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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]




FIFA to enter Indonesian football madness

03 March 2011

The recent events in Indonesia due to the forthcoming chairman election in the Indonesian Football Association (PSSI), has spawned a massive uprising in the public and has also given rise to a reaction from the worlds governing...[more]




Trinidad football’s anonymous victims - behind the iron curtain of Warner’s world

08 February 2011

Under the control of FIFA ex-co member Jack Warner, Trinidad and Tobagonian football players are owed money dating back to July 2010 while 12 technical staff members have not seen a proper pay check since September 2009....[more]




Egyptian soccer hooligans and political regime change

02 February 2011

"The current events in Egypt make me think of what happened in Romania in November and December 1989. Time will show if Hosni Mubarak will suffer the same fate as Nicolae Ceausescu – violently removed as head of state and killed?...[more]




UEFA tightens club requirements

17 January 2011

UEFA has strengthened the new rules of economic fairness and threatens economically irresponsible clubs with sanctions. At the same time a new UEFA report documents record losses in Europe's top clubs.[more]




Home Advantage in the Asian Cup

07 January 2011

Comment: The AFC Asian Cup 2011 starts this week in Qatar. It is the second time Qatar arranges the AFC Asian Cup (last time was 1988), but this time extra attention is drawn to the cup, as Qatar last month controversially won...[more]




Climate changes in sport

28 December 2010

There is much talk about the weather these days, as it is – as usual – behaving out of the ordinary. There are two ways to approach extreme weather. One is climate initiatives, and the other is to adapt to the weather conditions....[more]




Stumped, Unanswered Questions and an Organization with a Credibility Death-Wish

03 December 2010

Comment: December 2nd, 2010 I am stumped. Like many people around the world I watched the proceedings from Zurich with absolute amazement.[more]




Globalising football, protecting FIFA’s top leaders

02 December 2010

Comment: FIFA’s top has chosen hosts that match its own dubious business practices, but it may be too early for them to rejoice[more]




World Soccer Commentary - FIFA and the governance of world soccer

22 November 2010

EVENTS at the World Cup in South Africa and the climax to the 2018 and 2022 bidding process have proved beyond question that FIFA’s structure is no longer adequate to govern the worldwide game of association football in the 21st...[more]




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