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Slam Uefa over Belarus decision

Uefa awarded brutal dictator Alexander Lukashenko the hosting rights of the 2025 women’s U19 European Championship. According to Amnesty International, the government of Belarus is violating human rights on a scale not witnessed since the collapse of the Soviet Union. Authorities persecute footballers who demand democracy.

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4 May, 2021

The art of darkness

Or: How to trick the world into believing it can stop worrying about Qatar’s migrant workers.

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31 March, 2021

Abuse in the shadow of luxury

State-owned Qatar Airways is a FIFA partner and sponsor of the World Cup in Russia and Bayern Munich. Migrant workers at Hamad International Airport, which is owned by the airline, are being subject to major human rights abuse.

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31 March, 2021

The billionaire puppet

New Caf president Patrice Motsepe already has a nickname, “the new puppet of Zürich”. The Caf election demonstrated that African football is no longer in the hands of Caf, but controlled by Gianni Infantino himself.

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16 March, 2021

For a fistful of euros

In July of last year, a top Mauritanian club which had been defrauded by its own FA completed its 4-year long quest for justice when its claims were validated by the Supreme Court. Yet the man at the centre of the scandal, FA president Ahmed Yahya is allowed to stand in CAF presidential elections, with the blessing of Fifa. How can this be possible?

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24 February, 2021

The pyramid scheme

The twisted tale about how Caf lost a billion dollar deal – and why the cash-strapped organization wanted out of the deal, with Fifa’s blessing.

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10 February, 2021

FIFA Chaos in Comoros

A suspended FA president is running unopposed. And why has Fifa’s Head of Member Associations Veron Mosengo-Omba travelled to Comoros in the middle of the pandemic to make sure the election goes ahead on 30 January?

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29 January, 2021

The debt and the dubious arrangements

Why did CAF pay 6.7 million USD to French media group Lagardère to ‘buy’ a debt it knew it would probably never recover? And why did Ahmad Ahmad sanction this purchase?

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22 December, 2020

The perfect storm

The temperature is rising ahead of the Caf presidential election. Five candidates have emerged, and a billionaire businessman is the front runner. A former Caf exco member, Musa Bility, is accusing Gianni Infantino of undermining Caf’s independence for his own benefit.

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13 November, 2020

FIFA, Guilty As Charged

“FIFA’s claim that it remains neutral in matters of politics (within the sport) is demonstrated to be patently false”, said Justice Carol Gobin. Her ruling could seriously damage FIFA’s governance model and authority.

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19 October, 2020

Fifa bullying backfires

On 24 September it seemed that Fifa had won by knockout over the rebellious Trinidad & Tobago FA. 24 hours later the tables were turned.

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29 September, 2020

Man of many faces

On the eve of his trial in Lisbon, the man behind Football Leaks admitted he illegally hacked dozens of email accounts. Rui Pinto argued that he had a noble purpose: to reveal serious crimes. That’s why, he says, he should be considered a whistleblower, not a hacker.

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11 September, 2020

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Slam Uefa over Belarus decision

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The art of darkness

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Abuse in the shadow of luxury

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The billionaire puppet

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For a fistful of euros

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The pyramid scheme

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FIFA Chaos in Comoros

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The debt and the dubious arrangements

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The perfect storm

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FIFA, Guilty As Charged

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Fifa bullying backfires

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Man of many faces

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The house of Lise

Crime and punishment

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Culture of fear