Controversial refereeing decisions dogged the later stages of the last couple of World Cups. Little wonder that teams are doing their homework on officials like never before.
There is a growing business risk for sponsors from being associated with FIFA and they are better placed than UEFA even to push for reform.
New research suggests that a football team’s rendition of its national anthem says a lot about its level of togetherness.
The attempt to hand-off unofficial advertising during the RWC failed.
Brazilians are a proud people. Among the nations of the so-called Global South, we feel distinguished and blessed in many ways. Just consider, for instance, the natural beauty of this country’s continental…
Britain’s number one tennis player must have been looking forward to an opening week of Wimbledon with the pressure slightly off, but thanks to England’s World Cup failure, a nation turns its lonely eyes…
In a tournament of 64 games, there were bound to be issues of contention, especially in a competition that carries so many national hopes with it. But the general standard of refereeing has been good throughout…
The financial struggles of a large number of African footballers earning wages at poverty levels in their home countries is an issue easily lost amid the high salaries and glamorous lifestyles of most…
Reform of FIFA is clearly needed, but it must accommodate dissent of the anglo-centric world view.
The ever-increasing expansion of football is not a good match for the environment.
