How Qatar turned the World Cup into a political football
Much like political party delegates in Brighton, Bournemouth or Birmingham, everyone in football knows this week’s FIFA meeting in Zurich is politics through and through.
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Much like political party delegates in Brighton, Bournemouth or Birmingham, everyone in football knows this week’s FIFA meeting in Zurich is politics through and through.
Suggestions are coming to light that Qatar’s petrodollars and global deals helped secure its World Cup bid. But could the country be robbed of the event?
Following England’s underachieving footballers has always been a bitter-sweet experience. And it will take more than an FA commission to fix their lumbering style.
The World Cup is the holy grail of sporting ambition. The deadline – 2022, when the World Cup travels to oil rich Qatar. But before we get there, English football has a big problem.
As FA Chairman Greg Dyke says it is too “dangerous” to hold the World Cup in the Doha heat, Channel 4 News examines if the competition should be moved, and looks at the hottest sports on earth.
The Confederations Cup football tournament in Brazil has sparked anti-government, anti-corruption protests across the country. Will President Rousseff’s concessions be enough to stem the revolt?
What began as a protest over rising bus fares has become a far wider movement, bringing more than a million people on the streets of Brazil. How will the government respond?
Sir Alex Ferguson’s haul of 38 major trophies since he arrived at Old Trafford in 1986 marks his tenure in English football as the most successful of all time.
David Miliband quits his role as vice-chairman of Sunderland football club on account of the fascist past of new manager Paolo Di Canio.
Ahead of tonight’s Champions League clash, we compare the merits of living in Spain and the UK. Our economy is in better shape, but Spain have the World Cup. And don’t mention the weather…
The shock decision of former Barcelona manager Pep Guardiola to sign with Bayern Munich has left a sour taste in the mouth of English club owners. Malcolm Boughen argues that they had it coming.
Kevin-Prince Boateng’s protest against racist chants in a football match was the right thing to do, but it was not brave, argues Channel 4 News Sports Reporter Jordan Jarrett-Bryan.
The Catholic Church signs the Pope up for his own Twitter account but how many of his 1.2 billion religious followers will be reading his tweets?
England throw away a 1-0 lead to draw their World Cup qualification match against Poland, in a disappointing display from Roy Hodgson’s side.
England won in emphatic style against footballing minnows Moldova in the first game of their World Cup qualifying campaign – winning 5-0.