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South Africa’s most important match

10 June 2010

Friday's opening match against Mexico at Soccer City stadium is undoubtedly an important game for the Rainbow Nation and Bafana Bafana. For the first time an African team will kick off the World Cup on home ground. But the most...




New reports show increased club debts in Brazil and England

09 June 2010

On the eve of the World Cup, the financial bankruptcy of club football has been exposed by new research that shows the top clubs in Brazil and England owe a staggering total of €5.2 billion.




Need for change in Turkish football governance

09 June 2010

The governance of Turkish football needs to be changed urgently before a massive windfall from TV rights destroys the game forever. That is the stark warning from the authors of a new report on governance in the Turkish game,...




Why the Fixers Will be in South Africa

09 June 2010

It is not a guarantee that there will be fixed matches at the World Cup in South Africa, but it is guaranteed that there will be match-fixers at the tournament.




Alternative World Cup finds its winner

07 June 2010

Padania completed a hat-trick of successes in the Viva World Cup for non-FIFA nations at the weekend but the latest tournament in the Maltese island of Gozo was a far lower profile affair than last year.




Financial Stability Coming to Football?

07 June 2010

With the English Premier League’s debt estimated to be at around £3.4 billion, it is definitely time for measures to be enacted that bring about a change in the landscape of the financial sector of professional football.




Ukranian football – from innovative style of play to political football

02 June 2010

When Norway enters Ullevaal Stadium on 2 June, the task is to beat one of the next host nations of the Euro Cup – that is, if Ukrainian politicians and football authorities are able to meet the demands of UEFA President Michel...




FIFA lifts suspension on El Salvador

28 May 2010

FIFA has avoided an embarrassing change of officials for next month’s World Cup by lifting a suspension on El Salvador.




North Korea – From the axis of evil to the group of death

28 May 2010

It's easy - and perhaps convenient - to find political issues in this year's World Cup in South Africa. Just the fact that the World Cup takes place in South Africa might be seen as a political issue in itself. But after North...




Europe is draining Africa of football talent

19 May 2010

Extensive research into trafficking of young African players reveal that major European clubs systematically use loopholes in the regulation to recruit youth players from the African continent, leaving up to 20,000 former...




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