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<span class="vitstoryheadline">Notebook: Mexican player gets 4-game suspension</span>
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<span class="vitstorydate">06/28/2002</span>
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<span class="vitstorybyline">From Wire Reports</span>
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    YOKOHAMA, Japan &#8211; Mexican defender Rafael Marquez, sent off in the 
    second-round match against the United States, was suspended by FIFA for 
    four international matches and fined $5,440.

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      Marquez was shown a straight red card after hitting Cobi Jones with a 
      high kick and a blow with his head. The United States won, 2-0.
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      <b>Referee for the final? Yeah, it's the bald guy </b>
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    YOKOHAMA, Japan &#8211; Pierluigi Collina, the Italian referee known for his 
    bald head and consistent officiating (not to mention his appearance in an 
    Adidas TV commercial), will be in charge of the World Cup final between 
    Brazil and Germany.

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      Collina, 42, refereed the highly anticipated Argentina-England game in 
      the first round and the second-round Japan-Turkey match.
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      Conspiracy theorists note: Germany is outfitted by Adidas, Brazil by 
      Nike.
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      <b>Briefly ...</b>
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    With only two games remaining in the World Cup, no doping cases have been 
    reported, FIFA's medical chief said. ... Belgium is virtually assured of 
    winning the FIFA Fair Play Award, which takes into account the number of 
    yellow and red cards a team receives and its behavior on and off the 
    field. Attacking play also is rewarded.
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