SAO PAULO — Fluminense could avoid relegation in the Brazilian league after a rival team used a suspended player in the final round last weekend, marking the latest embarrassment to hit football in the country hosting next year's World Cup. The news that an off-field ruling could alter the competition's result comes days after images of fan violence were broadcast across the world. Vasco is trying to remain in the top flight through a different loophole. It wants to annul its 5-1 loss against Atletico Paranaense because of the fan violence that forced the referee to stop the game after 73 minutes, 13 minutes more than rules allow. – AP