Preview: A World Cup in Qatar is not an aberration - It is football's logical end
The Qatar World Cup distills the essence of what the sport has become.
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The Qatar World Cup distills the essence of what the sport has become.
TTM's possible courtship of Eymael would be unexpected as the coach was already turned away by Chippa United earlier this season, the Chilli Boys having hired the Belgian and then changed their minds, following a backlash on social media. This came as a result of Eymael being accused of having used racist language during his short stint with Tanzanian side Young Africans, the last club where he has worked. Safa initially tried to ban the 61-year-old Eymael from coaching in South Africa, but the controversial manager is able to work in the country again after taking the issue to the Fifa Ethic...
"[Nyantakyi] admitted his guilt only on the morning of the final hearing," Cas wrote in its full grounds, dated April 2020, relating to the decision to reduce his sanction, the BBC has reported. "[He] added that a life ban would ruin his life and be disproportionate in the circumstances," said the CAS report, which has yet to be made public but a copy of which has been seen by the BBC. "[He] accepted at the hearing the necessity of CAS imposing a significant sanction and that, since he had admitted the offences, the ban could not be quashed." In the 2018 documentary, Nyantakyi, GFA presiden...
Football and dementia: Group of ex-players and politicians call for urgent review Last updated on 'No doubt' heading caused ex-footballer's death, says family A group of former footballers and politicians have called for a review into the possible link between heading and diseases that affect people's mental abilities such as dementia. A letter addressed to culture secretary Oliver Dowden has been signed by nine ex-players. It asks government to assess if current heading guidelines are suitable too. Ex-footballers are three-and-a-half-times more likely to die of dementia than the general po...