Portsmouth allowed to sell players to help ease debts
March 24 – Portsmouth have received a much-needed boost with the news the Premier League will allow the club to sell players immediately to ease their £60 million debts.
FA swift to act after Watmore resignation
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By Andrew Warshaw
March 23 – Football Association chairman Lord Triesman (pictured) today categorically denied that personality clashes had led to the shock resignation of chief executive Ian Watmore.
West Ham and Newham Council launch joint bid for London 2012 Stadium
By Duncan Mackay
British Sports Internet Writer of the Year
March 23 – West Ham United and Newham Council are working together on a joint bid that will include athletics to occupy the £537 million Olympic Stadium after 2012, they revealed today.
Mihir Bose: Where do Liverpool go from here?
In the 1930s, when the British were trying to hold on to India and defeat Gandhi’s attempt to get rid of them, the province that gave the most trouble was Bengal. The British could not understand that.
David Owen: FA in turmoil over Watmore resignation
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By David Owen
Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear.
No sooner does England’s accident-prone World Cup bid appear to be getting its act together and heading for calmer seas then the water turns choppy again.
Beckham can swing World Cup for England claims Jordaan
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March 22 – David Beckham’s presence in South Africa during the 2010 World Cup can help swing the bid behind England 2018, Danny Jordaan has claimed.
Watmore resigns as FA chief executive
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By Andrew Warshaw
March 22 – English football was plunged into disarray today when Football Association chief executive Ian Watmore unexpectedly resigned after just a year in the job.
Oi signs up as first local sponsor of 2014 World Cup in Brazil
March 22 – Telecommunicatios company Oi has become the first local sponsor of the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, it was announced today.
Ipswich sign up to be official training base for England 2018
March 22 – Ipswich Town today signed an agreement to be a training base for the World Cup if England’s bid to host the 2018 tournament is successful.
Indonesian World Cup bid was “grand idea from a big nation” claims FA President
March 21 – Nurdin Halid (pictured), the President of the Indonesian Football Association (PSSI), has apologised after the country’s bid to host the 2022 World Cup was debarred from the race by FIFA.
MLS to go ahead after strike crisis averted
By Duncan Mackay
British Sports Internet Writer of the Year
March 20 – The new Major League Soccer (MLS) season will kick-off as planned in the United States next week after a deal – reached with the help of Landon Donovan (pictured) – was hammered-out to prevent the players going out on strike.
Platini may make announcement on future next week
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March 20 – UEFA President Michel Platini (pictured) could announce next week whether he intends to bid for another four-year term it has been reported.
Beckenbauer impressed with New York Red Bull Arena
March 20 – Franz Beckenbauer has praised the new Red Bull Arena, New York’s first purpose-built football stadium, which was officially opened today with an exhibition match against Pele’s old club, Santos.
World Cup will not deprive Australia of own sport warns AFL boss
March 20 – Australian Rules football will refuse to take a backseat if the country is awarded the 2018 or 2022 World Cup, the league’s chief executive Andrew Demetriou (pictured) has warned.
Makudi appeals to Thai red-shirts to leave football alone
March 20 – Worawi Makudi (pictured), the President of the Football Association of Thailand (FAT) and a member of FIFA’s ruling Executive Committee, has appealed to people protesting against the Government not to disrupt the country’s Premier League from taking place.