September 3, 2013
Brian Glanville: Deep doubts about Qatar… and England’s centre-backs
Until a thorough and proper investigation into just how the World Cup was given to Qatar is mounted and carried out, the deepest doubts must remain.
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Opinions from some of football’s leading voices
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August 22, 2013
El Salvador joins the list of countries hit by match fixing allegations
El Salvador’s football federation has suspended 22 international players for 30 days pending the outcome of an investigation into matchfixing.
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August 21, 2013
Norther Ireland success offers hope for minnows
At a time when money not only talks but shouts cacophonously, how good it was to see unfancied Northern Ireland deservedly beat supposedly powerful Russia in Belfast.
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August 19, 2013
Teixeira and the Barcelona connection
Ricardo Teixeira has made a flying visit back to Brazil just as his old friend, Barcelona president Sandro Rosell, faced new controversy over his own financial involvement with the CBF.
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August 14, 2013
Row over Winter World Cup shows no sign of abating
Newly appointed FA chairman Greg Dyke faces a tricky dilemma: stand up for the Premier League and oppose a winter World Cup or, improve relations between England and FIFA by supporting the proposed date switch…
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August 8, 2013
Rummenigge hints at switch in Bundesliga calendar to accommodate winter World Cup in Qatar
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August 6, 2013
Brian Glanville: German doping report is no surprise
The revelations of doping in West Germany in the 1950s and 1960s should come as no surprise
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August 5, 2013
West Germany’s culture of doping kept under wraps
New details have emerged about the controversial ‘doping’ of the West German team who shocked the game by defeating Hungary 3-2 in the 1954 World Cup Final.
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August 2, 2013
Qatar 2022 becoming a moveable feast
The timing of the Qatar 2022 World Cup continues to tax the minds of the football authorities, with the latest suggestion being that the tournament be played not in the winter but in the early…
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July 31, 2013
Red or Dead: portrait of Shankly does not tell whole story of Liverpool great
A new novel about Bill Shankly offers an almost saintly portrait of the former Liverpool manager, but Brian Glanville remembers a man who was not afraid to speak his mind nor upset his players.
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July 30, 2013
The life and tragic death of ‘Chucho’ Benitez
The sad death of ‘Chucho’ Benitez within hours of his debut for his new club in Qatar was not connected in any way with the heat.
