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RABAT, Morocco - A royal palace statement says Moroccan King Mohammed VI has relieved the sports minister of his duties due to the poor state of a stadium during a recent international football competition.In December, Morocco hosted teams from around the world for the Club World Cup but a quarterfinal match in Rabats Moulay Abdellah stadium was disrupted when a heavy downpour left the field soggy.The field had recently been renovated for $25 million, yet it still had poor drainage, raising accusations of corruption in the ministry.Ouzzine was first suspended by order of the king on Dec. 19 and was removed from his position completely Wednesday.In the run-up to the move, Moroccos press has been full of stories of other alleged malfeasance of the minister. Javier Baez Jersey .S. Olympic hockey management team have been making what he called "ghost rosters" since August. Chicago Cubs Jerseys .C. -- When Michael Jordan speaks, people still listen. http://www.cubsauthentic.com/cubs-kosuke-fukudome-jersey/ . -- Marty Havlat scored three goals for the first time in nearly nine years, and the San Jose Sharks prevented Colorado from clinching the Central Division title with a 5-1 victory over the Avalanche on Friday night. Fergie Jenkins Jersey . -- New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft wanted to keep Logan Mankins with the team for a long time. David Ross Jersey . A broadcast source said the deal is for five years. The agreement calls for a minimum of 17 regular-season games as well as the East and West Division finals being broadcast annually on ESPN, ESPN2 or ESPNEWS.TAMPA, Fla. - Hope Solo got her 71st career shutout, Sydney Leroux scored a first-half goal, and the United States womens team beat France 1-0 in a friendly Saturday night. Solo made a nice save on Elodie Thomis early on, and got a break when Eugenie Le Sommers shot hit the post 15 minutes before halftime. Solo tied Briana Scurry for the most shutouts by a U.S. goalkeeper. "Its an amazing moment, Solo said. "It goes down in history. Im happy it was against a great team. I earned it. I had a couple saves. Thats going to go down as a very memorable game for me." Leroux scored her team-leading seventh goal this season from in-close in the 21st minute. U.S. forward Abby Wambach, who has 167 career goals, was not in the lineup. Wambach hurt her left knee during a NWSL game earlier this month and is listed as day-to-day. The match against France was the first for the U.S. team since Jill Ellis was promoted to head coach on May 16. Ellis was the teams interim coach after Tom Sermanni was unexpectedly fired in early April after an exhibbition victory against China.dddddddddddd "We just played a tremendous opponent, so its very meaningful," Ellis said. France made a late push in the second half, but failed to get the equalizer. "France put the pedal down," Ellis said. "But I thought we defended very well." "We had chances," France midfielder Ines Jaurena said. U.S. forward Alex Morgan entered in the 49th minute, her first national team appearance since November. Morgan had been out with an ankle injury. "Its been a long time definitely," Morgan said. "The speed (of the game) I need to get used to." Saturdays start was delayed 40 minutes due a thunderstorm that prompted officials at Raymond James Stadium to clear the stands and have fans move to covered areas under the stands 30 minutes before the scheduled 7:30 start. It was the first meeting between the teams since the 2012 Olympics, which the U.S. won 4-2 The U.S. women will host the eight-team CONCACAF World Cup qualifying tournament in October. ' ' '