Sanctions upheld against Reggina

The Italian team Reggina lost its appeal of soccer federation sanctions in the latest ruling stemming from the country’s game-fixing scandal. A sports tribunal also upheld a 2-year ban from soccer for Reggina president Lillo Foti, the Italian soccer federation said Saturday.

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Sat, August 26th, 2006

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