January 20, 2014
Pele backs Jerome Champagne bid to run FIFA
Former FIFA official Jerome Champagne, who worked under Sepp Blatter, has announced he will stand for the FIFA presidency next year.
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Keir Radnedge
A former editor of World Soccer, Keir Radnedge is a highly respected and well-connected commentator on the global game.
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January 16, 2014
Ricardo Teixeira: how 25 years of absolute power came to an end
Some 25 years ago this week – on January 16, 1989, to be exact - the now-notorious Ricardo Teixeira became president of the CBF, the Brazilian football confederation.
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January 14, 2014
Cristiano Ronaldo emotional as he regains Ballon d’Or
An emotional Cristiano Ronaldo was delighted to have regained the FIFA Ballon d'Or trophy he last won in 2008.
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January 9, 2014
Michel Platini unhappy over Jerome Valcke’s Qatar 2022 intervention
Right at a time when FIFA should be concentrating full focus on the delay-battered World Cup finals in Brazil so it has been distracted by a dance back down the Qatar 2022 path.
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January 6, 2014
Portugal legend Eusebio remembered
Keir Radnedge looks back on the career of Eusebio, the Benfica and Portugal legend and the first great African footballer to make a mark on the world game.
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December 31, 2013
Racism, match-fixing, financial mismanagement…but it wasn’t all bad news in 2013
After a year in which football has been mired in controversy, much is riding on the Brazil World Cup of 2014. Keir Radnedge looks back on 2013.
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December 19, 2013
Brazil World Cup stadiums still a cause for concern
Two steps forward, one step back: that is the sorry tale of Brazil's World Cup stadia. Surely no country has been stumbling beyond the venues deadline so late in the day.
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December 9, 2013
Sepp Blatter confident Brazil will host the World Cup ever
A World Cup draw which began in sombre style, featuring a tribute to Nelson Mandela and an appeal for peace on the streets from Sepp Blatter, ended with the maximum frenetic drama possible being wrung…
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December 6, 2013
Alcides Edgardo Ghiggia takes centre stage at World Cup draw
Alcides Edgardo Ghiggia may not be a household name in many countries but in his homeland, Uruguay, he enjoys legendary status, and even in Brazil his name carries a particular resonance.
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December 6, 2013
Blatter tells everyone to calm down over Qatar controversies
Sepp Blatter appealed for everyone to “calm down” as he lined up FIFA today with the international trades unions in their concerns over workers’ rights in Qatar.
