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On the subject... IFA

Rough guide to Kosovo

20-02-08   

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Unfair play

17-04-08   

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Money matters in the Conference

18-05-08   

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Football's slave millionaires

10-07-08   

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Olympic overkill

23-08-08   

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Winning at all costs

16-05-09   

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FIFA can't control agents

05-06-09   

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Beating the international minnows

11-06-09   

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Reducing football's debt

07-09-09   

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Scotland's reason for optimism

30-10-09   

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Haifa's domestic dominance useless in Europe

29-12-09   

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How to control corruption

13-03-10   

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Scramble for sponsorship for 2010

05-04-10   

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Jersey hope for an international debut

28-04-10   

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Who really wants to host a World Cup?

18-05-10   

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Diplomatic incident expected at the World Cup

26-05-10   

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Kosovo left in footballing limbo

27-07-10   

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FIFA's fatuous fact-finding trips

08-09-10   

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World Cup bidding process flawed from start to finish

03-12-10   

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FIFA's executive committee unimpressed by celebrity

06-12-10   

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Brazen Blazer the perfect FIFA fit

10-12-10   

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Financial prudence & interesting players: hopes for 2011

30-12-10   

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A young and visionary vice-president for FIFA?

11-01-11   

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Wesley Sneijder misses out on official recognition

12-01-11   

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Sepp Blatter's archaic British lapdog does his bidding

14-03-11   

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Northern Ireland suffer following FIFA rule change

23-03-11   

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Qatar aims for the clouds and the FIFA presidency

25-03-11   

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Corporate collapse is inevitable for current FIFA family

01-06-11   

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Recognising FIFA's post-colonial achievements

03-06-11   

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US soccer head bravely admits to cowardice

07-06-11   

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Jack Warner resigns from FIFA

21-06-11   

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Separating the facts from the fiction in World Cup 2002

07-07-11   

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A glimpse into football's globalised future

02-08-11   

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Europe's richest clubs threaten to cut themselves loose

07-08-11   

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Further pressure on FIFA to reform

23-08-11   

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2014 World Cup schedule reeks of politics

26-10-11   

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FC Halifax Town's biggest game

13-11-11   

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Blatter "leading the battle against racism in football"

17-11-11   

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Footballers' unequal earnings could lead to match-fixing

13-12-11   

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Jérôme Champagne offers the chance of progress at FIFA

17-01-12   

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Over the line? IFAB moves towards GLT

06-03-12   

Alan Tomlinson   

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Home truths

The state of Northern Irish football   

Robbie Meredith   

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Protectionist policy

FIFA get strict over trademarks   

Simon Cotterill   

WSC 280 Jun 10

Carrot on a stick

FIFA's banned member nations   

Steve Menary   

WSC 276 Feb 10

Import and export

Regulating youth players   

Neil Rose   

WSC 272 Oct 09

Clause and effect

The Webster case   

Neil Rose   

WSC 271 Sep 09

Power games

Problems in West Asia   

Steve Wilson   

WSC 269 Jul 09

Going whereabouts

Drug testing in football   

Tim Springett   

WSC 268 Jun 09

Destiny bound

Australia bid for 2018 World Cup   

Matthew Hall   

WSC 264 Feb 09

Changing your colours

Kosovo's fight to be recognised   

Steve Menary   

WSC 263 Jan 09

Losing trust

Halifax in terminal decline   

Peter Brooksbank   

WSC 257 Jul 08

The Theft of...

by Martin Atherton   

Josh Widdicombe   

WSC 256 Jun 08

Rotherham Utd, Halifax Town, AFC Liverpool

The sharp end   

Tom Davies   

WSC 255 May 08

No hiding place

FIFA's house of deception   

John Sugden   

WSC 255 May 08

Cuba

Football after Castro   

Matt Norman   

WSC 254 Apr 08

Do my bidding

England's chase 2018 World Cup   

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Outcasts!

by Steve Menary   

Jonathan Wilson   

WSC 253 Mar 08

A foreign concept

Sepp Blatter plans foreign player quotas   

Barney Ronay   

WSC 250 Dec 07

Grimsby, Mansfield, Halifax

The sharp end   

Tom Davies   

WSC 249 Nov 07

Price of admission

The corporate share of tickets   

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Altitude problem

FIFA’s ban on high-altitude matches   

Chris Taylor   

WSC 245 Jul 07

Identity crisis

FIFA ban Mexicans in masks   

Martin del Palacio Langer   

WSC 244 Jun 07

Rotation game

An English bid for World Cup 2018?   

Mark Perryman   

WSC 242 Apr 07

Border crossing

Proposals for a united Irish team   

Paul Doyle   

WSC 241 Mar 07

Ethical treatment

Serious investigative websites   

Ian Plenderleith   

WSC 239 Jan 07

Double standards

Two refs on the same pitch   

David Wangerin   

WSC 235 Sep 06

Whistle stop

Referees at World Cup 2006   

Mike Ticher   

WSC 234 Aug 06

The big sell-out

World Cup 2006 ticketing   

Steve Menary   

WSC 234 Aug 06

Branding exercise

Sponsors at World Cup 2006   

Barney Ronay   

WSC 234 Aug 06

World Cup 2006 TV diary

Knockout stages   

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Best foot forward

World Cup 2006 is on the horizon   

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Supply and demands

Diminshing ticket allocations   

Mark Perryman   

WSC 232 Jun 06

Totalitarian ticketing

Tickets the FIFA way   

Mike Ticher   

WSC 232 Jun 06

Anti-Arab league

The attempts to clean up Israeli football   

Shaul Adar   

WSC 230 Apr 06

Owning up

UEFA and club ownership   

Steve Menary   

WSC 229 Mar 06

Honesty test

Tackling corruption within FIFA   

Steve Menary   

WSC 227 Jan 06

Heirs apparently

FIFA presidency race   

Ben Lyttleton   

WSC 226 Dec 05

Court in the act

Club v country   

John Chapman   

WSC 226 Dec 05

How the east will win

Asia's World Cup plans   

Matthew Hall   

WSC 225 Nov 05

Compensation culture

Club v country   

Steve D Wilson   

WSC 218 Apr 05

Minor countries

Guernsey's international status   

Steve Menary   

WSC 218 Apr 05

Show of arrogance

World Player of the Year   

Ben Lyttleton   

WSC 216 Feb 05

Past masters

Pelé’s FIFA 100 List   

Barney Ronay   

WSC 206 Apr 04

Trading standards: Michel Platini

Football's global reformer   

Ben Lyttleton   

WSC 205 Mar 04

No sweet sixteen

16-club top divisions?   

Roger Titford   

WSC 204 Feb 04

Australia

World Cup is a long way away   

Matthew Hall    

WSC 199 Sep 03

The window pain

Don't worry about the transfer window   

Barney Ronay   

WSC 192 Feb 03

All the president's men

Sepp Blatter's re-election   

Alan Tomlinson   

WSC 189 Nov 02

Glaring myths

The state of international football   

Gabriele Marcotti   

WSC 186 Aug 02

Return ticket

Halifax's brief and unhappy return   

Keith Butterick   

WSC 184 Jun 02

Must do better

Reviving FIFA and challenging Sepp   

Alan Tomlinson   

WSC 183 May 02

The power broker

FIFA's Korean candidate   

John Duerden   

WSC 183 May 02

The candidate

Hayatou eyes FIFA hotseat   

Alan Duncan   

WSC 183 May 02

Rights mess

Kirch crisis   

Matthew Garrahan   

WSC 182 Apr 02

Sepp's sidestep

Football & TV: FIFA   

Alan Tomlinson   

WSC 178 Dec 01

Walid objection

Maccabi Haifa   

Shaul Adar   

WSC 176 Oct 01

Foot in the door

FIFA shut down a website   

Jack Bell   

WSC 175 Sep 01

Child's play

Trade in young players   

Neil Wills   

WSC 175 Sep 01

Sharp rights turn

The demise of ISL   

Alan Tomlinson   

WSC 172 Jun 01

Last-gasp victor

Greece escape FIFA threat   

Paul Pomonis   

WSC 172 Jun 01

Double jeopardy

Dual nationality and passports   

Matthew Taylor   

WSC 170 Apr 01

Contract killers

Transfer system   

Tim Springett   

WSC 169 Mar 01

Shay stadium

Finding support for Halifax   

Keith Butterick   

WSC 165 Nov 00

A bid too far

England fail to land the 2006 World Cup   

Alan Tomlinson   

WSC 162 Aug 00

Explosive talents

Montserrat's World Cup debut   

David Austrin   

WSC 158 Apr 00

Family feud

FIFA-AFC row   

Justin McCurry   

WSC 152 Oct 99

Price of excess

FIFA looks to expand   

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WSC 144 Feb 99

Out of their league

FA crisis   

John Sugden   

WSC 144 Feb 99

New Shay, old shame

Halifax v Hartlepool   

Paul Mullen   

WSC 140 Oct 98

Sepp mire

Blatter's presidential coup   

John Sugden   

WSC 138 Aug 98

New world order

Times are changing at FIFA   

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WSC 137 Jul 98

Tackling the problem

FIFA experiment backfires   

Nick Patience   

WSC 136 Jun 98

Conduct unbecoming

Brazil's disciplinary problems   

Brian Homewood   

WSC 113 Jul 96

Seoul survivors?

South Korea's World Cup bid   

Jon Watts   

WSC 111 May 96

The price of fame

African struggles   

John Sugden   

WSC 109 Mar 96

Today's most read WSC articles

The wrong Tone Tony Adams at Wycombe   

Paul Lewis   

WSC 215 Jan 05

How the game has changed TV watch   

Cameron Carter   

WSC 252 Feb 08

Grimsby Town 2 Lincoln City 2 Match of the month   

Pete Green   

WSC 278 Apr 10

Go east, young man British coaching exports   

Gavin Willacy   

WSC 198 Aug 03

Barça's plan B All is not as it seems at the Nou Camp   

Ian Farrell   

WSC 267 May 09

Joe Allon Hartlepool to Chelsea and back   

Ed Parkinson   

WSC 181 Mar 02

Community leaders Orient lead the way in community spirit   

Matthew Brown   

WSC 148 Jun 99

Video nasty David Seaman's goalkeeping nightmares   

Cameron Carter   

WSC 205 Mar 04

Cross in the box Football democracy   

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WSC 198 Aug 03

Motson builds up the Cup TV watch   

Cameron Carter   

WSC 233 Jul 06