The FA took a principled stance over the FIFA presidential election but they remain as equally flawed in their governance of the Premier League

For the England squad the season ended with the Euro 2012 qualifier against Switzerland. But it was to have gone on a few days longer. After the Swiss match the national team – or more likely a second-string – were due to play a friendly in Thailand. In exchange for seeing Bobby Zamora and Kyle Walker jogging around at half speed, the Thai FA chairman Worawi Makudi was expected to support England’s 2018 World Cup bid.

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Having survived a brutal beating, one fan is determined to draw attention to Italian police violence. Matthew Barker explains

On September 24, 2005, Brescia fan Paolo Scaroni was among a group of supporters gathered at Verona’s Porta Nuova train station, preparing to make their way home after a game against the local team, Hellas. Before getting on board, Scaroni went to a nearby McDonald’s to buy a few bottles of water for him and his friends. As he ran back up the steps to the platform he was attacked by a group of eight riot police officers. The beating was so severe that he fell into a coma. It took 20 minutes for medical staff to arrive on the scene then he was operated on at a local hospital.

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Pile of broken players too many to count , suitable for a repairer or restore , in various states of disrepair , some just broken from bases others missing an arm or a leg or both or head , some broken from fixing lugds , some just cracked ankles, etc , various weights both light and heavy , even an odd flat player , I will not throw out any broken subbuteo if it can be of use to anybody. NO BASE INCLUDED
IN THIS LOT(well just an odd one with a glued player on it). NO RETURNS ON THIS ITEM AS IT IS STATED TO BE FAULTY.