World Football News

Qatar’s World Cup: Looking For The Smoking Gun

Qatar’s handling of persistent suspicion that it illicitly employed its financial muscle to win the right to host the 2022…

10 years ago

What Does The Nations League Do For Developing National Teams?

The UEFA Nations League does seem from the outset to be a good idea, which are becoming few and far…

10 years ago

Mounting Workers’ Deaths Increase Pressure On Qatar, FIFA And Asian Countries

A mounting number of reports of deaths of foreign workers in Qatar increases pressure on the Gulf state and world…

10 years ago

Qatar’s Sports-Focused Public Diplomacy Backfires

  A perceived lack of real progress in the improvement of conditions for foreign labour, aggravated by a Qatari reluctance…

10 years ago

Turkish Match Fixing: A Precursor To Corruption Scandal Rocking The Government

When Aziz Yildirim, the head of Turkey’s foremost soccer club, Fenerbahce SK, denounced this week an appeals court decision upholding…

10 years ago

Israeli pitches: A Tale Of Racism, Bigotry And Double Standards

If Israeli soccer pitches are any indication, Israeli attitudes towards Palestinians do not bode well for US Secretary of State…

10 years ago

Football In North Korea – More Than A Public Image?

North Korea’s global isolation has been cemented over the past few years as political tensions with the US escalated, eventually…

10 years ago

World Cup 2022 Emerges As Agent Of Change In Qatar

Qatar is taking a beating in the court of public opinion with almost daily headlines raising questions about the way…

10 years ago

Investment In Soccer: A Double-Edged Sword For Gulf States

Saudi Arabia has become the latest Gulf country to discover that investment in European soccer to achieve national and corporate…

10 years ago

Oceania – Do They Deserve A World Cup chance?

Mexico’s 9-3 aggregate win over New Zealand in the World Cup play-offs will not have surprised many, and will have…

10 years ago