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Scots, Welsh and Northern Irish players urged to play in a United GB Olympic football team

31 March 2011

The Games is an experience that football players should not miss, says two-time US Olympian Friedel and urges the players to play regardless of any opposition from their governing bodies.[more]




Financial Fair Play rules not yet ‘set in stone’

31 March 2011

UEFA expressed concerns that club losses could rise by 50 per cent in 2010 when their regulation to stop clubs’ overspending, Financial Fair Play, was discussed at the SoccerEx Forum in Manchester.[more]




Batting for peace?

29 March 2011

Comment: On Wednesday 30 March one of the most politicized sports events this year will take place in Mohali, India. There India and Pakistan will play the semi-final in the cricket World Cup 2011 (ICC World Cup). The cricket...[more]


Can cricket bring peace between India and Pakistan, asks Andreas Selliaas in this comment piece. Photo by Flickr user LalitShahane used under a Creative Commons License 2.0


Emboldened Fans Rewrite the Politics of Egyptian Football

28 March 2011

Egyptian football fans, emboldened by their role in protests that deposed Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak after 30 years in office, are seeking to alter the politics of their country’s beautiful game.[more]


Photo by Flickr user d_mcplum used under a Creative Commons License 2.0


EU online gaming up for debate

25 March 2011

With a so called 'Green Paper' the European Commission invites to a European consultation on the growing online gaming market.[more]


Photo by Flickr user Podknox used under a Creative Commons License 2.0


A Middle East Female Sports Revolution?

23 March 2011

Comment: Al-Jazeera has called the current uprisings in the Middle East a feminist revolution. The news channel also argues that women’s participation has made the protests more peaceful than they might have been otherwise. Could...[more]


Iranian players wearing jihab at the Singapore YOG despite a conflict with FIFA prior to the Games. Photo by Singapore Youth Olympic Games 2010 used under a Creative Commons License 2,0


Football Pitches: A Battleground for North Africa’s Future

21 March 2011

Football matches are but one battle fought on the pitches of North Africa. The other is the struggle for the region’s future.[more]


Egyptian Al-Ahly fans after winning the CAF Champions League in 2005. Photo by Msamy used under a Wikimedia Commons License.


WADA warns against criminals taking control in sport

18 March 2011

Speaking at an international doping conference in London, WADA Director General, David Howman, repeated his warnings against criminals infecting the world of sport and called for new unorthodox ideas in the fight against doping.[more]


WADA Director General David Howman warned that the integrity of sport is threatened by criminal underworld. Photo ©European Parliament/Pietro Naj-Oleari


The role of governments in the fight against corruption in sport

18 March 2011

Match-fixing has been recognized by the international sport organisations as one of the biggest threats to sport. But what can be done to fight it? In this comment piece, Jean-Loup Chappelet, Professor and Director at IDHEAD,...[more]


"There are no tests against fixed results equivalent to testing a urine sample for a prohibited substance in doping,"  says Jean-Loup Chappelet.


Challenges for Football - Call for Papers

17 March 2011

The conference Challenges for Football will gather scientists, academist, journalists and other stakeholders to discuss some of the most current issues in football. Submit an abstract and join the debate.[more]




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