Commons Committee questioning of Greg Clarke, Chairman, The Football Association,

By Norman 14 Re the House of Commons Culture, Media and Sport Committee enquiry into The Governance of Football – the Committee questioning of Greg Clarke, Chairman, The Football Association, and Robert Sullivan, Director of Governance and Regulation, The Football Association. There are 40 pages of transcript, and most of the questions relate either to …

Open letter to FIFA on Remembrance Day

Open letter to FIFA on Remembrance Day From:    Tim Charlesworth, football fan, UK To:          Gianni Infantino, President, FIFA 11th November 2016 Dear Gianni FIFA’s allegation that the poppy is a political symbol is an interesting one, and one that is difficult to deny.  It certainly has a symbolic meaning and has the power to move …

Violence and corruption in Greek football, humanity and respect at Rochdale

By Tony Attwood I have often written on the subject of Greek football, and the issue of Olympiakos (four of whose matches in the last year have been abandoned due to crowd violence – mostly from supporters of the team they are playing, over ludicrous refereeing decisions). Now Greek football is back in the news, …