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23 March 2012
Gibraltar's wish to join UEFA as a full member has always been opposed by Spain. But now UEFA is giving way to discussions, reports Steve Menary.[more]
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26 August 2011
New ruling from CAS on Gibraltar’s application for UEFA membership could have an impact on FIFA and UEFA policy on aspiring football federations. New documents from FIFA’s Working Group on Small Nations show how potential member...[more]
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05 May 2011
Analysis: Putin’s increasing influence in the Olympic world and the awarding of the FIFA World Cup to Russia and Qatar make it clear for everybody: Everything is for sale in the world of sport – and the worst is to be expected....[more]
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04 May 2011
Non-Western countries are now hosting the majority of sport’s mega-events. The biggest events are leaving Europe and North America and challenging the West’s traditional dominance. Prestige and profile are the driving forces...[more]
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02 May 2011
By donating expensive stadia, China is trying to increase its influence in third world countries.[more]
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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]
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24 January 2011
Comment: There are still many who discuss a cultural boycott of Israel because of Israel's policies towards the Palestinians, and especially because of the Israeli blockade of Gaza. If sport is perceived as part of the concept of...[more]
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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]
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21 September 2007
Turkish Cypriots hope that meeting between football governing bodies, FIFA and UEFA, will bring them one step closer to leaving football’s international wilderness.[more]
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12 September 2007
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....[more]
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