Trinidad and Tobago Football Federation said to understate World Cup earnings by USD 25 million The Trinidad and Tobago Football Federation is alleged to have understated its earnings by 173 million Trinidad and Tobago Dollars (USD 28 million), devaluing bonus payments for national team players. FIFA and UEFA to decide Turkish Cypriot team’s fate Turkish Cypriots hope that meeting between football governing bodies, FIFA and UEFA, will bring them one step closer to leaving football’s international wilderness. International governance mess threatens Greenland's handball future South American power games are threatening the future of international handball in Greenland. Earlier this year, the Panamerican Team Handball Federation (PATHF) suddenly downgraded Greenland from full to associate membership. The International Handball Federation (IHF) says PATHF is wrong but has done little to solve the problem, and without access to international tournaments, Greenland is rapidly loosing sponsor support and fears development may be set back by 15 years. Korea denied handball glory Earlier this month, one hundred South Korean handball players and officials protested outside the Kuwaiti embassy, alleging undue political and economic influence in Asian handball after a controversial defeat to Kuwait for the men’s team. For the Koreans, it is not the first time though they have been the victims of contentious decisions in Asian handball. National Olympic Committee still controls San Marino volleyball The tiny state of San Marino has become the scene of some very strange manoeuvres in sports governance. The local Volleyball Federation is currently suspended by the FIVB because the national Olympic Committee (CONS) dismissed local board members and replaced them with others. New elections were held in August to rectify the problem but became a charade as CONS enrolled hundreds of false members for the ballot. Kosovar athletes stage Olympic protest On 20th of August, some 2000 Kosovar athletes from various sports disciplines in their sports uniforms protested in the main central square of Prishtina, Mother Theresa, on the grounds of being discriminated against in competing at an international level. Now, the United Nations Mission in Kosovo has set up a working group to examine the situation. News in brief 24 September 2007 Olympic Torch relay to bypass Taiwan; Conference, 'Sport et Travail' (Sport and Work); Congress of the European College of Sport Science "Outcasts! The Lands That FIFA Forgot!" Download an exclusive excerpt from Steve Menary's new book, "Outcasts! The Lands That FIFA Forgot". | 
