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BB Round-up – Tottenham in transfer talks, Man United eye £20m move, West Ham lining up O’Neill

Date: 15th January 2011 at 10:22 am | Written by Billy Batts

A festival of football this weekend sees no fewer than three local derbies and an epic battle at the top of table at White Hart Lane. Sir Alex Ferguson believes …

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Walking in a Winter Wonder World Cup

Date: 9th January 2011 at 11:22 am | Written by Oscar Pye-Jeary

“I back the Qatar bid. I admire their purpose and vision. It’s achievable. Addressing the hot climate issue and transporting the stadia to countries is very clever” The erstwhile, forthright and entirely forthcoming …

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Said & Done FIFA & the 2022 Winter World Cup

Date: 22nd December 2010 at 5:10 pm | Written by Joseph Walsh

Said The World Cup is and always has been a summer event. That’s just when it is, sure as night follows day the World Cup is best enjoyed on a big screen in …

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FA whinging over FIFA corruption comes too late

Date: 5th December 2010 at 11:00 am | Written by Joseph Walsh

Monday night’s Panorama investigation into the workings of FIFA pulled no punches. It accused the organisation of doing little to combat deep-rooted corruption within it. Attacked the way …