Blatter: “I’ll take personal responsibility for weeding out corruption”
By Andrew Warshaw
January 2 – FIFA President Sepp Blatter has revealed he wants to set up an anti-corruption unit to weed out football’s worst practices.
Gauntlet thrown down over FIFA presidency
By Andrew Warshaw
December 30 – Sepp Blatter has laid down the gauntlet to any potential challengers by clearly indicating he aims to continue as FIFA President and be re-elected halfway through 2011 for what would be an unprecedented fourth term.
Mihir Bose: FA will learn nothing if they do not confront England 2018 defeat
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It did not take long for the board of the Football Association to choose David Bernstein as the new chairman. The whole thing, I am told, took a bare five minutes. He was nominated, all hands went up and on to the next business.
However, sometime after this decision, there was a report by Andy Anson on England’s disastrous World Cup bid for 2018. Here something rather curious happened.
Before the meeting there had been much anticipation of what Anson,
Northern Ireland players will be allowed to take part in London 2012
By Duncan Mackay
British Sports Internet Writer of the Year
December 24 – Any Northern Ireland players, like Manchester United’s Corry Evans (pictured), that want to play for Britain in the London 2012 Olympics will not be prevented from doing so, the Irish Football Association’s new President Jim Shaw has promised.
West Ham vice-chairman blasts Tottenham “smash and grab” raid on Olympic Stadium
By Duncan Mackay
British Sports Internet Writer of the Year
December 24 – West Ham United vice-chairman Karren Brady has launched a bitter attack on Premier League rivals Tottenham Hotspur’s controversial campaign to take over the Olympic Stadium following London 2012, claiming they are not welcome in the area.
Platini set to continue as UEFA President for four more years
By Andrew Warshaw
December 23 – Michel Platini is to stay in charge of UEFA for another four years after no other candidate came forward to challenge him by last night’s deadline.
Exclusive: British Olympic Association will not support exclusion of non-English players from London 2012 football team
By David Owen
December 23 – The British Olympic Association (BOA) is on a collision course with some of the British home football bodies over the selection of non-English players for the London 2012 Olympics.
Dein overlooked for FA chairman as Bernstein surprise choice
By Andrew Warshaw
December 22 – Former Manchester City chairman David Bernstein (pictured) is the surprise nomination to take over at the helm of the Football Association.
Parliamentary support growing for West Ham to take over Olympic Stadium
By Duncan Mackay
British Sports Internet Writer of the Year
December 22 – Pressure is growing in the House of Commons for West Ham United to be given the opportunity to take over the Olympic Stadium after London 2012 ahead of Premier League rivals Tottenham Hotspur.
Bale warned by Welsh he will be suspended if he plays at London 2012
By Duncan Mackay
British Sports Internet Writer of the Year
December 18 – Gareth Bale and any other Welsh players who take part in London 2012 still risk the threat of being suspended, they have been warned.
Support growing for winter World Cup in Qatar
By Andrew Warshaw
December 17 – Several of the most powerful officials in world football have now indicated that the 2022 World Cup could be switched to the winter months to avoid the searing summer heat in Qatar.
Mihir Bose: Gandhi would be amazed at what is happening at Blackburn Rovers
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Sam Allardyce as the saviour of football is a difficult concept to accept. But judging from the media reaction to his sacking, it would seem the new owners of Blackburn have committed a crime that would be beyond Herod.
They have not only sacked a manager, bad enough, but done it after consulting an agent, Jerome Anderson, and a firm based in Switzerland. To make it worse, the owners themselves are foreign, an Indian group whose business is poultry,
Football Federation Australia mourns loss of George Dick
December 16 – Well-known former football administrator George Dick has died, the Football Federation Australia (FFA) has announced.
Exclusive: FA chair timetable slipping
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By David Owen
December 15 – The timetable for appointing a new Chairman of the English Football Association appears likely to slip, insideworldfootball has learnt.
Exclusive: London rivals’ fight over Olympic stadium “should be decided by end of March”
By Andrew Warshaw in London
December 15 – The battle over the future of the Olympic Stadium post-2012 looks set to be decided by the end of March next year.