By Duncan Mackay
British Sports Internet Writer of the Year
October 5 – West Ham United’s chances of taking over the Olympic Stadium following the London 2012 Games have been greatly boosted by the news that its closest rival does not plan to keep the athletics track even though that is one of the key requirements of being awarded tenancy.
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By Andrew Warshaw
October 5 – The bidding war for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups reaches a pivotal landmark today when the respective candidates go head to head at the Leaders in Football conference in London.
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By Andrew Warshaw
October 4 – Nigerian football has been plunged into disgrace after the country was banned by FIFA from all international competition because of Government interference.
By Andrew Warshaw
October 4 – A suburban English publican takes her case for screening live Premiership football to the European Court of Justice today in a landmark move described as potentially the Bosman of broadcasting.
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October 4 – A very special star will be making an appearance at Leaders in Football this week – the FIFA World Cup.
By Duncan Mackay
British Sports Internet Writer of the Year
October 3 – Australia’s new Prime Minister Julia Gillard (pictured) has met FIFA President Sepp Blatter in Zurich tonight on her first overseas trip as the country’s leader.
October 3 – Enterprise Ireland has launched a campaign to position Irish companies to win business associated with the construction of French stadia in the lead-up to Euro 2016.
By Duncan Mackay
British Sports Internet Writer of the Year
October 2 – Bristol City used today’s Championship match against Norwich City at Ashton Gate to launch a counter-protest against plans to stop them building their new stadium which could host World Cup games if England’s bid to host the 2018 tournament is successful.
By Duncan Mackay in London
British Sports Internet Writer of the Year
October 2 – Tottenham Hotspur’s late decison to bid to take over the Olympic Stadium after London 2012 has come under fierce attack from Karren Brady, the vice-chairman of rivals West Ham United, and even the club’s local MP, David Lammy.
By Andrew Warshaw
October 2 – FIFA vice-president Chung Mong-joon (pictured) insists South Korea has as good a chance as anyone of hosting the 2022 World Cup bid despite its status as rank outsider.
October 2 – Mohamed Bin Hammam, the President of the Asian Football Confederation, has launched his own personal website.
By Andrew Warshaw
October 1 – English Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur have moved a vital step closer to building a new 56,000-seater stadium – but could switch to the 2012 London Olympic site instead.
By Andrew Warshaw
October 1 – David Beckham’s ambassadorial role has put England in a strong position to win the right to stage the 2018 World Cup.
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By Duncan Mackay in London
British Sports Internet Writer of the Year
September 30 – West Ham United today stepped up its bid to take over the Olympic Stadium after London 2012 when England internationals Scott Parker and Carlton Cole joined a group of youngsters to hand deliver their joint bid with Newham Council to Number 10 Downing Street.
The rich, as Hemingway said, are different to the rest of us – they have more money.
But what is now emerging is that the rich in football are expected to behave differently to rich people in any other sport.
This is a very recent, modern, phenomenon which is making football even more distinct from all other sporting activities. It is also creating a huge problem for the game.