"I think Sepp Blatter is in danger, or has reached a point where he is being mocked within the game," Ferguson said in an interview with GQ Magazine. "Whether he's getting too old, I don't know. But these things happen to people in power. Look at some of the despots in Africa. From a position of [... Click to continue reading...

Will be South Africa able to finish works for the World Cup 2010?
Originally uploaded by Alinabionda Will be South Africa able to finish works for the World Cup 2010?

Es el titulo de esta foto que nos muestra The new Cape Town's stadium en construcción.
Para todos es conocido que las estructuras de los estadios no estan en el plazo convenido y que ademas la seguridad para los aficionados no es la mas adecuada. Click to continue reading...

No its not an inflatable model of Sepp Blatter but a green haired leopard called " Zakumi".The organisers correctly figured that Blatter was inflated enough already and hence went for the leopard.
Zakumi - the ZA stands for South Africa while kumi means ten in assorted African languages.

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By Bill Edgar .. in the Times
1 Scrap the away goals rule and penalty shoot-outs in two-legged games.
2 Use goal difference before head-to-head records.
3 Introduce "celebration time" and remove punishments.
4 Book players for ANY dissent.
5 Scrap the rule that forces injured players to leave the pitch after receiving treatment before re-entering the field.

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Don't mess with Keano! I thought this whole story was pretty funny so I figured that I would include a link for it so that hopefully everyone gets a chance to see some of the nonsense that goes on with the World Cup qualifiers. Basically, Jack Warner the FIFA Vice-President and CONCACAF President who is from the Trinidad and Tobago complained because Sunderland (managed by Roy Keane) didn't release Dwight Yorke for the match against the United States on Wednesday. Click to continue reading...

If you've heard of that name already then you don't really need to read this column. If you haven't heard of that name and you are a soccer then you do need to read this column. Brian Glanville is the greatest sports journalist in the English-Speaking world. I have never read a better writer on any sport then Brian's writing on soccer. Click to continue reading...

'If it were done when 'tis done, then 'twere well, It were done quickly' - Macbeth (Scotsman), William Shakespeare (Englishman)

Team GB is getting ridiculous. The prospect of Britain fielding a football team at the 2012 Olympics should have been something to celebrate after years of absence. Click to continue reading...

Sepp Blatter was happy to call Ronaldo a 'modern-day slave' when asked about Manchester United's refusal to let the player follow his 'dream' to play for Real Madrid. Now that Real have done the same for Robinho and 'killed' his 'dream' to move to Chelsea (to Ronaldo's credit he took it like a man and best [. Click to continue reading...

It's officially officially over. After nearly two months of speculation involving insane sums of money (€100m transfer fee, £200,000 per week wages) and of course Sepp Blatter's awesomely ill-advised slavery quote, Cristiano Ronaldo is staying at Manchester United. Alex Ferguson says so (he always did), Ramon Calderon says so (in so many words) and now Cristiano [. Click to continue reading...

RICHARD ‘Baldrick' Scudamore, the contumacious Premier League chief executive behind the much-criticised proposal for an ‘international round' of matches, has drafted a revised plan designed to sidestep opposition from FIFA and the Football Association. Scudamore was forced to bin his original plans after Sepp Blatter indicated such a venture would undermine England's 2018 World Cup bid, [. Click to continue reading...

Sepp Twatter claims misquote Sepp Blatter has now denied ever saying his infamous Cristiano Ronaldo slavery quote. "I have never said that Ronaldo is a slave," Blatter told reporters on Wednesday during a visit to Vietnam. "But I said slavery... Click to continue reading...

That idiot of a President! No Not George W. I'm talking about Sepp Blatter, the FIFA president, who claimed 3 weeks ago that the modern footballer is a slave. It was obvious he was talking about Cristiano Ronaldo, Cristiano later stated "I completely agree with the FIFA president," This caused an uproar in the football community. Click to continue reading...

Andrew Jennings explains. Many in the 24 member executive council responsible for awarding the World Cup have been tainted by kickbacks and illegal ticket sales. Some were courted by England in their unsuccessful 2006 bid, giving the FA a bit of a black eye when the ISL investigations began.

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This is not the first time that Sepp Blatter has found himself in the headlines for completely the wrong reason. Allegations of corruption have occurred several times during his ten-year tenure, while his comments about women footballers 'wearing tighter shorts' for added appeal incurred the wrath of many. Click to continue reading...

The Olympic tournament is by definition an under-23 event but each team can field three over-age players, whom the clubs are not required to release.Blatter has given the hukum to all clubs to release all under 23 players or else.....
Actual words used...
"The release of players below the age of 23 has always been mandatory for all clubs.

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Der Streit um die Abstellung von Bundesligaspielern zum olympischen Fußballturnier in Peking ist eskaliert. Nach Schalkes Rafinha hat sich auch Bremens Spielmacher Diego mehr oder weniger eigenmächtig aus der Vorbereitung verabschiedet und macht sich auf den Weg zur brasilianischen U23-Nationalmannschaft. Click to continue reading...

A week ago in the UNSC, South Africa voted against sanctions for Zimbabwe's leaders. The resolution was defeated with the help of China and Russia. The BBC described SA as a Zimbabwe ally pleased with the outcome. The result angered the US and England, the prime movers behind the resolution.

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Is it coming back home? Joseph S Blatter said last week that 3 other countries have been contacted over the possibility of staging the next World Cup in 2010 if South Africa is suddenly hit by some nasty natural disaster or if they encounter problems which will make it necessary for them to have it moved. Click to continue reading...

With Platini and Blatter aiding the fight for most unpopular football organisation going, I'd almost forgotten how much I despise the FA. We all know the FA love to have a pop at United and it seems they have been given their latest excuse. There was Robbie Fowler's ‘five times' goal celebration, intended to wind up United [. Click to continue reading...

10 Headlines you would like to see tomorrow morning but probably won't:

"Blatter sacked as he is carried off screaming by half a dozen men in white coats"

"Leicester City fans have been victims of hypnosis and have woken to find their team's relagation was all a terrible dream"

"Capello says introducing women to the England team is the key to success"

"Ashley Cole comes out of the closet and declares undying love for John Terry"

"All speculation ended as Cristiano Renaldo makes up his mind"

"Peter Crouch really is a robot"

"Fergie in shock resignation as he heads off to rescue Leicester City"

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*Noted anti-slavery activist Sepp Blatter* wears many hats. For example, one of his lesser-known... Click to continue reading...

Now we've all had time to recover from Sepp Blatter comparing Cristiano Ronaldo's five six figure contract at Man Utd to modern say slavery, it's probably time we put the whole thing in perspective. Blatter has rightly been laughed at/criticized/committed to a mental institution for his ridiculous comparison. Click to continue reading...

I have to admit when I first read the comments from Sepp Blatter to Sky News, I did a double take. When I read them again, I was pretty much speechless. But a speechless blog is pretty much a worthless blog so after chewing on Blatter's words I came up with the only logical thing I could say...

Seppy Baby, SHUT UP!

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The sickly sweet 2-man mutual appreciation society that consists of Cristiano Ronaldo and football bigwig Sepp Blatter continues to grow stronger by the day. This time Ronaldo has declared that Blatter's suggestion that modern footballers contracts are tantamount to slavery is bang on the money: "I agree with the statements . Click to continue reading...

With FIFA boss Blatter complicit, An out clause may now seem implicit. So a club can't enslave Guys like Crissy, poor knave. And his ass? They might as well kiss it. Many thanks to Steve, Soccer Orb's poet laureate. (I know it's not a sonnet, but I couldn't resist.  My apologies to Mrs. E.B. Browning ~ Susan). Click to continue reading...

Sepp Blatter is a tool. A complete and utter moronic idiot. And Cristiano Ronaldo isn't far behind by agreeing with him. Seriously, how is Blatter still in charge? Does he want the whole transfer system abolished now? Or is this just part of his hatred of English football and the Premiership? Click to continue reading...

United fans' heads are buzzing with the latest ludicrous comments to come from Sepp Blatter, likening Ronaldo's situation at United to that of a slave. Football today is in a far more grave state that we ever could imagine with men like him and Michel Platini in charge. However, before today, his most controversial argument had [. Click to continue reading...

Count Sepp Blatter as one person who would like Cristiano Ronaldo to leave Manchester United for Real Madrid. The FIFA president likened Ronaldo's situation as being comparable to slavery while speaking to Sky News. If the player wants to play... Click to continue reading...

Blatter believes Ronaldo is being treated like a slave. How ridiculous is that?  If he is a slave, sign me up: Fortune, fame, beautiful women, and the chance to play football! Blatter has once again opened his mouth with out thinking. Here is what the FIFA president had to say. "The important thing is, we should also [. Click to continue reading...

Cristiano Ronaldo has confirmed he is a slave at Man Utd. When asked if he remembers signing his five year contract paying him $60,000,000, he responded that he was, as we all suspected, drugged, starved and beaten into agreeing terms. Says the EPL Footballer of the Year, "I agree with the statement of the president [Sepp Blatter], he is right. Click to continue reading...

While most people will gawk at Sepp Blatter putting his foot in his mouth yet again, the head cheese at FIFA actually said something yesterday which was interesting but didn't offend entire demographics. Massive shocker any way you look at it. Of course, his stupidity will force this under the radar, so keep the credit [. Click to continue reading...

Well this is a bit of interesting news from Mr. Loudmouth himself, Fifa president Sepp Blatter. After keeping relatively quiet on the whole Ronaldo transfer saga, the Swiss boss decided that enough was enough, it was time to open mouth and insert foot by comparing today's transferring of players to . Click to continue reading...

FIFA officials confirmed that Sepp Blatter has spoken to three countries who can step in just in case South Africa suffers from a "natural catastrophe." Good thing the press release was in print - I'm sure they would have had a tough time keeping a straight face when they said those words. Clearly South Africa is suffering right now and FIFA isn't about to let this stumble, although time is running out for SAFA. Click to continue reading...

If South Africa ultimately prove unable to stage the World Cup 2010 Blatter is not worried.He has another plan - ingeniously code named "Plan B" stashed in a drawer somewhere.So there is absolutely no need to panic.

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