All posts tagged "FIFA"
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1.5KFootballFIFA is About to Shoot Itself in the Foot
After the first memorable World Cup for decades, are FIFA about to cause irreversible damage to their flag ship tournament? Qatar 2022...
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2.7KWorld Cup 2018Shaqiri and Xhaka Fines: A hypocritical Move from FIFA
A rainy night on the shores of the Baltic was an unlikely place for Balkan political tensions to flare up. In the...
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1.2KWorld Cup 2018
Russia 2018 is Proof that World Cup Expansion Would be a Mistake
This year’s World Cup is proof, if any was needed, that we do not need FIFA’s proposed expanded format. Football’s governing body...
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1.3KWorld Cup 2018Croatia Cast a Light on What’s Wrong with the World Cup
In fairness it hasn’t been a bad tournament so far. Yes, nobody has been overly impressive, but there have already been a...
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3.8KInternationalHow Goodison Park Lost a World Cup Semi-Final
There were eight stadiums used in four different regions across the country for the 1966 World Cup. These were Goodison Park, Old...
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2.1K1FootballRussia 2018: A Golden Opportunity to Confront Racism in Football
Football worship is compulsive and weaves the very fabric of ourselves into the tapestry of our football clubs, and this tie is...
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3.8KWorld Cup 2018Forget the Rest: Uruguay Will Win the FIFA World Cup
La Celeste have won two FIFA World Cups in their illustrious history, prevailing in the inaugural edition in 1930 before lifting the...
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1.8KWorld Cup 2018Russia 2018: Wrong Place, Wrong Time
WHEN Russia was awarded the hosting rights to the 2018 FIFA World Cup, it wasn’t totally unfair to dismiss the reaction –...
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5.0KChampions LeagueUEFA has Created a Monster it has no Chance of Taming
On the subject of “polarisation” in football, fans and observers of the game are typically divided into three broad camps: Those who...
