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Arsène Wenger at the Arsenal FC - the Guardian: LINK ¤ the GUARDIAN

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• "Arsène Wenger finally retired - as manager of the Arsenal FC !"

 

 

 

 

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• "Monsieur Wenger introduces - beautiful football - to the football team !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "blazing a trail for - flair - beauty - and the art - of football !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "Arsenal has standards - and football values !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "and plays exciting - progressive football !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "where beauty - can be its own reward !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "Monsieur Wenger builds structures - with attention to developing players !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "this focus on development - encompassed every aspect - of the footballers - in his charge !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "there is an enthusiasm - for turning football players - into the finished product !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "at the same time Monsieur Wenger - criticizes the transfer market !"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "as a trained economist - he saw little value - in many deals for players !"

 

 

 

 

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• "transactions because of agents - broadcast revenue - and owners with not enough knowledge !"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "Monsieur Wenger focuses on - long‑term values - and not only in the playing staff !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "he says - "take care of the values - of the club - Arsenal"  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "the goal - is to make people - happy !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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the Style of the Arsenal FC - the Guardian: LINK ¤ the GUARDIAN

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• "Arsène Wenger forms a - modern style - at Arsenal FC !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "developing a - creative - and high culture !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "where playing football - becomes an art !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "Monsieur Wenger changed the - modern managerial - football handbook !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "the physiology side of the game - the social side - and training !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "building football players - from scratch !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "and he has integrity - because of that !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "he sometimes saw himself - below the standards - he set !"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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the Uefa is against the Super League - the Guardian: LINK ¤ the GUARDIAN

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• "Aleksander Ceferin says if some clubs - would found a "super league"  ?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "they would be suspended - from Uefa !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "( that would mean that this clubs - would not be part of the - Champions League ! )"

 

 

 

 

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• "( some plans were leaked - to the media ! )"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "and the Uefa president - Aleksander Ceferin - is against !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "a Champions League proposal - where the biggest four leagues !"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "would had guaranteed four places - each in the group stages !"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "the Uefa president Ceferin - revisits the financial - fair play rules !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "FFP must be enforced - more strongly !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "they are introduced to improve - the overall financial health - of European club football !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "and the gap - between the rich ones !"

 

 

 

 

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• "and the poor ones - must reduce !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

a Proposal for the Champions League - BBC: LINK ¤ B B C

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• "there was a proposal - where the Champions League would continue !"

 

 

 

 

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• "to have a 32-team - group stage !"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "but four countries - would have 4 fix places !"

 

 

 

 

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• "( some clubs - had lobbied Uefa ! )"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "the middle - and smaller nations - criticised that !"

 

 

 

 

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• "and it would not be in the interests - of the fans - and the spectators !"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "( who are the ones - who count - at the end ! ) - ( it was about - suspense ! )"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "the chairman of the Austrian league - Christian Ebenbauer - said "unbelievable"  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "the gap - between richer - und poorer clubs !"

 

 

 

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• "must not be widened - but must be reduced !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Blatter resigned as Fifa President - the Guardian: LINK ¤ the GUARDIAN

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• "Sepp Blatter - resigned as Fifa - president !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "he said he did not feel - that he had a mandate - from the entire world of football !"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "and he had decided - to lay down his mandate - at an extraordinary elective congress !"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "Michel Platini - the Uefa president - said !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "it was the - right decision !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "Fifa - needs a profound overhaul !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "it needs deep-rooted - structural change !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

• "and the size of the executive committee - must be reduced !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "Luis Figo said - "change - was finally coming"  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "there should be found - responsibly - and calmly - a worldwide solution !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "with transparency - and democracy - in Fifa !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "New-Fifa-Now - wrote "it was time - to reboot Fifa"  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "a short-term independent - reform commission !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "should completely transform - the governance of world football !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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• "what was needed - was systemic change - to the governance arrangements !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Blatter resigned as Fifa President - the Guardian: LINK ¤ the GUARDIAN

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• "finally - Sepp Blatter - had to resign as Fifa president !"

 

 

 

 

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• "after he was forced to deny - that he handled a - US$ 10m bribe !"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "being told by those closest to him - that the walls were closing in !"

 

 

 

 

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• "and it was time - for him - to go !"

 

 

 

 

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• "he had existed in a bubble - that he did not want to leave !"

 

 

 

 

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• "at times he appeared divorced - from reality ! - ( in his own world ! )"

 

 

 

 

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• "he saw this organisation - as his own ! - ( control ! )"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Fifa Corruption Crisis - the Guardian: LINK ¤ the GUARDIAN

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• "Fifa - was plunged into the most serious scandal - in its history !"

 

 

 

 

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• "after a wave of arrests - of football officials in Zurich - on corruption charges !"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "seven officials - including the Fifa vice-president - Jeffrey Webb !"

 

 

 

 

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• "were arrested by Swiss authorities - on behalf of the US department of justice !"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "which had indicted - 18 people - alleging bribery totalling - US$ 150m !"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "the Swiss attorney general - also opened criminal proceedings - over the awarding !"

 

 

 

 

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• "of the 2018 - and 2022 - World Cups !"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "and seized documents - and electronic data - from Fifa’s headquarters !"

 

 

 

 

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• "the twin proceedings - had cast Fifa - into a state of crisis !"

 

 

 

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• "these events showed - that corruption - was deeply rooted - in Fifa’s culture !"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Fifa Corruption Crisis - the Guardian: LINK ¤ the GUARDIAN

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• "Fifa officials - had pocketed US$ 150m - from World Cup of fraud !"

 

 

 

 

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• "Loretta Lynch - the US attorney general - said "this Fifa officials had allegedly run"  !"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "a "rampant - systemic - and deep-rooted" scheme - of bribes - and kickbacks !"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "as she announced charges - against the nine officials - seven of whom !"

 

 

 

 

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• "were arrested in dawn raids - at a hotel in Switzerland !"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "the nine Fifa officials - including former Fifa vice-president Jack Warner !"

 

 

 

 

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• "and five sports marketing executives - had run a 24-year scheme !"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "of bribery - and of corruption - of international soccer !"

 

 

 

 

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• "the sale of TV rights - to voting for which countries should be awarded !"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "the right to hold the World Cup - and other tournaments !"

 

 

 

 

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• "and who would run the organization - overseeing these tournaments !"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Fifa Corruption Crisis - the Guardian: LINK ¤ the GUARDIAN

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• "the arrests of seven Fifa officials - and the coordination of a raid !"

 

 

 

 

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• "on Fifa’s headquarters - caught everyone off their guard !"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "they did not know - how to react ?!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "Blatter was finished - either he goes !"

 

 

 

 

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• "or Fifa collapses - or perhaps both !"

 

 

 

 

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• "organised international soccer - needs a new start !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Fifa Corruption Crisis - the Guardian: LINK ¤ the GUARDIAN

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• "key figures had been - Jeffrey Webb - was the president of Concacaf !"

 

 

 

 

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• "and a Fifa vice-president - Webb was president of the Cayman Islands football association !"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "Eugenio Figueredo - was one of Fifa’s vice-presidents - and an executive committee member !"

 

 

 

 

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• "he had been president of the - South American football confederation - Conmebol !"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "José Maria Marin - the ex-president of the Brazilian football confederation !"

 

 

 

 

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• "was a member of the Fifa organising committee - for the Olympic football tournaments !"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "Issa Hayatou - the Cameroonian official - headed the confederation of African football !"

 

 

 

 

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• "had been a Fifa executive - a number of its committees - included 2018 World Cup !"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "Ángel María Villar Llona - was president of the Spanish football federation !"

 

 

 

 

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• "was a member of Fifa’s executive committee - and organising committee for the World Cup !"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "Michel D’Hooghe - had been a member of Fifa’s executive committee !"

 

 

 

 

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• "D’Hooghe revealed that he had accepted - an expensive painting - from an adviser to the 2018 bid !"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "Senes Erzik - the honorary president of the Turkish football association !"

 

 

 

 

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• "had been a Fifa - executive committee member !"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "Worawi Makudi - president of the Thailand football association - he was expected to be questioned !"

 

 

 

 

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• "over a gas deal - between his country and Qatar - shortly before the vote for the 2022 World Cup !"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "Marios Lefkaritis - was the Cypriot member of Fifa’s executive committee - an investigation alleged !"

 

 

 

 

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• "that Lefkaritis’s family - had been paid £ 27m - for a strip of land - by the Qatar Investment Authority !"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Uefa may quit Fifa - the Guardian: LINK ¤ the GUARDIAN

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• "the president of the German football league - Dr. Reinhard Rauball - had warned !"

 

 

 

 

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• "that the Uefa’s 54 member nations - could take the ultimate step - of quitting Fifa !"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "if Michael Garcia’s report - into World Cup bidding - was not published in full !"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "as a solution - two things have to happen - not only must the decision - of the ethics committee !"

 

 

 

 

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• "be published - but Mr. Garcia’s bill of indictment too - so it becomes clear what the charges were !"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "and how they were judged - it must be made public !"

 

 

 

 

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• "otherwise it would be a - complete loss - of credibility - for the Fifa !"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Fifa Investigator Michael Garcia - the Guardian: LINK ¤ the GUARDIAN

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• "Fifa investigator Michael Garcia - attacked erroneous ethics report !"

 

 

 

 

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• "of Fifa’s investigation - into the controversial bidding race - for the 2018 - and 2022 - World Cups !"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "Michael Garcia complained - the summary of his report - misrepresented his conclusions !"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "Garcia spent 18 months - investigating the convoluted and controversial - World Cup races !"

 

 

 

 

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• "but when the judge Hans-Joachim Eckert - closed the investigation - after ruling !"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "there was not enough evidence - to justify reopening the process !"

 

 

 

 

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• "a furious Garcia said - the summary he had published - did not reflect his findings !"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Qatari Bribery - the Guardian: LINK ¤ the GUARDIAN

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• "Fifa was facing calls - to rerun the bidding competition - for the 2022 World Cup !"

 

 

 

 

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• "after allegations that a former - top Qatari football official !"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "paid US$ 5m - to win support for the nation's campaign - to host the event !"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "there were millions of emails - and other documents - relating to payments made by - Mohamed bin Hammam !"

 

 

 

 

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• "slush funds - by the then Fifa executive member for Qatar !"

 

 

 

 

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• "the cash to top football officials - to win a "groundswell" of support - for Qatar's World Cup bid !"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Uli Hoeness sentenced for Tax Evasion - the Guardian: LINK ¤ the GUARDIAN

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• "a judge sentenced - Uli Hoeness - from Bayern Munich !"

 

 

 

 

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• "to three and a half years - in jail - for tax fraud !"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "calculated to have cost the state - € 28.5m !"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "Hoeness admitted - to squirrelling profits - made on the stock market - into a Swiss bank account !"

 

 

 

 

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• "opting for what German law calls - "voluntary disclosure"  !"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "but during the trial - it not only emerged that the sums - were almost 10 times higher !"

 

 

 

 

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• "but also that he failed - to disclose his accounts - within the rules !"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "before Hoeness said - he paid all his taxes - but the details painted a different picture !"

 

 

 

 

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• "between 9 years - he made 50,000 - stockmarket transactions !"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "Hoeness conducted most of this deals - via a hand-held pager !"

 

 

 

 

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• "often during matches - or boardroom meetings !"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Jürgen Klopp - the Guardian: LINK ¤ the GUARDIAN

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• "Jürgen Klopp - was the coach at - Borussia Dortmund !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "he has the ability - to connect emotionally - with his players !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "there were three younger players - Marco Reus - Mario Götze - and Shinji Kagawa !"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "Klopp said - players had to be patient - enough !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "but a year before - he lost Kagawa - to Manchester United !"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "where he played - 20 minutes - on the left wing !"

 

 

 

 

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• "central midfield - was Kagawa's best role - he was an offensive midfielder !"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "it was one day after Málaga - whom they beated with two desperately late goals - in the quarter-final !"

 

 

 

 

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• "at the training ground Michael Zorc - the general manager - said to him !"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "it was possible - that Götze could go - to an other club !"

 

 

 

 

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• "the other club said - "it was now or never" - but for Götze it was too early !"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "some of their players - were so affected they could not sleep - after hearing that news !"

 

 

 

 

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• "they thought - they were not good enough - they wanted to be together !"

 

 

 

 

 

 

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• "in their semi-final first leg - they swept aside Real Madrid - 4-1 !"

 

 

 

 

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• "beyond pressing - and transitions - Klopp found a way !"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "to blunt Xabi Alonso - and in turn - Cristiano Ronaldo !"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "beside showing his team videos - of Barça at their best !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "for displays of tika-taka - of the FC Barcelona !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "Barça's style - of joy - teamwork - and creativity !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "Klopp shows them photographs - and highlights the way !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

• "in which Messi - and his team-mates - celebrate every goal !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "celebrate goal number 5,868 - like it would be the first they scored !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Sir Alex Ferguson - the Guardian: LINK ¤ the GUARDIAN

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• "Sir Alex Ferguson - retired as Manchester United manager !"

 

 

 

 

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• "he built long-term structures - with Old Trafford - and training facilities !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "the backing of Sir Bobby Charlton - gave him the confidence and time !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "to build a football club - rather than just a football team !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "David Gill - chief exectutive - said "the way - he cared for this club"  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "his players - and his staff !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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• "it was a side to him - that was often hidden - from public view !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Andrés Iniesta - the Guardian: LINK ¤ the GUARDIAN

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• "sacrifice - and redemption - are central to - Andrés Iniesta !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "Iniesta is a player - whose game seems - so effortless - so natural - so smooth !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "leaning back on a wooden bench - Iniesta speaks evenly - and rationally !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "but every now and then - it comes through in his words !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "along with Messi - and Xavi - Iniesta is the embodiment of the style !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "of the FC Barcelona - an ideologue !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "even if Xavi - is a more vocal - more unwavering defender - of the faith !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "they feel part - of something !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "they generate - the football !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "the way the FC Barcelona plays - is not the only way !"

 

 

 

 

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• "there are different styles - but what they do is not easy - either !"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "together with Xavi - for Spain - during the Euro !"

 

 

 

 

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• "there were some critical comments - about Vicente del Bosque !"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "that they could pläy - more beautiful !"
  

 

 

 

 

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• "but it would be good - if people could more value - what they have achieved !"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "in the final - of that Euro !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "Spain responded - in the best possible way - defeated Italy !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• ""he needed that" - Iniesta admits !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "it was the most complete match - they played !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "in the way - they moved the ball - quickly !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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• "they showed - getting forward !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Goal for Workers - ILRF - PDF: LINK ¤ LABORRIGHTS

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• "this report presented the key findings - of the International Labor Rights Forum’s research !"

 

 

 

 

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• "in the four soccer balls producing countries - Thailand - India - Pakistan - and China !"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "there must not be - precarious labor !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "despite multi-stakeholder initiatives - and various monitoring programs !"

 

 

 

 

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• "at the company - and countrywide levels - for the hand-stitched soccer ball industry !"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "ILRF found there - non-permanent workers !"

 

 

 

 

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• "paid below the - legal minimum wage !"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "health - and safety - problems !"

 

 

 

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• "and lack of respect for - freedom of association - and the right to bargain collectively !"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SOCCER - Wikipedia EN: LINK ¤ SOCCER

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• "football - soccer - is a sport played between two teams - of eleven players - with a spherical ball !!!!!!!!!!!!"