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Mihir Bose: The FA should be congratulated, not pilloried, for wisely taking a punt on Hodgson

The conventional view in English football is that the Football Association, in going for Roy Hodgson as the next England manager, has made the safe choice. The argument is the people’s favourite, Harry Redknapp, would have been the bold move.

How utterly absurd. Redknapp (pictured below, on left alongside Hodgson) would have been the easy choice, hailed by the media and the supporters. It is Hodgson who is the brave, unconventional appointment, and the FA ought to be congratulated.

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Brazil 2014 and Government officials to hold breakthrough talks with FIFA President

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By Andrew Warshaw

May 2 – Brazilian Sports Minister Aldo Rebelo and members of Brazil 2014 will meet FIFA President Sepp Blatter next week for potentially breakthrough talks on the troubled hosting of the World Cup.

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Roy Hodgson officially named as new England manager

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By Andrew Warshaw

May 1 – One of football’s most widely travelled coaches is about to embark on his toughest journey to date after Roy Hodgson was officially appointed as the new England manager today on a four-year contract, the Football Association announced.

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FIFA’s former security director starts role at ICSS

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By Andrew Warshaw

May 1 – Chris Eaton, FIFA’s former director of security, has taken up his new role with the Doha-based International Centre for Sport Security (ICSS), the not-for-profit institution that specialises in helping sports events develop their security and safety strategies.

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UEFA plays down Ukraine blasts ahead of Euro 2012

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By Andrew Warshaw

May 1 – UEFA have been quick to defend Ukraine as safe 2012 European Championship joint hosts after the country was rocked by a series of blasts in Dnipropetrovsk that injured 30 people.

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World Cup legend Ronaldo urges Brazil to break Olympic hoodoo

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By David Gold

May 1 – Brazil “must break” its record of never having won an Olympic football gold medal, legendary forward Ronaldo has insisted.

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Billionaire tycoon Usmanov keen to raise stake in Arsenal

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By David Gold

April 30 – Arsenal’s minority shareholder, billionaire oligarch Alisher Usmanov, has reiterated his desire to increase his stake in the Premier League club to over 30 per cent.

Andrew Warshaw: Will the poisoned chalice of managing England present Roy Hodgson too much pressure?

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Penny for Harry Redknapp’s thoughts. Just when neutral fans everywhere were anticipating an imminent call from the English Football Association to the man dubbed the “people’s choice” to be the next England manager, the favourite to replace Fabio Capello has been overlooked in favour of Roy Hodgson.

The move has inevitably led to a media frenzy and emotion-packed accusations that the FA have bottled it, that yet another major blunder has been made by the inner sanctum responsible for choosing Capello’s successor.

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Russia 2018 inspections continue in St Petersburg and Kaliningrad

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By David Gold

April 30 – FIFA has continued its inspection of potential host cities for the Russia 2018 World Cup with visits to St Petersburg and Kaliningrad.

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Brazil has done harder things than the World Cup, says country’s Sports Minister

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By David Gold

April 30 – Brazil’s Sports Minister Aldo Rebelo has sought to allay fears about the 2014 World Cup they are hosting, insisting that they are working hard and that the country “has done more important and more difficult things”.

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Hawk-Eye goal-line technology faces official trial at minor league cup final

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By Andrew Warshaw

April 30 – After years of false dawns and broken promises, goal-line technology is to be officially trialled in a match scenario as football’s lawmakers press ahead with further testing pending a final decision on July 2.

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Roy Hodgson tipped as next England manager

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By Andrew Warshaw

April 29 – Roy Hodgson (pictured) looks set to become the surprise choice as the new manager of England, ending months of intense speculation that has focused almost exclusively on the favourite, Harry Redknapp.

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Over a million Olympic football tickets on sale tomorrow

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By Tom Degun

April 29 – London 2012 have revealed that 1.4 million tickets for the Olympic football competition will go back on sale to the public tomorrow morning (April 30) at 11am on a first come, first served basis with Ticketmaster stating they are confident there will be no issues or technical problems for people trying to purchase them via the official website.

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US tycoon and Blue Knights both bid for Rangers

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By Andrew Warshaw

April 28 – The administrators running beleaguered Scottish giant Glasgow Rangers have confirmed they have finally received two formal bids for the club – one from the Blue Knights consortium controlled by former director Paul Murray and the other from American tycoon Bill Miller.

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Germany pulls out of Euro 2020 race

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By Andrew Warshaw

April 27 – Germany have pulled out of the race to stage the 2020 European Championships, a decision that once again impacts on Turkey.