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The outlier in football
Football has long had a problem with female executives. At the UEFA Congress, the Norwegian FA president Lise Klaveness clearly lost the election for the Executive Committee against the male majority, many of whom have questionable CVs.
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India’s Olympic bid slogan: stolen or just a brazenly stupid copy?
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After FIFA Forward Enterprise, the real test begins
By scrapping FFE, Gianni Infantino is trying to save his own skin. The reaction to his plans has been overwhelmingly negative worldwide, and within FIFA itself, a key figure – COO Kevin Lamour – has spectacularly turned his back on him. Infantino must go, but that alone is not enough.
Europe's 55 threaten to boycott FIFA — and here is FIFA's FFE presentation
All 55 UEFA associations stand as one: no European national team will play in a FIFA competition for as long as Infantino's plan to sell stakes in the World Cup stands. In 30 years I cannot recall a threat of this magnitude. Read the full statement — and FIFA's own 25-page FFE presentation.
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UEFA questions the independence of FIFA's election and ethics chiefs
FIFA has until 2 November to respond to more than 200 unresolved points and provide supporting documents, just 16 days before the deadline for presidential candidatures. The questions cover Infantino's role in key decisions, the administration's neutrality and Bruno Chiomento's four key positions.
India’s Olympic bid slogan: stolen or just a brazenly stupid copy?
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Back to the future: Coventry's next cheap trick
The IOC presents a handbook for the 2036 Olympic bid, but has yet to provide the most important documents and rules. The greater involvement of IOC members in the selection process emphasised at the June Session has not been implemented. On the contrary, power remains with the Executive Board.
UIPM bids for Obstacle Racing at Brisbane 2032
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