April 10, 2012
Better late than never: Russia starts to deal with racism
Russian football has finally acknowledged that it has a problem with racism, although there remains a stubborn refusal to embrace reform.
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Opinions from some of football’s leading voices
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April 5, 2012
The Lions of Bilbao have plenty to roar about
The evolving football landscape has forced Benfica and Athletic Bilbao to contrasting responses in order to remain competitive.
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April 3, 2012
The astonishing career of Giorgio Chinaglia
Brian Glanville remembers the eventful life of Giorgio Chinaglia including the time he turned out for his Sunday league team.
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April 2, 2012
Sepp Blatter: the cat that got the cream
No wonder Sepp Blatter looked like the cat that got the cream; the Independent Governance Committee report into FIFA, showed that the wily old campaigner has got his own way once again.
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March 29, 2012
FIFA’s day of transparency dawns
Friday sees the publication of the long-waited report into the governance of FIFA. A number of people are reportedly not happy with what it contains or they fear it contains.
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March 26, 2012
Only genuine reform will save FIFA’s reputation
FIFA's response to an eagerly-awaited report on the restructuring of football's governing boy, will tell us much about the sincerity of its desire to embrace transparency.
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March 22, 2012
Turkey states its case for Euro 2020
Turkey will need to prove that it has cleaned up its act, if its bid to host the 2020 European Championships is to be taken seriously.
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March 20, 2012
Torres finally overcoming his Chelsea demons?
Having finally ended his barren goalscoring run, could a revitalised Fernando Torres be about to repay some of the huge fee lavished upon him?
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March 19, 2012
The home nations may need to compromise to preserve their independence
By volunteering to give up the joint FIFA vice-presidency, the British home nations could use its loss as a bargaining chip to ensure the preservation of the independence of the four national teams.
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March 13, 2012
Messi still has some way to go before he can be considered the greatest
Lionel Messi is a brilliant player, but the greatest of all time? Brian Glanville for one, remains unconvinced.
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March 12, 2012
FIFA’s departing security chief warns of match fixing threat
Chris Eaton will soon leave his position as head of security for FIFA, but he warns his successor that coordinated global action is required to combat the growing threat of match fixing.
