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Ghana – Africa’s team?

02 July 2010

Can one say that Ghana is Africa’s team? This is the question Brendan O'Neill poses in the always interesting online magazine Spiked. And it is an important question.




Volunteers tackle World Cup work

30 June 2010

Behind a smooth World Cup tournament buzzes a beehive of volunteers to make sure that everything runs according to plan.




Somali Government condemns militant attacks on World cup watching

17 June 2010

With Islamist militants in Somalia killing two world cup fans and arresting many others over the weekend, transitional federal government (TFG) of Somalia on Tuesday condemned the move describing it unacceptable.




FIFA missing out on benefits of its own World Cup

16 June 2010

Tamar is a search and social conversion agency that just published its second sport index report. The report found that while many brands have associated themselves to the World Cup using tools like search engines and social...




Ayoba! Decoding the South African football fan

18 May 2010

Anyone reporting from the 2010 World Cup in South Africa will no doubt come into contact with scores of colourful, joyful, singing and dancing soccer fanatics at some point on their journey. There are many local customs and...




Football clubs as well as poor countries suffer from financial secrecy, says new report.

14 May 2010

The same tax-haven secrecy enabling some football club owners to hide their financial affairs from supporters also facilitates massive tax dodging in poor countries.




The 2010 World Cup – The outsiders’ championship?

07 May 2010

The 2010 World Cup is rapidly approaching. Tickets are on sale and the different TV stations have introduced their programming for the tournament. It is the first time Africa hosts the World Cup and many feel that this is the...




UK government proposes fan ownership of clubs

30 March 2010

Michel Platini has welcomed plans by the UK government to introduce radical new legislation aimed at giving football supporters the power to buy into their clubs and take a stake of up to 25%.




SA investigates alleged World Cup airline price-fixing

02 February 2010

South Africa’s Competition Commission (CC) has started an investigation into price-fixing among six leading airlines that will take thousands of supporters to this summer’s World Cup finals in South Africa.




Fans take stake in their team

11 March 2009

UK-based football fans group Supporters Direct (SD) is setting up a European-wide network of football fans seeking to take ownership of their clubs with the backing of the sports’ governing body, UEFA.




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