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Mihir Bose: FIFA are in danger of falling in to the same trap as News International

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FIFA is facing its own News International moment with its corruption scandal. News International thought that by saying phone hacking was the work of one rogue reporter, Clive Goodman, the royal correspondent, and his confidant Glenn Mulcaire, it could isolate the problem. As the world now knows, it could not.

FIFA is in danger of making a similar mistake if it thinks the corruption scandal has been dealt with once the Ethics Committee finishes its work on July 23.

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Spanish League backs UEFA’s financial fair play regulations

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By Andrew Warshaw

July 14 – Spanish football officials are setting up a crack monitoring unit to make sure none of their clubs fall foul of UEFA’s financial fair play regulations.

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Footballing legends set for Brazil 2014 World Cup draw

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By Andrew Warshaw

July 14 – Brazil’s 2014 World Cup preparations may be the subject of constant criticism but the five-time world champions are setting up a galaxy of stars for the preliminary draw on July 30.

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Arsenal replaces Thomson with Thomas Cook as its official travel partner

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By Emily Goddard

July 13 – Thomas Cook Sport will return as Arsenal FC’s official travel partner for the 2011/2012 football season, bringing an end to the club’s three-year deal with Thomson after just a season.

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Men’s football groups drawn for Asian Olympic qualification

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By David Gold

July 12 – The draw for the final third round of Asian qualifying for the London 2012 men’s Olympic football tournament was made today, with top seeds South Korea given the toughest task.

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Warner claims he’ll be back to clear up “unfinished business”

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By Andrew Warshaw

July 12 – Jack Warner, the former FIFA vice-president who resigned in the wake of the sport’s worst ever bribery scandal, says he may return to football in the future to complete “unfinished business”.

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There is not even a sliver of evidence behind the claims, argues Qatar World Cup chief

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By Andrew Warshaw

July 12 – The head of Qatar’s victorious bid to stage the 2022 World Cup insists the campaign was totally clean and suggests anti-Arab sentiment in part fuelled the string of allegations against the oil-rich Gulf state.

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German women’s football squad eliminated from London 2012 Games after shock defeat

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By David Gold

July 11 – Germany will not be in attendance at the London 2012 Olympic football tournament after the women’s World Cup favourites suffered a shock 1-0 defeat to Japan in the quarter finals in Wolfsburg.

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FIFA confirm apology from Qatar whistleblower

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By Andrew Warshaw

July 11 – FIFA became the latest organisation today to confirm receipt of an official apology from the whistleblower who has retracted serious bribery allegations made against Qatar’s 2022 World Cup bid.

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Manchester City sign £100 million deal with Etihad Airways

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By David Gold

July 8 – Manchester City has announced a 10-year deal with Etihad Airways worth a potential £100 million, which involves renaming their stadium and shirt sponsorship, marking a significant step towards compliance with UEFA’s financial fair play rules, though the nature of the deal could attract attention from Europe’s governing body.

Andrew Warshaw: Beware the phantom mobile phone hacker

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Football politics is a murky world at the best of times but the experience I have just encountered has made me question whether there are dark and evil forces at play.

The other day I received an email from my mobile phone supplier asking me whether I wanted to reset my password. What password? I’ve never had a password for my mobile phone. My gut instinct – and thank goodness I acted on it –

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I lied, claims Qatar 2022 whistleblower

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By Andrew Warshaw

July 10 – Qatar officials confirmed today that they had received an official apology from the so-called whistleblower who appears to have duped the world’s media and caused an international outcry over the credibility of the Gulf state’s 2022 World Cup campaign.

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Two DPRK players fail doping tests

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By David Gold

July 8 – FIFA has announced that two North Korean players have been suspended after failing drugs tests during the women’s World Cup.

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Strasbourg sale in the balance

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By David Gold

July 8 – The future of Racing Club Strasbourg is in doubt still with a takeover bid from Sebastien Graeff running into a stumbling block as minority shareholder Dominique Pignatelli stalls on accepting the offer.

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Casualties mount as Enschede stadium collapses

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By David Gold

July 8 – Part of the roof of the stadium of FC Twente Enschede has collapsed, killing two and injuring at least a dozen.