008 European Championships after unsuccessful talks with potential co-hosts Croatia, youth and sports Minister Tamas Deutsch said.

FIFA President Sebb Blatter has opened a new headquarter in Croatia for the Croatian Football Association.