1. A last-place Romanian soccer club is trying to solve its cash problem by selling players for food or equipment. 2. A last-place Romanian soccer team has found new ways to solve its cash problems by selling players for food or equipment, a news report said Monday. 3. A Romanian soccer star has been suspended from the game after he viciously tackled an opponent, breaking his leg in two places, media reported Friday. 4. Accusations of game-fixing and corrupt refereeing have plagued Romanian soccer for years, with such stars as Gheorghe Hagi urging a cleanup. 5. After a disappointing career at foreign clubs, popular Romanian soccer player Ilie Dumitrescu signed a one-year contract with his former team Steaua Bucharest on Thursday. 6. Anti-Semitism and racism are flourishing at the highest level in Romanian soccer and authorities are refusing to confront the problem, critics charged Friday. 7. FIFA had previously asked the Romanian soccer league to investigate Dragomir following an official complaint from the New York-based Anti-Defamation League. 8. Gheorghe Hagi pledged in comments published Tuesday to fight corruption in Romanian soccer, promising to remain involved in the sport despite his resignation as national team coach. 9. He will still keep his hand in Romanian soccer and has said that he wants to help fight corruption in the national league. 10. However, Hagi added that he would accept any Romanian soccer federation decision to fire him. |