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Mike Rowbottom: For Scotland, seeing England in South Africa has been almost as good as beating them

Mike Rowbottom

Hamish Husband has been a travelling member of Scotland’s Tartan Army for more than 30 years, and in the last fortnight has offered a Scottish viewpoint on the 2010 World Cup finals and England’s efforts in several media outlets, including Channel 4 News and the News of the World.

Now this quintessential Scotland supporter answers a World Cup (and Wimbledon) quiz exclusively for insideworldfootball…

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Australia 2022 launches legal action against newspaper

By Duncan Mackay
British Sports Internet Writer of the Year

July 6 – Defamation proceedings by Football Federation Australia (FFA) against The Age newspaper are underway in the Supreme Court of New South Wales, they announced today.

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IFA President goes – but on his own terms

July 6 – Raymond Kennedy has negotiated a series of concessions in return for his resignation as President of the Irish Football Association (IFA), it has emerged.

Africa

Nigerian President lifts ban on national team

July 5 - Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has rescinded a decision to withdraw the country’s teams from international competition after FIFA warned Government interference could result in the federation being suspended.

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Triesman set to break silence over Mail on Sunday revelations

By Duncan Mackay
British Sports Internet Writer of the Year

July 5 – Lord Triesman is set to talk about being forced to step down as the head of England’s bid to host the 2018 World Cup and chairman of the Football Association for the first time on Friday (July 9).

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Russian Senators call for sacking of FIFA ExCo member over five breakfasts a day claims

By Duncan Mackay
British Sports Internet Writer of the Year

July 5 – Senior senators have called for the dismissal of FIFA Executive Committee member Vitaly Mutko (pictured) as Russia’s Sports Minister following revelations he charged for five breakfasts a day during the Vancouver Olympics and a new survey ranked him as the country’s second most disliked Government official.

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Australian media has been victim of “sinister forces” claims Olympic boss

By Duncan Mackay
British Sports Internet Writer of the Year

July 5 - John Coates (pictured), the architect behind Sydney’s successful bid to host the 2000 Olympics, has warned that the Australian media have been manipulated by ”sinister forces” into trying to undermine the country’s campaign to stage the 2022 World Cup.

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Kennedy and deputy forced to resign at Irish Football Association

By Duncan Mackay
British Sports Internet Writer of the Year

July 5 – Raymond Kennedy has resigned as President of the Irish Football Association (IFA), along with his deputy David Martin, after they were blamed for costing the organisation more than half-a-million pounds with the controversial sacking of Howard Wells as chief executive in October 2008.

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FIFA Executive Committee member claimed for five breakfasts a day

July 4 – Pressure is growing on FIFA Executive Committee member Vitaly Mutko (pictured) to resign as Russia’s Sports Minister after it emerged that he claimed expenses for the equivalent of five breakfasts a day while he was attending the Olympics in Vancouver earlier this year, where the team had its worst ever performance.

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England’s arrogance will affect 2018 World Cup predicts former Culture Minister

By Duncan Mackay in London
British Sports Internet Writer of the Year

July 4 – England’s bid to host the 2018 World Cup could fail because FIFA hates the fact that the sport in this country is “poisoned” by money, the former Culture Secretary Andy Burnham (pictured) has claimed.

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Extra tickets go on sale for World Cup for final

July 4 – Additional tickets for the remaining four World Cup matches, including the final at Soccer City in Johannesburg next Sunday (July 11), have gone on sale today, FIFA has announced.

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US will make decision about 2018 World Cup at “right time” claims Gulati

July 3 – The United States have still not made a decision about whether to abandon its campaign to host the 2018 World Cup and instead concentrate all its efforts on 2022, the bid leader Sunil Gulati has claimed.

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Richard Caborn wants to be next chairman of FA

By Duncan Mackay
British Sports Internet Writer of the Year

July 3 – Former Sports Minister Richard Caborn has put himself forward to replace Lord Triesman as the chairman of the Football Association.

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Blatter says sorry to Ireland over Henry handball

By Duncan Mackay
British Sports Internet Writer of the Year

July 3 – Sepp Blatter has apologised privately to the Football Association of Ireland (FAI) for the way in which he handled the controversy over Thierry Henry’ handball that knocked them out of the World Cup.

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Australia World Cup bid cleared by Government

By Duncan Mackay
British Sports Internet Writer of the Year

July 3 – Australian World Cup 2022 officials are set to take legal action after the Government cleared them of abusing public funds in their campaign.