FA believes 2030 World Cup proposal is unlikely to succeedAlternative Euros bid gaining traction among five associationsUefa would welcome a bid for the 2028 European Championship from the UK and Republic of Ireland after hopes of bringing the 2030 Wor…
2021 was the year when football’s silent majority finally found its voice | Jonathan Liew
European Super League protests showed us that when fans and players are on the same page, no one in the game can stop themRemarkably, the website is still live. Eight months after the European Super League disintegrated in an embarrassing fireball, you…
Newcastle v Manchester City underlines the problem inherent in football | Jonathan Wilson
The game’s great dilemma is squaring the need for rich backers – no matter how unpalatable – with our longing for a football fix It has been another week of soul-searching for football. What is the game, what is it for and who does it belong to? With …
Crouch review a genuine landmark for football with possibility of real change | David Conn
The contents mulls over the same glaring issues and structural dysfunctions as previous reports with one huge differenceFor the many lovers of football who have long campaigned for reforms to the game’s modern mega-commercialisation, the contents of Tr…
Amnesty urges Premier League to block Saudi-backed takeover of Newcastle
Saudis ‘sportswashing their appalling human rights record’Charity wants change to league’s owners’ and directors’ testThe Premier League has been urged to consider Saudi Arabia’s “appalling” human rights record before it gives the green light to the Sa…
Saudi-backed takeover of Newcastle imminent after 18-month wrangle
Mike Ashley’s 14-year-old ownership of the club set to endPremier League assured Saudi state will not be involvedA Saudi Arabian-led consortium is close to finally taking over Newcastle United and ending Mike Ashley’s 14-year ownership of the club, wit…
Women’s football voices opposition to biennial men’s World Cup
WSL among signatories to letter criticising planUefa also opposed to proposal from FifaVoices from across women’s football have become the latest to criticise Fifa’s plans for a biennial World Cup, laying out 13 reasons why it is bad news for their gam…
Uefa says biennial World Cup creates four significant ‘dangers’
Uefa wants to preserve ‘mystique’ of four-year scheduleEvery Premier League team opposes Arsène Wenger’s ideaUefa believes Fifa’s plans for a biennial World Cup create four significant “dangers” for the future of football, as it raised the stakes in it…
Uefa threatens World Cup boycott as Coe joins chorus of disapproval
Uefa president says biennial World Cup plans could ‘kill football’World Athletics president warns of anger across Olympic sportsFifa’s radical plans to stage a biennial World Cup came under sustained attack hours after they were officially unveiled on …
Manchester City and Gareth Bale speak out against biennial World Cup
Bale: ‘I don’t like every two years for a World Cup’Van der Sar warns players will leave pitch because of racismManchester City and Gareth Bale are the latest voices to oppose a biennial World Cup amid widespread anger at Fifa’s lack of consultation ov…