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When Is a National Team Not a National Team?

30 November 2005

FIFA has more member nations than the UN.

Steven Menary examins the reasons for this phenomena in his conference presentation at Play the Game 2005.

Menary furthermore examins why, for instance, FIFA accepts the application from French overseas territory New Caledonia but not Zanibar.

Read Conference presentation here

 
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