It was not quite as astounding as what went on in the global economy, but the week in football was certainly an eventful one.

I was certainly dumbfounded, but perhaps should not have been, by FIFA's woeful CHF 30,000 ($27,500) fine for the Croatian FA after their fans made monkey noises at black England players last month. Click to continue reading...

                                           A little while ago, Chelsea filed an official complaint because of racism emerging from Croatian fans against English player, Emile Heskey during a World Cup qualifying match. FIFA decided to fine Croatia £15,067 ($27,700) also warning them that more severe punishments will take place should the racism continue. Click to continue reading...

The Football Association have announced that despite almost everyone in the game agreeing that Newcastle midfielder Danny Guthrie should receive further punishment, he will, in fact, escape with just the mandatory three match ban. The wild tackle which he admitted was deliberate and borne out of frustration broke the leg of Hull City striker Craig Fagan. Click to continue reading...

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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Taken from The Star

Monday July 21, 2008
Perak in dire straits
By RONNIE OH
GEORGE TOWN: Perak are in deep financial crisis and they may not be able to fulfil their commitment to play against Lebanon's SAFA FC in the away match of the AFC Cup quarter-final tie in September.
Perak, whose players have gone without salaries for nearly four months now, have made appeals for funds to the state and the FA of Malaysia (FAM) but they have not received replies. Click to continue reading...

A couple of days ago I posted this video that shows Chicago Fire Designated Player Cuauhtemoc Blanco punching DC United player Clyde Simms in the gut in a US Open Cup game. Blanco received a red card for the incident, then allegedly headbutted a DC United employee who was trying to get him to [...] Click to continue reading...