Martinelli and the question of some pretty awful mistakes

By Tony Attwood There are mistakes and there are mistakes.  And then there is Manchester United. In a recent article, the Independent has told us that “Gabriel Martinelli has revealed that Manchester United turned down the chance to sign the Arsenal forward as a teenager.”  Which is a bit of an odd thing to say since it is hardly …

“Football should have a regulator”: England’s government challenges Fifa. Part 2.

By Tony Attwood This article continues from Boris Johnson: “Football should have a regulator.” And what would Fifa say about that? In part one we looked at what happens when Fifa decides that things are not going according to its rule book, and steps in, sweeping aside the body running football in a particular country, …