January 19, 2017
Germany’s Bundesliga approves use of video assistant referees
Use of video assistant referees will begin next season in Germany's Bundesliga.
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Columnists
Opinions from some of football’s leading voices
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January 19, 2017
Argentinian football faces ‘terminal crisis’ beyond anything it has seen before
Argentina President says enough is enough as he refuses to offer any more state assistance for football.
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January 17, 2017
Graham Taylor: a good man, but a disaster for England
Brian Glanville looks back on the career of Graham Taylor, a successful club manager, but a disaster when he took over the England job.
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January 17, 2017
Demand for Israel to be expelled from football is back on the agenda
As tensions in the Middle East continue to rise, there may well be further calls from Palestine for Israel to be expelled from FIFA.
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January 11, 2017
Football is now global, says Infantino as he defends 48-team World Cup
Fifa president says that football exists beyond Europe and South America and the World Cup should reflect that.
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January 10, 2017
With Infantino in charge of football, Lord help us
Brian Glanville laments the denigration of two of the sport's most historic and important competitions.
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January 10, 2017
Fifa opts for quantity over quality with 48-team World Cup
Gianni Infantino has won backing for a 48-team World Cup, but at what cost to the overall quality of the tournament?
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January 9, 2017
A 48-team World Cup will be a victory for the pragmatists over the purists
A busy day lies ahead for Fifa, but all attention will be on the decision to recommend the World Cup be expanded to 48 teams.
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January 3, 2017
Erratic referees ensure precious little goodwill over festive season
Brian Glanville on some erratic refereeing performances and some nonsensical managerial appointments.
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December 27, 2016
Interim Chapecoense report makes frightening reading for South American football
The initial report into the Chapecoense air tragedy makes for sober reading for South American football.
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December 23, 2016
Mutko untouched by doping scandal and 2018 World Cup is staying in Russia
Despite allegations of state-sponsored doping against Russia, it's Sports Minister and the 2018 World Cup have emerged unscathed.
