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Views and proposals on violence in Argentinean football

29 May 2012

A new document by 15 academics and scientific researchers looks at the problem of violence in...[more]


Watching football in Argentina can easily become dangerous. Photo: fumi/Flickr


Soccer meets politics at Doha’s Mohammed Abdul Wahhab Mosque

20 April 2012

Qatar’s increasing engagement in European soccer and international sport is just one leg in the...[more]


Mohammed Abdul Wahhab Mosque in Doha. Photo: Omar Chatriwala/Flickr


Middle Eastern buying spree changes European soccer landscape

13 April 2012

Alongside their successful bids for high profiled sports events, Qatar and other Gulf states are...[more]


Qatar Foundation's sponsorship of FC Barcelona is an example of the increasing Middle Eastern involvement in European soccer. Photo: Christopher Johnson, Globalite/Flickr


UEFA gives ground to Gibraltar's fight to join international football

23 March 2012

Gibraltar's wish to join UEFA as a full member has always been opposed by Spain. But now UEFA is...[more]


Gibraltar in red playing against the Isle of Wight at the 2011 Island Games. Photo: Steve Menary.


Resignations deepen rift among Turkish Islamists and country’s soccer crisis

02 February 2012

The Turkish Football Federation’s (TFF) three top managers have resigned in a move that appears to...[more]


Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Prime Minister of Turkey. Photo: Unaoc/Flickr


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