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Sports organisations attempt to free athletes from Middle East politics

15 October 2010

Sports federations are increasingly fed up with the way that athletes are affected by the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians. The IOC as well as UEFA are applying pressure on Israel to ease restrictions on Palestinian...[more]




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]




Workers' protests affecting the experience of fans at the World Cup

15 June 2010

Strikes by security and transportation workers have affected several matches in the first week of the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.[more]




T&T England football friendly hinges on insult retraction and player debts

12 February 2008

The English FA are reported to have agreed to visit Trinidad and Tobago to play a friendly against the ‘Soca Warriors’ subject to two conditions; Jack Warner apologises for calling them an irritant, and an agreement is reached...[more]




Trinidad and Tobago Football Federation said to understate World Cup earnings by USD 25 million

24 September 2007

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. A final decision over bonus...[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]




A matter of trust

30 November 2005

A feature of the changing nature of football governance in recent years has been the increasing involvement of supporters in democratising the ownership and governance of football clubs.[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]