Global Sport — Passarella faces jail

BUENOS AIRES: Argentina coach Daniel Passarella faces up to six years in jail for alleged evasion on customs duty for a yacht which sees hi...

BUENOS AIRES: Argentina coach Daniel Passarella faces up to six years in jail for alleged evasion on customs duty for a yacht which sees his position “severely compromised”, a ruling party MP said yesterday.

The case blew up on Friday when the Argentine tax authorities handed a report to a federal judge in which they accused Passarella of smuggling, falsifying documents and evasion of Value Added and Import Tax.

Passarella bought the yacht in the United States for 160,000 pesos and spent another 60,000 on alterations but only declared a price of $ 70,000, rather than the actual total of $ 220,000.

Security for tie

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LONDON: British police helping their Italian counterparts prepare for next Saturday’s crunch World Cup match in Rome defended controversial tactics drawn up to deal with some 9,000 England fans at the match.

The Italians plan to search supporters up to three times and confiscate possible missiles – including coins and keys – before the match to decide which of the two countries will qualify automatically for the 1998 finals.

Baggio hopeful

ROME: Italy’s World Cup hero Roberto Baggio said he was disappointed at being dropped from the squad to face England next Saturday but did not believe it signalled the end of his international career.

“Of course I’m a bit disappointed not to be playing in Rome. I would have liked to play against the English in such an important match for Italy,” he told Gazzetta Dello Sport newspaper yesterday.

Golfer dead

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HOUSTON: Dave Marr, the 1965 PGA champion and longtime television golf analyst, died yesterday after a long bout with stomach cancer. He was 63.

Marr sank one of the longest putts in masters history in 1964, a shot on the 18th hole of the final round that put him in a tie for second.

He was a member of the 1965 Ryder Cup team and that same year won the PGA at Laurel Valley in Pennsylvania and was voted PGA player of the year.