Fernando Meirelles, who directed City of God – the defining 2002 portrait of favela life in Brazil – believes conflict, of all sorts, remains the defining theme of life in the 21st century.
If he decides to stand, Sepp Blatter will win another four-year term as Fifa president, despite having said in 2011 that he wouldn’t.
Uefa has told Fifa President Sepp Blatter not to stand for another term – but for some Fifa delegates it’s a case of better the devil you know.
Fifa President Sepp Blatter is under pressure in Brazil and at home in Switzerland to prove that his organisation is fit for purpose.
Roy Hodgson reveals his England squad for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil – but how will England’s Vauxhall fare against Italy’s Lamborghini?
Long, glossy hair and perfect nails – can the world’s first international transgender footballer win respect on and off the pitch?
Costs, travel logistics, unfinished stadia, and the prospect of civil unrest have cast a pall over the 2014 Brazil World Cup. But such concerns may be put aside when the draw begins later today for the biggest footballing event on earth.
England manager Roy Hodgson is not a racist, but the words he used on Tuesday, while intending to perform an honourable function and motivate his team, have a hinterland.
England coach Hodgson isn’t racist, but he should know better than to call England’s bright new star Andros Townsend a “monkey”…
It may have the World Cup, but Qatar also faces nine more years of gossip and grumbling – as Sports Correspondent Keme Nzerem finds at a meeting of international football’s great and good.
The leader of the World Cup 2022 team is on a mission to enhance Qatar’s image. But that requires action to improve the lot of low-paid migrant workers in the country.
Fifa’s governance advisors disband with a clarion call on the need for strong leadership to see through the process of reform.
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.