Qatar’s Plans for World (Football) Domination
Al Jazeera Sport looks set to plant flags in several countries in Europe.
Vodafone’s Egyptian Meltdown: Arab Spring Victim?
JAMES M. DORSEY: It’s been a bad year for Vodafone in Egypt. Are the problems of their own making?
Repeal of Soccer Hijab Ban: ‘A Triumph’
JENS JUUL PETERSEN, CGNEWS: It took a high profile campaign but the recently announced repeal of the hijab ban is wonderful news.
The $750,000 Guantanamo ‘Pitch’ to Cooperate
JAMES M. DORSEY: The $744,000 pitch outside a $39 million penitentiary-style building is intended to reward the most cooperative of the 120,171 inmates.
Algeria: Football Ban to Lead to Street Protest?
JAMES M. DORSEY: The ban on football matches taking place during election week deprives Algerians of a useful pressure valve
‘Peep, Peep, Peep’: EFA To Blow Final Whistle on Season?
JAMES M. DORSEY: It’s looking increasingly likely that the Egyptian Football Association will cancel the rest of the season.
A Work of Art: The Football Maker of Marrakech
DEREK WORKMAN, THE VIEW FROM FEZ: It’s a complicated inside-out puzzle and only a few people around the world now practice the art.
Turkish Football on Trial
VIDEO, AL JAZEERA: Almost 100 Turkish players and officials have been put on trial for match-fixing. Is there more than meets the eye? Al Jazeera reports.
A Storm Brewing: Bahrain Sheikh Seeks Top AFC Job
JAMES M. DORSEY: Campaigning is under way for the presidency of the Asian Football Confederation. The position is never far from controversy.
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