UAE chairman of Manchester City pressures UK to crack down on Muslim Brotherhood
Khaldoon Al-Mubarak, chairman of Manchester City, one of Britain’s most popular football…
AFC president’s FIFA presidential bid mired in abuse of human rights allegations
Assertions by Asian Football Confederation (AFC) President Sheikh Salman Bin Ebrahim Al-Khalifa,…
Turkish football offers Erdogan headaches instead of voters in walk-up to election
Turkish football gave Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan more headaches than likely…
AFC Salman’s FIFA candidacy puts integrity checks to test
Asian Football Confederation (AFC) President Sheikh Salman Bin Ibrahim Al-Khalifa’s candidacy for…
Egyptian football fans put youth disillusion with elections on public display
As Egyptian general-turned-president Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi struggled this week to get Egyptians…
OECD holds FIFA responsible for Qatari World Cup-related labour conditions
A Swiss government-sponsored unit of the Paris-based Organization of Economic Cooperation…
Israel suspends Israeli-Palestinian encounters on the pitch
The Israel Football Association (IFA) acting on orders of the police has…
Racist Israeli football fans in the firing line
Israel’s most notorious football fan group, La Familia, known for its…
Syrian football: Succeeding against the odds
By James M. Dorsey Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad’s political fortunes are looking…
Staunch Al-Sisi supporter calls for opening of stadia and dialogue with ultras
A staunch supporter of general-turned-president Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi, Egyptian billionaire Naguib Sawiris…