March 26, 2012
Only genuine reform will save FIFA’s reputation
FIFA's response to an eagerly-awaited report on the restructuring of football's governing boy, will tell us much about the sincerity of its desire to embrace transparency.
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March 19, 2012
The home nations may need to compromise to preserve their independence
By volunteering to give up the joint FIFA vice-presidency, the British home nations could use its loss as a bargaining chip to ensure the preservation of the independence of the four national teams.
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March 15, 2012
Premier League’s Richards jumps in at the deep end
Sir Dave Richards' ill-judged remarks about declining English influence, have further set back attempts to rebuild bridges between the FA and football's international bodies.
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March 12, 2012
FIFA’s departing security chief warns of match fixing threat
Chris Eaton will soon leave his position as head of security for FIFA, but he warns his successor that coordinated global action is required to combat the growing threat of match fixing.
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March 9, 2012
Mutual differences: Brazil and FIFA could both learn from each other
Brazil's haphazard preparations for the 2014 World Cup have set alarms bells ringing at FIFA headquarters, but the country will be ready on time, even if there may be some hiccups along the way.
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March 5, 2012
IFAB meeting overshadowed by latest Brazil-FIFA World Cup spat
Saturday's eagerly awaited IFAB meeting became almost a sideshow, as FIFA and Brazil continued their ongoing war of words over preparations for the 2014 World Cup finals.
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March 2, 2012
Sepp Blatter interview
FIFA president Sepp Blatter, who celebrates 14 years in charge this June, hits back at his critics
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February 27, 2012
Speaking his mind: Zwanziger snubs Blatter over Qatar
German federation president Theo Zwanziger is not afraid to speak his mind, although his frankness has not always gone down well with football's governing body.
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February 23, 2012
FIFA’s anti-corruption tsar will be a hard act to follow
Chris Eaton, the man employed by FIFA to monitor match fixing within the game, has quit for pastures new, leaving football's governing body with a tricky vacancy to fill.
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February 16, 2012
Brazil’s World Cup preparations: one step forward two steps back
Just when FIFA thought Brazil was making significant progress in its planning for the 2014 World Cup finals, more bad news arrives.
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January 30, 2012
Platini comes to the aid of ‘wounded’ Blatter
Michel Platini believes football must present a united front if is is to combat the threat to it's integrity posed by criminal elements.
