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Massimo Cecchini: Riforme, Avanti Piano; Reforms, a plan for the future

Diciamo la verità, non invidiamo l’esposizione mediatica di Carlo Tavecchio, presidente della Federcalcio. Da quando la gaffe estiva con accuse razziste ha messo a rischio la sua elezione (e l’Uefa ha aperto un procedimento su di lui), persino l’abbigliamento del numero uno del calcio italiano è spesso soggetto a “revisione” da parte dei media italiani. Eppure la scorsa settimana, in Consiglio Federale, un primo passo verso la riforma del calcio è stata fatta. Tavecchio, infatti,

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Nizhny Novgorod greenlighted to build new stadium for 2018

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September 18 – Nizhny Novgorod has received the go-ahead to build a new stadium for the 2018 World Cup, according to the city’s governor Valery Shantsev. Russia’s Ministry of Sports is expected to sign a contract for the build with construction firm Stroitransgaz before the end of October.

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Matt Scott: From Scottish secessionism to English protectionism – divorce seldom helps the kids

Scotland goes to the polls today to decide whether to break with the most successful political union in the history of the world. England and Scotland have been bound in statutory togetherness since March 1, 1707. Yet a decision to end that economic and political union – so powerful that it once dominated the globe in an age of empire – could come within the next 24 hours.

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National coaches give cold shoulder to political boycott of 2018 World Cup

Vicente del Bosque

By Andrew Warshaw
September 18 – National team coaches from Europe have played down the likelihood of a boycott of the 2018 World Cup as a penalty for Russia’s incursion into Ukraine. Meeting in St Petersburg for a technical study of the Brazil World Cup, the coaches of UEFA’s 54 member nations are reported to have been lukewarm over the idea of a boycott that has the support of a raft of European diplomats.

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Dyke says UEFA has no ‘credible’ alternative to Blatter

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September 18 – English FA chairman Greg Dyke says it is highly unlikely UEFA will put up a candidate to take on Sepp Blatter for the FIFA presidency next year now that their main man, Michel Platini, has decided not to run.

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European sports ministers sign new pact to beef up fight against match-fixing

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By Andrew Warshaw
September 18 – Sports ministers from across Europe will convene in Switzerland today to sign a landmark agreement in an attempt to reduce match-fixing.

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Big loss expected for FIFA sponsor Sony

Sony

By David Owen
September 17 – Sony Corporation, the Japanese consumer electronics group that is one of six FIFA top-tier sponsors, has announced that it will pay no dividend for its current financial year, for the first time since its shares were listed in 1958, the year of Brazil’s first World Cup victory.

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FIFA and CAF working with the UN and WHO as Ebola crisis escalates

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By Mark Baber
September 17- Claims by Guinea that the country will be allowed to play home matches again have been denied by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) who will be guided by World Health Organisation (WHO) advice, whilst the early response of FIFA to the Ebola crisis in West Africa has been fully justified by subsequent events.

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Queiroz stays with Iran and targets Asian Cup success

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September 17- The long-running saga over Carlos Queiroz’s future as coach of Iran has finally been concluded with the former Real Madrid and Portugal manager agreeing a four-year extension to his contract.

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Eckert breaks silence saying he has no fear of recommending sanctions

Hans-Joachim Eckert

By Andrew Warshaw
September 17 – The German judge who will deliver the eagerly awaited verdicts into whether any corruption took place during the 2018 and 2022 World Cup bid process has given a broad hint that he will not hold back from recommending sanctions.

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English FA bids to cut non-EU foreign players by half

English FA

By Andrew Warshaw
September 17 – In a bid to improve the flagging fortunes of the national team, the recent win in Switzerland notwithstanding, the English Football Association has sent out its first draft of proposals to reduce the number of non-EU players within the English game by up to 50%.

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Mancini wants more cash but Lokomotiv derailed by the costs

Lokomotiv Moscow fans

By Paul Nicholson
September 17 – While talk in Russian football has been about quotas on foreign players and the need to raise the quality and number of Russian coaches, top clubs still appear to be looking outside Russian borders for top management.

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Mexican backlash as politician scores own goal with Ronaldinho ape tweet

Ronaldinho at Quereta

By Ben Nicholson
September 17 – Carlos Treviño, a Mexican politician, who was Secretary of Social Development in Querétaro from 2006-2009, has successfully damaged his hopes as a spokesperson for the people by making racist comments about Ronaldinho via Twitter. Feeling aggrieved about sitting in traffic that was caused by the hysteria surrounding Ronaldinho’s presentation to the fans at his new Mexican club, Quarétero, he expressed his malcontent by referring to Ronaldinho as an ape.

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MLS close in on $100m sale of Chivas’ LA franchise

MLS and Chivas

By Ben Nicholson
September 17 – The MLS is making progress with the sale of Chivas USA, but likely at the expense of the team’s absence in the 2015 season. The parties involved have been kept discrete, but it is thought that a combination of a wealthy American executive and a Mexican businessman will form the ownership structure of the LA-based club.

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Legia Warsaw looks forward with plans for a new €10m training base

Legia Warsaw fans

By Jaroslaw Adamowski
September 17 – Legia Warsaw, who were controversially dumped from the Champions League to the Europa League after fielding an ineligible player against Celtic in the qualifying rounds, are pushing forward an expansion programme with plans for a new training ground, despite missing out on the big cash win that comes with Europe’s top club competition.