November 12, 2013
Match-fixing, the scourge of Asia, has Europe in its sights
The spectre of match-fixing hangs over football and unless the authorities act fast, the sport will soon not be in a position to fight back.
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Columnists
Opinions from some of football’s leading voices
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November 7, 2013
Soccerex cancellation reflects badly on Brazil
The cancellation of the prestigious Soccerex conference has exposed a number of fault lines within Brazil, as it prepares to host the 2014 World Cup and 2016 Olympic Games.
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November 6, 2013
The end of England’s football supremacy – 60 years on
We are approaching the 60th anniversary of Hungary's famous 6-3 victory over England at Wembley - a result that signalled the of any notion of English football supremacy.
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November 5, 2013
Olympics unhappy at football encroaching on its turf
New Olympic president Thomas Bach has moved quickly to block world football from playing fast and loose with the international sports calendar.
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November 4, 2013
Cycling’s transparency puts football to shame
While other sports seem capable of cleaning up their act, football, despite all the talk of transparency, remains resistant to real reform.
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October 29, 2013
Racism in Russia? Whoever would have thought it?
Is anyone really surprised to hear about footballers being racially abused in Russia, asks Brian Glanville. Plus, Sir Alex Ferguson's autobiography dissected.
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October 29, 2013
Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini continue their game of political pingpong
A forty team World Cup, talk of cutting down on the number of European teams at the finals, these are just the opening exchanges in what promises to be a bruising campaign to become the…
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October 24, 2013
Head of players union to treat all footballers as equal
Philippe Piat has returned as president of the international players’ union, and made a pledge to treat all players on an equal basis, regardless of their status.
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October 22, 2013
Racism remains a problem in football, but Roy Hodgson was not guilty of it
European football is beset by racism, which is why the storm over Roy Hodgson's astronaut joke was entirely misplaced. Brian Glanville on the hysterical reaction to last week's incident.
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October 21, 2013
FIFA chief favours December World Cup in Qatar
As the debates rages on about the 2022 World Cup, FIFA's secretary general, Jerome Valcke, states the case for a December tournament.
