January 2011 Volume No. 02l

January 2011 Volume No. 02l

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Mark BatemanMark Bateman Brings

his expert knowledge of lower league English football. Having enjoyed spells with the radio station siren FM, Hull Daily and the PA, Mark has experience of a wide range of media outlets.

Highly knowledgeable, he is a regular contributor of Inside Futbol.

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Mark BatemanMark Bateman Brings

his expert knowledge of lower league English football. Having enjoyed spells with the radio station siren FM, Hull Daily and the PA, Mark has experience of a wide range of media outlets.

Highly knowledgeable, he is a regular contributor of Inside Futbol.

West Ham United's English midfielder Scott Parker (L) vies with Blackpool's Scottish midfielder Charlie Adam (R) during the English Premier League football match

West Ham United's English midfielder Scott Parker (L) vies with Blackpool's Scottish midfielder Charlie Adam (R) during the English Premier League football match

FIFA President Sepp Blatter

FIFA President Sepp Blatter

period leading up to the FIFA vote. government is sure to ameliorate World Cup and its Code of FIFA decided for Russia and the arduous condition through Ethics."Therefore, an investigation

Qatar for they aim to take Football which the Russian football is going. has also been opened into the in new parts of the world. Quite They have taken a step forward and member associations in question as evidently South Africa had been this has been justly backed by FIFA. well as their Bid Committees," chosen for the 2010 World Cup. In Russia playing the host in 2018 FIFA has categorically stated.erstwhile USSR football had World Cup will get an opportunity Jack Warner the vice president gained great ground. Following the to bring East Europe in focus for in of FIFA holds the British media fall of Socialist regime Russia is a war torn situation Football had responsible for England loosing a baffling with socio economic been relegated in the background. chance to win the bid. "Fifa could adversities. Sports and for that Russians are elated and feel not have voted for England having matter football was suffering the honoured to have got the been insulted by their media in the blast of inadequate infrastructure. opportunity to host the 2018 World worst possible way," said Warner. Under socialism Football had been Cup. Coming out of the economic England had left no stone unturned nurtured with care. It had got all the constraints they have been fighting in winning the bid this time. Prince encouragement then from the with they have many things to boast William and the British Prime socialist government. While with for. The oil barons are pumping in Minister David Cameron is said to the advent of Capitalism hardly any fresh revenue in the field itself. have met Warner separately as investment flowed in. Russian Chelsea the grand English club is England campaigned for the bid. football had been grope ling for a being patronised by Roman England also used its star power as foothold in the world. The initiative Abramovich the Russian billionaire David Beckham also hosted a taken by the present Russian although the present performance football camp in Trinidad in the

of Chelsea has estranged English .Gazprom The Russian gas company, has invested about $30 million a season into the Gelsenkirchen club since 2006. A proud Russian footballer Andrei Kanchelskis, who have made his name in Manchester United says "We now have the best stadium in Moscow which is the envy of the world and better than anything in England." "We have time and money to get it right and we are guaranteed to make a real success of this." Despite the array of criticism going behind, Russia is all set and ready for 2018. Even Qatar is all decked up for 2022. New stadiums, hi-tech rail networks are being developed for there is no derth of money in this sheikhdom.

The grapes might seem sour to the English and controversy may follow but FIFA's unrelenting endeavour in taking football in new places in the World deserves adulation for it speaks for the institution that FIFA is.

Amrita Guha Roy

Russia, Spain-Portugal and shocking revelations are coming England's reaction following Netherlands-Belgium and for 2022, from British media alone. FIFA's decision acknowledging the contenders were Qatar, England's recriminations in Russia's Bid for 2018 World Cup is Australia, the United States, Japan loosing the World Cup bid has find preposterous. British Media's and South Korea baring England expression in their consistent scathing criticism of FIFA says it none have smelled any kind of criticism of FIFA. British media has all. The ensuing episode of discrepancy in FIFA's decision. gone over the board in hurling allegation and accusations shows Strangely enough these kind of accusations The Sun termed the bid the earnestness of the British media

"Fixed" while The Express simply who were not seen playing a similar says Humiliated. Hopefully the impe ra t i ve ro l e f o l l ow ing consequent probe that FIFA has England's dismal performance in ordered has earned them some past few World Cups. respite. FIFA said in a statement FIFA President Sepp Blatter and that it had opened proceedings Vice President Jack Warner both against two members of the FIFA are under the scanner of British Executive Committee to ascertain media. They are smelling bribe and whether they have violated the all other kinds of trickery in the FIFA Code of Ethics and will decision made by FIFA .The consider provisional measures if B r i t i s h N e w s p a p e r , T h e necessary.Investigations are also SundayTimes claims that six ongoing in relation to other FIFA officials ,past and present, had told officials who may have been reporters that paying bribes offered involved in the issue in question the best chance of landing football's FIFA added and President Sepp showcase tournament. It also Blatter pledged an "in-depth alleged that Amos Adamu, a investigation". FIFA surely cannot Nigerian member of FIFA's risk the chance of putting its executive committee, asked its sanctity in question. FIFA has also undercover journalists for $ cautioned that any alleged 800,000 (570,000 euros) to endorse agreements between member one of the bid candidates. Although associations would be a clear the nations in the running to host the violation of the bidding rules for the 2018 World Cup were England,

period leading up to the FIFA vote. government is sure to ameliorate World Cup and its Code of FIFA decided for Russia and the arduous condition through Ethics."Therefore, an investigation

Qatar for they aim to take Football which the Russian football is going. has also been opened into the in new parts of the world. Quite They have taken a step forward and member associations in question as evidently South Africa had been this has been justly backed by FIFA. well as their Bid Committees," chosen for the 2010 World Cup. In Russia playing the host in 2018 FIFA has categorically stated.erstwhile USSR football had World Cup will get an opportunity Jack Warner the vice president gained great ground. Following the to bring East Europe in focus for in of FIFA holds the British media fall of Socialist regime Russia is a war torn situation Football had responsible for England loosing a baffling with socio economic been relegated in the background. chance to win the bid. "Fifa could adversities. Sports and for that Russians are elated and feel not have voted for England having matter football was suffering the honoured to have got the been insulted by their media in the blast of inadequate infrastructure. opportunity to host the 2018 World worst possible way," said Warner. Under socialism Football had been Cup. Coming out of the economic England had left no stone unturned nurtured with care. It had got all the constraints they have been fighting in winning the bid this time. Prince encouragement then from the with they have many things to boast William and the British Prime socialist government. While with for. The oil barons are pumping in Minister David Cameron is said to the advent of Capitalism hardly any fresh revenue in the field itself. have met Warner separately as investment flowed in. Russian Chelsea the grand English club is England campaigned for the bid. football had been grope ling for a being patronised by Roman England also used its star power as foothold in the world. The initiative Abramovich the Russian billionaire David Beckham also hosted a taken by the present Russian although the present performance football camp in Trinidad in the

of Chelsea has estranged English .Gazprom The Russian gas company, has invested about $30 million a season into the Gelsenkirchen club since 2006. A proud Russian footballer Andrei Kanchelskis, who have made his name in Manchester United says "We now have the best stadium in Moscow which is the envy of the world and better than anything in England." "We have time and money to get it right and we are guaranteed to make a real success of this." Despite the array of criticism going behind, Russia is all set and ready for 2018. Even Qatar is all decked up for 2022. New stadiums, hi-tech rail networks are being developed for there is no derth of money in this sheikhdom.

The grapes might seem sour to the English and controversy may follow but FIFA's unrelenting endeavour in taking football in new places in the World deserves adulation for it speaks for the institution that FIFA is.

Amrita Guha Roy

Russia, Spain-Portugal and shocking revelations are coming England's reaction following Netherlands-Belgium and for 2022, from British media alone. FIFA's decision acknowledging the contenders were Qatar, England's recriminations in Russia's Bid for 2018 World Cup is Australia, the United States, Japan loosing the World Cup bid has find preposterous. British Media's and South Korea baring England expression in their consistent scathing criticism of FIFA says it none have smelled any kind of criticism of FIFA. British media has all. The ensuing episode of discrepancy in FIFA's decision. gone over the board in hurling allegation and accusations shows Strangely enough these kind of accusations The Sun termed the bid the earnestness of the British media

"Fixed" while The Express simply who were not seen playing a similar says Humiliated. Hopefully the impe ra t i ve ro l e f o l l ow ing consequent probe that FIFA has England's dismal performance in ordered has earned them some past few World Cups. respite. FIFA said in a statement FIFA President Sepp Blatter and that it had opened proceedings Vice President Jack Warner both against two members of the FIFA are under the scanner of British Executive Committee to ascertain media. They are smelling bribe and whether they have violated the all other kinds of trickery in the FIFA Code of Ethics and will decision made by FIFA .The consider provisional measures if B r i t i s h N e w s p a p e r , T h e necessary.Investigations are also SundayTimes claims that six ongoing in relation to other FIFA officials ,past and present, had told officials who may have been reporters that paying bribes offered involved in the issue in question the best chance of landing football's FIFA added and President Sepp showcase tournament. It also Blatter pledged an "in-depth alleged that Amos Adamu, a investigation". FIFA surely cannot Nigerian member of FIFA's risk the chance of putting its executive committee, asked its sanctity in question. FIFA has also undercover journalists for $ cautioned that any alleged 800,000 (570,000 euros) to endorse agreements between member one of the bid candidates. Although associations would be a clear the nations in the running to host the violation of the bidding rules for the 2018 World Cup were England,

Alumni of Ajax Academy: Inter Milan's Dutch forward Wesley Sneijder.

Another Alumni of Ajax Academy: Liverpools left winger Ryan Babel.

Alumni of Ajax Academy: Inter Milan's Dutch forward Wesley Sneijder.

Another Alumni of Ajax Academy: Liverpools left winger Ryan Babel.

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WinnersClub Runners-up

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Saudi Al-Hilal's Abdulaziz al-Dosari (R) challenges Iranian Zobahan's Seyed Mohammad Hosseini during their AFC Champions League semi-final football match.

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Saudi Al-Hilal's Abdulaziz al-Dosari (R) challenges Iranian Zobahan's Seyed Mohammad Hosseini during their AFC Champions League semi-final football match.

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