January 16, 2012
A blueprint for football’s future?
Despite being sacked by Sepp Blatter, Jerome Champagne harbours no grudge and has produced a manifesto for FIFA to "reconnect with the people of football".
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Columnists
Opinions from some of football’s leading voices
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January 12, 2012
Blatter confronts another skeleton from his closet
Lennart Johansson, a former rival of Sepp Blatter, has demanded an independent investigation into the FIFA presidential election of 1998, but his calls are likely to go unheeded.
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January 10, 2012
Anelka may not have been perfect, but he will be missed by Chelsea
With the loss of Didier Drogba and Salamon Kalouto to the African Nations Cup, along with the departure of Nicolas Anelka, Chelsea start 2012 heavily reliant on a misfiring Fernando Torres.
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January 9, 2012
Brazil faces “biggest embarrassment in World Cup history” – Romario
With time running out and little sign of progress in the country's preparations, Brazil legend Romario has spoken out about his concerns for the 2014 World Cup finals.
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January 5, 2012
Uli Hoeness: the scourge of Sepp Blatter
Bayern Munich president Uli Hoeness celebrates his birthday today, but the present he would really relish is the early departure of Sepp Blatter from the FIFA presidency.
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January 4, 2012
The sheer confusing essence of football
Brian Glanville revels in the glorious unpredictability of the Premier League over the festive period.
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January 3, 2012
Platini keeps his cards close to his chest
Michel Platini stands unchallenged within Europe, but it remains to be seen whether his leadership ambitions extend to the global game.
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December 29, 2011
Actions speak louder than words
Sepp Blatter's claim that FIFA was embracing transparency, has been undermined by their attempts to cover up the court rulings on the ISL scandal.
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December 27, 2011
Brian Glanville: English football’s obsession with racism
We now have a situation in which English football is almost alone in its racist obsession, says Brian Glanville
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December 22, 2011
FIFA protocol bungle causes further delay for Brazil 2014
An accidental snub by Sepp Blatter towards the Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff, has caused unintended consequences.
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December 20, 2011
London’s Olympic legacy could turn sour
While uncertainty persists over the future of London's Olympic stadium, Brian Glanville wonders whether the Olympic Games themselves might not be a complete waste of money.
