November 5, 2012
Platini gets backing for winter World Cup
Prince Ali of Jordan has lined himself with fellow FIFA vice-president Michel Platini in endorsing the idea of staging the Qatar’s 2022 World Cup finals in the northern hemisphere winter.
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November 4, 2012
Issa Hayatou: the man who would be king
Visibly ageing and increasingly ill but still the consummate politician, Issa Hayatou has secured himself a further term at the helm of African football which will take his reign as Confederation of African Football (CAF)…
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November 3, 2012
Never a dull moment in Bolivian football
It’s my first game from the Bolivian LFPB (Liga del Fútbol Profesional Boliviano) with Universitario de Sucre facing Oriente Petrolero, two teams languishing in the mid-table region of the Apertura half of the competition. Going…
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November 2, 2012
Keir Radnedge: Zlatan’s agent launches astonishing attack on UEFA and FIFA
Mino Raiolo, agent of Paris Saint-German forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic, pulls no punches in his criticism of Michel Platini and Sepp Blatter
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November 2, 2012
Interview with Dimitar Berbatov
The Bulgarian striker turned down a move from Man United to Fiorentina in the summer and is now enjoying a new lease of life with Fulham...
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November 1, 2012
The end of the holding midfielder?
Jonathan Wilson on how Premier League teams are adopting Marcelo Bielsa’s belief in ball retention over ball winning as the key to success...
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October 31, 2012
Brian Glanville: Heaven help us if Clattenburg is English football’s best ref
Mark Clattenburg had a tainted record even before last Sunday's game at Stamford Bridge. So how did he become the English refereeing choice for the 2014 World Cup?
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October 31, 2012
Levante ’til I die? At least until something better comes along…
They say that you never really choose your football team. With little regard for your mental health, current (and prospective) relationships and general hopes and ambitions for the future, one big brutish bastard of a…
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October 30, 2012
Keir Radnedge: Goal-hungry Messi on course for more individual honours
After being presented with the ESM Golden Shoe, Lionel Messi is set to renew his battle with Cristiano Ronaldo for the world player crown
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October 30, 2012
No country for old men: Socceroos old guard stagger on for one last time
With World Cup qualification on the line, Australia's ageing band of Socceroos continue to rage against the dying of the light.
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October 29, 2012
Michael Laudrup: a breath of fresh air for English football
Thirty years after he almost joined Liverpool, Michael Laudrup has finally arrived in England and Jim Holden believes that the Dane can play a valuable role in English football's transformation.
