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David Owen: Why English football may need Alan Turing even more than Harry Redknapp

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Here we go again.

England needs a new football manager, setting off a new cycle of speculation, unrealistically burgeoning expectations and disillusionment, as surely as, well 55,000 Twitter-users follow the Anfield cat.

Actually, the speculation bit looks like being much diminished this time, since everyone thinks they know the new man’s identity: step forward Harry Redknapp, cheekie-chappie manager of Tottenham Hotspur, surprise package of the 2011-12 English Premier League season.

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Olympiakos Volos lose Europa League CAS appeal

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By Andrew Warshaw

February 15 – UEFA have won another battle in the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) with the news that Greek club Olympiakos Volos have failed to overturn being kicked out of this season’s Europa League.

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Egypt’s Africa Cup of Nations qualifier postponed following Port Said tragedy

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By Andrew Warshaw

February 15 – Egypt’s first Africa Cup of Nations qualifier, against the Central African Republic, has been postponed as a result of the Port Said disaster which left 74 people dead and hundreds more injured following clashes between fans of Al-Ahly and Al-Masry.

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Rangers enter administration and suffer 10 point penalty

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By Andrew Warshaw

February 14 – Twenty-four hours after filing the relevant papers, Glasgow Rangers became one of the world’s most high-profile clubs ever to enter administration today, a stunning humiliation for a team supported by millions of fans worldwide and a severe wakeup call for clubs who fail to properly manage their financial affairs.

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Turkish match fixing trial gets underway in Istanbul

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By Andrew Warshaw

February 14 – Nine months after the start of one of the world’s biggest ever match fixing probes, almost 100 Turkish officials, including a raft of past and present club Presidents, managers and players, went on trial in Istanbul today.

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Spanish football league ends negotiations with AFE over players’ wages

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By David Gold

February 14 – The Spanish football league (LFP) has ended negotiations with the country’s players union (AFE) on a deal over wages in a move which threatens to cause another player’s strike.

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Exclusive: Russia 2018 move closer to accepting beer advertising in stadiums

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By David Gold in Sochi

February 14 – Russia 2018 have reaffirmed their commitment to ensure that beer companies can advertise in stadiums during the World Cup.

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Glasgow Rangers file for administration

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By Andrew Warshaw

February 13 – Glasgow Rangers, one of the world’s most iconic clubs, filed for administration today in arguably the starkest example yet of football’s fragile finances.

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MasterCard renews Champions League sponsorship

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By David Owen

February 13 – MasterCard has extended its sponsorship of the UEFA Champions League, the premier competition for European football clubs, until 2015.

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Man behind success of USA 1994 given new role

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By Sara Evans

February 13 – Grand Prix Entertainment, a Los Angeles-based sports and entertainment company, have announced the appointment of Alan Rothenberg (pictured), the man credited with the currrent growth of soccer in the United States, as chairman of the Board of directors of their newly sports division.

Africa

Donation to Port Said tragedy fund made by CAF and FIFA

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By David Gold

February 13 – The Confederation of African Football (CAF) Executive Committee is donating $150,000 (€114,000/£95,000) to the families of victims from the recent Port Said tragedy which saw at least 74 supporters killed after an Egyptian league game.

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CAF announces record earnings

By Andrew Warshaw

February 13 – Despite being regarded as one of the less affluent FIFA groupings, African football has announced record financial earnings.

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CAF refuse to bring African Nations Cup in line with Europe

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By Andrew Warshaw

February 13 – African nations have steadfastly refused to bow to European pressure to stage their showpiece tournament, the African Cup of Nations, every four years instead of two.

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South Sudan welcomed as official CAF member nation

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By Andrew Warshaw

February 13 – Seven months after becoming an independent country following a bloody civil war, South Sudan has been admitted as the 54th member of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), paving the way for it to be named as the 209th FIFA nation.

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FIFA withholding Warner $36,000 annual pension

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By Andrew Warshaw

February 12 – FIFA is withholding the annual pension of its former vice-president Jack Warner (pictured) following last year’s cash-for-votes scandal, according to reports in his native Trinidad.