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Politics
Better late than never: Russia starts to deal with racism
Posted 37 days ago
Russian football has finally acknowledged that it has a problem with racism, although there remains a stubborn refusal to embrace reform.
Sepp Blatter: the cat that got the cream
Posted 44 days ago
No wonder Sepp Blatter looked like the cat that got the cream; the Independent Governance Committee report into FIFA, showed that the wily old campaigner has got his own way once again.
FIFA’s day of transparency dawns
Posted 48 days ago
Friday sees the publication of the long-waited report into the governance of FIFA. A number of people are reportedly not happy with what it contains or they fear it contains.
Only genuine reform will save FIFA’s reputation
Posted 51 days ago
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.
The home nations may need to compromise to preserve their independence
Posted 58 days ago
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.
Premier League’s Richards jumps in at the deep end
Posted 62 days ago
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.
IFAB meeting overshadowed by latest Brazil-FIFA World Cup spat
Posted 72 days ago
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.
The hijab on female footballers: religious symbolism or cultural modesty?
Posted 76 days ago
This weekend’s IFAB will decide whether to permit women footballers to wear the hijab. Those advocating use of the headscarf, believe it could empower women in sport.
FIFA’s anti-corruption tsar will be a hard act to follow
Posted 83 days ago
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.
