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David Owen: Bin Hammam can win FIFA election but will he make any difference?

The race for the FIFA Presidency is turning out to be as dull as those for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups were fascinating.

The incumbent, Joseph Blatter, is thus far adopting the wholly predictable strategy of emphasising the value of continuity in an unstable world while detailing the torrents of cash that have rained down on planet football over his 13-year tenure – and critically, he says, will continue to do so.

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Sectarian and personal abuse prompts Gibson’s speedy Twitter departure

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By David Gold

April 26 – Darron Gibson left Twitter just hours after setting up his account following a variety of abuse aimed in his direction, including some highly personal sectarian comments.

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Blatter has stolen my ideas claims Bin Hammam

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By Andrew Warhsaw

April 25 – Mohamed Bin Hammam, the challenger to Sepp Blatter for the FIFA presidency, has criticised Blatter’s election manifesto as the battle for the biggest job in world sport intensifies.

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Ogura pleads for assistance from FIFA Goal Programme

By David Gold

April 26 – Junji Ogura, President of the Japanese Football Association, is looking for FIFA assistance through the Goal Programme to help cover reconstruction of football facilities in the country after March’s devastating earthquake and tsunami.

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Delaney hoping to bring more world-class football to Ireland after Europa final

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By David Gold

April 23 – Irish FA chief executive John Delaney has set his sights on bringing the European Super Cup to Dublin after next month’s Europa League final, being held at the city’s Aviva stadium on May 18.

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Manchester United named world’s most valuable club

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By David Gold

April 23 – Manchester United are the world’s most valuable football club, according to Forbes’ latest magazine.

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Telecinco to win Euro 2012 broadcast rights

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By David Gold

April 23 – Spanish commercial broadcaster Telecinco, owned by Italian media giant Mediaset, is primed to win broadcast rights for UEFA Euro 2012, being held in Ukraine and Poland, according to reports there.

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Halid banned from Indonesian Football Association elections

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By David Gold

April 22 – FIFA has ruled that Nurdin Halid, the current head of the Indonesian Football Association (PSSI), is ineligible for the Executive Committee elections next month.

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Getafe’s new Dubai owners set sights on Real Madrid

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By David Gold

April 22 – A Dubai based group has announced the purchase of La Liga outfit Getafe in a deal worth €90million (£79 million/$131 million) – and immediately set their sights on working out how to beat local rivals Real Madrid, one of the giants of the world game.

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SportFive agree deal to market Chelsea stars

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By David Gold

April 22 – Chelsea have appointed sports marketing agency SportFive to market 19 of its first team squad players, including John Terry and Didier Drogba.

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Johnson under fire for profligate World Cup 2018 bid expenditure

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By Tom Degun

April 22 – Mayor of London Boris Johnson has come under fire as it was today revealed that he spent just under £300,000 ($495,000) on England’s shambolic bid to host the FIFA 2018 World Cup, which equates to nearly £50,000 ($83,000) more than he pledged.

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Bin Hammam tries to match Blatter in funding pledge

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By Andrew Warshaw

April 22 – The publicity machine ahead of the FIFA Presidency vote on June 1 swung back towards Mohamed Bin Hammam today when the challenger from Asia said he, too, would significantly increase funding to poorer nations if elected.

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Exclusive: England 2018 bid gave contract to Board member’s son

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By Andrew Warshaw

April 22 – England’s failed 2018 World Cup bid has come under fresh scrutiny with the revelation that a company run by the son of one-time 2018 Board member Sir Dave Richards secured commercial deals to provide merchandise to promote the bid.

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Cafu announces plan for Japanese benefit game in Doha

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By David Gold

April 22 – Doha looks set to host a benefit game in December for the victims of last month’s devastating earthquake and tsunami which struck Japan.

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Platini unveils Euro 2016 Board

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By David Gold

April 22 – UEFA President Michel Platini has unveiled the Board for the European Championships in 2016, the first tournament in the competition’s history being funded entirely by the continent’s governing body, and which is being held in France.