May 8, 2013
Benitez deserves better from ungrateful Chelsea fans
Rafa Benitez may not be perfect, but he surely deserves more respect from Chelsea fans than he has received throughout the course of his Stamford Bridge tenure.
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Opinions from some of football’s leading voices
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May 7, 2013
Blazer the latest FIFA member to shame world football
The suspension of Chuck Blazer, FIFA’s original whistleblower, has lifted into double figures the number of FIFA personalities disgraced to a greater or lesser degree over the past three years since the infamous 2018/2022 World…
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May 2, 2013
New Asian football chief will have a fight on his hands to unify the region
After all the twisting of smoke and mirrors and accusations and counter-accusations, Sheikh Salman bin Ibrahim Al Khalifa of Bahrain was elected decisively as new president of the tormented Asian Football Confederation.
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May 1, 2013
With anomalies and shocks, football has not lost its capacity to surprise
The collapse of Barcelona in Munich followed by the thrashing of Real Madrid in Dortmund, the devastation of Newcastle United by a Liverpool team without Luis Suarez, followed by the six goal riot of Sunderland,…
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April 30, 2013
Blatter cleared of taking bribes, but how much did he know?
The report on the collapse of ISL and the ensuing scandal over the bribes taken by present and former members of FIFA, has finally been published.
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April 26, 2013
Jack Warner hits back at allegations of corruption
Jack Warner has hit back at accusations of fraudulent dealings during his two high-profile decades in world football.
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April 23, 2013
Suarez can expect a lengthy suspension for latest misdemeanour
Luis Suarez, a wonderfully talented individual when he concentrates on playing football, but a dangerous liability the rest of the time.
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April 22, 2013
Warner resigns as details of murky dealings come to light
As former CONCACAF president Jack Warner resigns from his government role in Trinidad and Tobago, it is not the allegations of corruption that are most shocking but the sheer scale of them.
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April 17, 2013
As FIFA awaits ISL verdict, Warner comes under fresh scrutiny
As FIFA awaits the final verdict on the ISL saga, former vice-president and head of CONCACAF, Jack Warner, faces fresh charges of corruption.
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April 17, 2013
If Di Canio keeps Sunderland up, fans will overlook his odious politics
Football fans would tolerate anyone, even Mussolini, if he could guarantee them success on the pitch, argues Brian Glanville. Plus, was anyone really surprised to see an outbreak of trouble involving Millwall fans?
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April 12, 2013
Thin end of the wedge? Platini’s worst fears confirmed
As the Premier League sanctions the introduction of goal-line cameras, its biggest opponent, Michel Platini, fears that football will soon be inundated with calls for more technology.
