ZURICH -- FIFA has threatened to suspend Libertadores Cup winners Olimpia Asuncion of Paraguay from competition unless the club withdraws a legal complaint filed against world soccer's governing body in Zurich. http://espn.go.com/soccer/news/2002/0924/1436291.html
Suspension loomed for Olimpia ASUNCION -- South American champions Olimpia has promised to withdraw a legal complaint filed against FIFA in Zurich after world soccer's governing body threatened the club with suspension. The possible ban would cost the Paraguayan club, who was briefly suspended last year in a similar case, a prestigious meeting against European champions Real Madrid in the Intercontinental Club Cup final in Japan in December. http://sports.espn.go.com/soccer/news/2002/0924/1436291.html
final dec3rd- despues de tanta amenaza del presidente de olimpia, y a tiene la gente que viaja desde paraguay Olimpia: - Porteros: Ricardo Tavarelli, Danilo Aceval y Ever Caballero. - Defensas: Néstor Isasi, Nelson Zelaya, Juan Ramón Jara, Julio César Cáceres, Virginio Cáceres, Alfredo Amarilla, Pedro Benítez y Walter Fretes. - Centrocampistas: Julio César Enciso, Francisco Esteche, Gastón Córdoba (ARG), Sergio Orteman (URU), Carlos Estigarribia y David Villalba. - Delanteros: Hernán Rodrigo López (URU), Richart Báez, Miguel Angel Benítez, Mauro Caballero, Gilberto Palacios, Néstor Espinoza, Tomás González y David Toledo. Entrenador: Nery Alberto Pumpido (ARG). Real Madrid: - Porteros: Iker Casillas, Carlos Sánchez y Luis César Sánchez. - Defensas: Miguel Angel Salgado, Oscar Miñambres, Fernando Ruiz Hierro, Francisco Pavón Brahona, Roberto Carlos (BRA), Raúl Bravo Sanfélix. - Centrocampistas: Claude Makelele (FRA), Flavio da Conceicao (BRA), Matías Cambiasso (ARG), Iván Helguera, Albert Celades López, Luis Felipe Madeira "Figo" (POR), Steve McManaman (ING), Zinedine Zidane (FRA), Santiago Hernán Scolari (ARG). - Delanteros: Raúl González, Fernando Morientes, José María Gutiérrez, Javier García Portillo, Ronaldo Nazario Da Lima "Ronaldo" (BRA), Rubén González Rocha y Jorge López Marco. Entrenador: Vicente Del Bosque.
Libertadores champs to pursue matters with FIFA ASUNCION -- South American champions Olimpia has dropped the two lawsuits that would have excluded the club from next month's World Club Cup clash with Spanish giants Real Madrid. La Nacion newspaper, owned by Olimpia president Osvaldo Dominguez, reported that Olimpia withdrew its legal action against Paraguayan Football Association (AFP) president Oscar Harrison and vice-president Antonio Colman Rodriguez "as from today" (Wednesday). http://espn.go.com/soccer/news/2002/1113/1460398.html