FIFA fails to act in naturalisation row
FIFA has failed to act on allegations that Burkina Faso flouted rules on fielding foreign-born players on their way to qualifying for the African Nations Cup.
Will God be Brazilian in 2014?
"God is Brazilian" is a favourite phrase for Brazilians when fortune smiles on their country but World Cup delays could hurt their image.
Premature move for Swiss prodigy Ben Khalifa?
The Swiss Super League is certainly not the strongest in the world but it's a fairly safe bet to say that it beats the German fourth division. So why has 18-year-old Nassim Ben Khalifa, one of Switzerland's most exciting prospects, swapped the former f...
Calling time on extra-time
Blatter has admitted that there was too much negative football at the World Cup and believes one way of improving things would be to scrap extra-time after drawn knockout matches. Do you agree?
Uruguay’s performance not to be sneered at
Some British journalists still brand the Uruguayans as dirty and sneaky based on a game against Scotland which happened 24 years ago. For the record, Uruguay were far from being among the dirtiest teams at the World Cup.
Just how important is the World Cup?
Former Brazil great Tostao belives players should be judged not on their performances at the World Cup but on how they play for their clubs. Is he right? Do we give too much importance to the World Cup?
The toughest job at the World Cup (part three)
Brian Homewood continues his series looking at the unique pronouncements of Chile's Argentine coach Marcelo Bielsa.
The toughest job at the World Cup (part 2)
After our first excursion into the mind of Marcelo Bielsa, here are some more gems from the spectacularly verbose Argentine coach of Chile.
The toughest job at the World Cup
Try providing the simultaneous translation when enigmatic Chile coach Marcelo Bielsa is speaking.
Maradona no more of a cheat than ‘hard men’
Argentina coach Diego Maradona is no more of a cheat than the players who kicked and fouled him during his career.
FIFA cannot afford another ticketing mess in 2014
If recent history in Brazil is anything to go by, empty seats could dominate the 2014 World Cup
With technology binned, maybe players should just stop cheating
With technology binned, maybe players should just stop cheating
