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Biggest Winners Of 2010: Barca, Bale, An Octopus And… John O’Shea?
Alas, ’tis that time of year again when thoughts invariably turn to the ‘new’ and stock is taken of the twelve months that played out hence – and we forthright bods at Soccerlens are no different. As we yet again slide effortlessly over the cusp of a footballing decade and into 2011, we thought it…
Qatar 2022: Exclusive Interview with FIFA Bid Inspection Project Manager Jon Sinigaglia
FIFA awarding the World Cup to Qatar in 2022 has certainly caught the imagination of the footballing public. For the first time ever the competition will make its way to the Middle East, where a vast untapped footballing community awaits with baited breath. Jon Sinigaglia was Project Director for the FIFA pre-qualification bid inspection of…
Qatar Royals Linked With £1.5bn Man Utd Takeover
‘Twas only a matter of weeks ago that, courtesy of infamous whistle-blowing website Wikileaks, Manchester United found themselves to have been the subject of a $1bn takeover bid from Than Shwe, i.e. the despotic conker-box that currently heads up Burma’s totalitarian military junta. Skip forward a fortnight or so and United are once again being…
President Sepp Blatter: ‘FIFA Is Not Corrupt, There Are No Rotten Eggs’
FIFA’s erstwhile despot president Sepp Blatter has branded the English as ‘bad losers’ in the wake of the recent World Cup auction which saw Russia and Qatar purchase the rights to host the 2018 and 2022 tournaments respectively. Upon crashing out of the ‘ballot’ in the first round with a paltry total of two votes…
Fergie Time: How England Can Host the Next World Cup
Welcome to Fergie Time, a roundup/newsletter type deal that delivers news, opinion and links directly to your screen. As the name suggests, there will be some exaggeration, nsfw moments, canceled press conferences (oh, who are we kidding) and late, late, late scoring of points. You’ll like it, trust me. AT LEAST ENGLAND DIDN’T LOSE ON…
SOLD? Russia and Qatar to host World Cup in 2018 & 2022
It’s tempting to claim that bribes, favours, politics and financial opportunity determined the fates of World Cups 2018 and 2022 long before the staged drama of bid presentations yesterday and today. It’s easy to say that Blatter is taking the World Cup to Russia to make money, or that Qatar got the World Cup to…
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