July 29, 2015
Football needs a new leader, but is Michel Platini up to the task?
As Michel Platini appears set to confirm he will stand for the Fifa presidency, Brian Glanville asks whether he is the right man for the job.
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Opinions from some of football’s leading voices
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July 28, 2015
Michel Platini expected to stand for Fifa presidency
Whispers growing louder that Uefa chief will stand for election next year.
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July 28, 2015
Malky Mackay and David Elleray: a tale of two racists…
FA fudge the issues of Malky Mackay and David Elleray.
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July 27, 2015
Jerome Valcke proud of his work with Fifa, but ready to quit alongside Blatter
Jerome Valcke expects to leave Fifa when Sepp Blatter's successor is elected.
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July 27, 2015
Whatever else happens, Russia will definitely host the 2018 World Cup
Vladimir Putin promises a warm welcome, as Sepp Blatter confirms Russia will host the 2018 finals.
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July 24, 2015
Hulk, victim of racism, replaced at Russia World Cup draw
Vocal critic of racism in Russian football will not appear at World Cup draw.
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July 21, 2015
Sepp Blatter’s new Fifa reforms offer a recipe for failure
Sepp Blatter has once again played the 'reform' card, but the much-needed root and branch overhaul of the Fifa structure must wait.
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July 20, 2015
Remembering Uruguay legend Alcides Ghiggia
Looking back on the career of Alcides Ghiggia, one of only three men to have silenced the Maracana.
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July 20, 2015
Fifa to set date for extraordinary congress amid avalanche of controversy
Fifa insists there is a distinction between the way it operates and the behaviour of corrupt individuals. No one is listening though...
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July 14, 2015
Claudio Ranieri is a decent man but not necessarily the right person for Leicester
Brian Glanville's head is left reeling by another eventful week in the Premier League.
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July 9, 2015
Chuck Blazer banned from football for life
Judgement finds disgraced former Concacaf chief had “committed many and various acts of misconduct".
