December 6, 2013
Analysing the psychology of footballers remans an inexact science
Brian Glanville is sceptical of the usefulness of psychologists in football, not least when they are employed to advise children as young as 10.
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Opinions from some of football’s leading voices
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December 6, 2013
Blatter tells everyone to calm down over Qatar controversies
Sepp Blatter appealed for everyone to “calm down” as he lined up FIFA today with the international trades unions in their concerns over workers’ rights in Qatar.
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December 5, 2013
Security at next year’s World Cup gets the thumbs up
Andre Pruis, the South African police commander who made his own impact on the policing set-up in 2010, is confident that Brazil is getting it right for next year.
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December 3, 2013
Compliance with Swiss law makes FIFA exco members liable for wrongdoing
Swiss law catches up with FIFA this week - or, perhaps, it's a case of FIFA catching up with Swiss law.
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November 28, 2013
Qatar finally blinks in Zahir Belounis saga
An end is finally in sight to the Zahir Belounis saga after the embarrassment of a worldwide media storm proved too much for even the Qatar authorities.
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November 26, 2013
Is Messi destined to be a peripheral figure for Argentina?
Is Lionel Messi for all his virtuosity fated come the next World Cup to be forced out on to the left wing as he was in South Africa in 2010?
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November 26, 2013
Brazil overspend increases chances of World Cup protests
The probability of further street protests during the World Cup finals in Brazil next year has been enhanced by the latest revelations of cost overruns.
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November 21, 2013
FIFA finally takes a stance on Qatar workers’ rights
Moves are afoot to improve the conditions of those responsible for building Qatar's World Cup projects.
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November 19, 2013
Alexis Sanchez exposes England’s lack of depth
Friday's home defeat to Chile was not the first tim they have been humbled by the South American side, and as in 1998, the star of the show was a gifted striker of whom great…
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November 15, 2013
South African dithering prompts FIFA intervention in match-fixing probe
FIFA's ethics prosecutor Michael Garcia has lost patience with South Africa and is to reactivate the world federation's own inquiry into match-fixing in international friendlies in the build-up to the 2010 World Cup.
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November 14, 2013
Another black mark for Brazil 2014
Brazil has chalked up another black mark in its confused preparations for next year’s World Cup and the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.
