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Send the French to Gaza

25 June 2010

Words fail when describing the performance and behavior of the French players during the World Cup. It is not sufficient to blame the coach - who was voted the worst coach since King Louis XVI of France. The players behaved like...[more]




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...[more]




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.[more]




Streetfootballworld relaunches website

07 January 2009

The German sport and development agency streetfootballworld has relaunched its website, www.streetfootballworld.org. The website has been redesigned to make it easier for journalists and stakeholders to gain an overview of the...[more]




Sport offers hope for future reconciliation in Kenya

14 January 2008

Following the disputed outcome of the presidential election held on the 27 December 2007, Kenya has been beset by a rash of violence along political, tribal and ethnic lines. Sport too has been a victim, though once the violence...[more]




First International Seminar on Sport in Post Disaster Intervention

07 May 2007

The first International Seminar on Sport in Post-Disaster Intervention is to be held in Berlin, Germany from the 4th to the 9th November 2007, organised by International Council of Sport Science and Physical Education...[more]




Sexual abuse in Canadian junior hockey

30 November 2005

Laura Robinson is the author of the book " Crossing the Line - Violence and sexual assaults in Canada's national sport". Her vital research on sexual abuse in Canadian junior hockey was met with a deep and intellectual...[more]




Greed vs Good Governance in Kenyan Football

10 November 2005

Kenyan Bob Munro speaks about the culture of corruption in Kenyan football. Kenyan football clubs and players suffered for decades from bad playing fields, biased referees and mismanagement of their leagues and KFF funds. But...[more]




Basketballs and Building Blocks - Developing Sport and Communities in the Pacific Islands and East Timor

12 November 2002

Despite the profile that it engenders for a nation as well as a myriad of benefits, sport remains a low priority in the budgets of most of the worlds developing nations. But, argues William Glenwright, sport is an integral and...[more]




Kosova: Finding the Way to Play Together Again

12 November 2002

In Kosova, sports federations attempt to use sport as a tool of reconciliation. Boards of federations must have at least one representative from minorities, and teams with different ethnic backgrounds have started playing against...[more]




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