After the theory, UEFA faces the practical reality of enforcing FFP. David Conn examines the challenge facing European football’s governing body once its Financial FairPlay rules have been enacted.
Columnists
Action speak louder than words: FIFA needs to act on racism
Posted 1 day ago
With Chelsea’s black players being racially abused in Naples, and offensive chanting across Europe, Brian Glanville wonders whether FIFA has the means or the desire to do anything about it. Plus, Arsene Wenger needs some help, urgently.
Confusion over Teixeira undermines Brazil’s World Cup credibility
Posted 3 days ago
Uncertainty over the future of Brazil’s football supremo, Ricardo Teixeira, has raised fears over the country’s capacity to host a successful World Cup.
Brazil’s World Cup preparations: one step forward two steps back
Posted 7 days ago
Just when FIFA thought Brazil was making significant progress in its planning for the 2014 World Cup finals, more bad news arrives.
Dalglish is the real villain of the piece
Posted 8 days ago
Brian Glanville believes that in the Luis Suarez affair, it was Liverpool manager, Kenny Dalglish, who was most at fault.
Gone but not forgotten: Jack Warner’s poisonous legacy
Posted 9 days ago
The whereabouts of missing money intended for emergency relief in Haiti, raises fresh questions about the role played by the disgraced former FIFA vice president Jack Warner.
Capello’s appointment raised expectations he could not meet
Posted 13 days ago
If Fabio Capello was unable to turn England into a world force, what chance is there of his successor managing it?
Buoyant Bundesliga gives Platini plenty to smile about
Posted 14 days ago
With two clubs in the Top 10 of the Deloitte Football Money League for the first time in 14 years, Germany’s Bundesliga is proof that good sense pays off both on and off the pitch.
The John Terry Affair has taken on farcical dimensions
Posted 15 days ago
Brian Glanville believes that the FA’s decision to strip John Terry of the England captaincy, contravenes the historical precedent that a person is presumed innocent until he is found guilty.
Misdiagnosis that jeopardised Ronaldo’s health
Posted 16 days ago
When Brazil’s medical staff declared that Ronaldo was fit to play in the 1998 World Cup final, they were taking a huge gamble with the player’s health.
