Neville Kneville
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Al Capone never got on that well with Bugs Moran.
Gianni Infantino
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Al Capone never got on that well with Bugs Moran.
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There are a lot worse than Barton to take on the rôle.
At least he wouldn't take any shit.
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Yes but there is very little honour amongst thieves .
Ex - Rag director speaks truth ???
I don't f*cking think so !
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No but he would certainly talk plenty of it, and we have enough " pundits " capable of that already !
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http://www.bbc.com/sport/football/36293324
Oh Dear .....
Domenico Scala, Fifa's head of auditing and compliance, has resigned in protest at reforms at the governing body of world football.
Scala is angry the new Fifa council will have the ability to appoint and sack those in charge of its committees, including auditing, ethics and finance.
Oh Dear .....
Domenico Scala, Fifa's head of auditing and compliance, has resigned in protest at reforms at the governing body of world football.
Scala is angry the new Fifa council will have the ability to appoint and sack those in charge of its committees, including auditing, ethics and finance.
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Won't get fooled again
Sadly, we don't get a say. I hate how the sport I love has been hijacked by out and out criminals and there's nothing we can do about it other than cheer on the FBI.
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And Captain Black continues to keep FIFA bent as. No surprises there...
‘Overwhelming’ support for 48-team World Cup – Infantino
Date published: Wednesday 28th December 2016 10:30
FIFA president Gianni Infantino says world football’s federations are “overwhelmingly in favour” of expanding the World Cup to a potential 48 teams.
Infantino is a strong advocate of opening the doors of the game’s premier competition to more countries and FIFA has been investigating a number of formats which would allow greater participation than the current 32-team model.
Any change of structure would not be expected to take place before the 2026 tournament but an agreement to do so could be struck when the FIFA council meets in Zurich on January 9.
Infantino said in October there was a “positive feeling” about expansion and, on stage at the Dubai International Sports Conference on Wednesday, appeared to suggest consensus was growing.
BBC Sport reported the Swiss telling the conference that regional federations were “overwhelmingly in favour” of the proposal.
FIFA, and Infantino, are now thought to prefer a competition with 16 groups of three, having initially considered a design that would see 16 teams eliminated after just one match, but expansion to 40 sides remains possible.
Italian newspaper Gazzetta dello Sport quoted Infantino as saying: “I am still convinced to expand the participation in the World Cup more than 32 teams.
“We would still consider to increase the competition to 40 or 48 teams. A tournament to 48 teams would have the same period of the current one, and federations are clearly in favour of a World Cup with more teams.”
Think this is a bad idea, will be just like cricket WC. 32 is the right balance. Hope not expanded.
Date published: Wednesday 28th December 2016 10:30
FIFA president Gianni Infantino says world football’s federations are “overwhelmingly in favour” of expanding the World Cup to a potential 48 teams.
Infantino is a strong advocate of opening the doors of the game’s premier competition to more countries and FIFA has been investigating a number of formats which would allow greater participation than the current 32-team model.
Any change of structure would not be expected to take place before the 2026 tournament but an agreement to do so could be struck when the FIFA council meets in Zurich on January 9.
Infantino said in October there was a “positive feeling” about expansion and, on stage at the Dubai International Sports Conference on Wednesday, appeared to suggest consensus was growing.
BBC Sport reported the Swiss telling the conference that regional federations were “overwhelmingly in favour” of the proposal.
FIFA, and Infantino, are now thought to prefer a competition with 16 groups of three, having initially considered a design that would see 16 teams eliminated after just one match, but expansion to 40 sides remains possible.
Italian newspaper Gazzetta dello Sport quoted Infantino as saying: “I am still convinced to expand the participation in the World Cup more than 32 teams.
“We would still consider to increase the competition to 40 or 48 teams. A tournament to 48 teams would have the same period of the current one, and federations are clearly in favour of a World Cup with more teams.”
Think this is a bad idea, will be just like cricket WC. 32 is the right balance. Hope not expanded.