Tag: James M. Dorsey

World Cup boosts Iran’s image, highlights political sports battles

By James M. Dorsey It didn’t take long for it to emerge…

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AFC power struggle reflects sorry state of football governance

By James M. Dorsey   FIFA Vice President and Asian Football Confederation…

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Lax FIFA policing of political interference in football focuses on Egypt

By James M. Dorsey World football body FIFA has dispatched investigators to…

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Jail sentences re-position Egyptian football as potential protest venue

By James M. Dorsey An Egyptian court has sentenced 12 militant football…

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Egyptian autocrats struggle with football’s political pros and cons

By James M. Dorsey An Egyptian government initiative to build more than…

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Bahrain detains soccer teams and scores of players and athletes

By James M. Dorsey Bahrain has detained a soccer team as well…

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World Cup emerges as agent of change in Qatar

By James M Dorsey Qatar is taking a beating in the court…

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Turkish football’s financial crisis potentially sharpens political divide

By James M. Dorsey Financially stressed Turkish football clubs are becoming pawns…

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Turmoil in Egypt: Learning lessons from the Philippines

By James M. Dorsey With Egypt deeply polarised politically and religiously, kick-starting…

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Football militants put their mark on Egyptian protests

In a perverse way, the ultras’ dilemma is not dissimilar from that…

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