Sporting Digest: Football

Wednesday 18 November 1998 00:02 GMT
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The Bosnian national side is planning to play a "Soccer for Peace" friendly against a Fifa World XI on 27 April in Sarajevo. The Fifa side is expected to include the Brazilians Ronaldo and Roberto Carlos and France's Zinedine Zidane.

Uefa, European football's governing body, has confiscated 140,000 Swiss Francs (pounds 62,300) from the Hungarian Football Association because of unauthorised ticket sales for forthcoming internationals.

The Real Mallorca forward Iovan Stankovic has been given a four-match ban from European competition by Uefa following his sending off in a European Cup-Winners' Cup tie against Genk. Five players, including Paul Ince for Liverpool, and Jody Morris for England's Under-21 side, were banned for three matches.

Scotland's World Cup referee Hugh Dallas will take charge of the Scottish League Cup final between St Johnstone and Rangers on 29 November.

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