Cathy Newman
Lionising England’s female football heroes
England’s women football squad have put in the most successful World Cup performance since 1966. Now they’re back on home turf, and say they “can’t stop smiling”.
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Football Association chairman resigns after using offensive racial term
The Chairman of the Football Association has resigned after he used an offensive racial term during a Commons committee hearing. Greg Clarke, who was speaking to MPs about providing financial support for smaller clubs during the pandemic, claimed it was a term he’d used abroad. And warning this clip contains the offensive term he used.
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Football Association: no action against Scudamore
The Football Association restates its position that it cannot take action against Premier League Chief Executive Richard Scudamore, despite some calls for him to be sacked for sending sexist emails.
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FIFA decision on Onelove armband ‘outrageous’ says Football Supporters’ Association
The Football Supporters’ Association Ashley Brown spoke to us from Qatar.
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Fans react to football clubs increasing season ticket prices
Many supporters are are being priced out of supporting the teams they love.
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World Cup 2022: Australian men’s football team criticises Qatar’s human rights record
Australia has become the first football team participating in next month’s World Cup to openly criticise Qatar’s human rights record.
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Football child sexual abuse report accuses FA of ‘institutional failings’
An independent review into historic child sex abuse in English football clubs has found that the Football Association did not do enough to keep children safe because of “significant institutional failings”. The report, which looked into the abuse of children between 1970 and 2005, said the FA acted far too slowly to introduce child protection…
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Scottish football clubs urged to apologise for historical child sex abuse
Some of Scotland’s leading football clubs have been urged to apologise and pay compensation for historical child sex abuse stretching back to the 1970s. An independent report, commissioned by the Scottish Football Association, heard accounts from dozens of victims involving abuse by coaches, team officials and scouts. It says the young players were badly let…
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Football helping refugees find a home in Britain
They arrived in the UK as children – alone and with no one to care for them – leaving their family and friends behind in search of safety.
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Scottish FA expected to ban children from headers in football practice
A ban on children heading the ball in Scotland could be in place in a matter of weeks, due to fears over the links with dementia.
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Ex-footballers more likely to die from dementia, says report
Former professional footballers are three and a half times more likely to die from dementia than the general population.
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Haringey Borough FC player Coby Rowe: ‘With football at most levels I feel like there’s racism probably every week’
Haringey’s manager took his team off the pitch during the second half after saying two players were racially abused.
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Dame Heather Rabbatts on racism in football: ‘It is about authorities imposing significant sanctions’
Dame Heather Rabbatts, who served on the board of the English Football Association and Millwall Football Club, discusses racism in the game.
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Football abuse: Andy Woodward interview
The Football Association has said it will offer its full support to any police investigation into the sexual abuse of young players, in the wake of growing revelations of attacks by coaches.
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Women’s football: after the World Cup, what next?
Attendances at women’s football matches are soaring after the World Cup success of England’s women’s team, and women across the country are keen to play. But can the sport maintain its momentum?
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Cathy Newman