Why Sam is the Man for England

Seeded on Tue Jan 24, 2006 11:00 AM EST (Guardian Unlimited)

Makes the excellent point that the gruff and tough Allardyce is both sophisticated and headstrong enough to survive technically at the international level and personally in the face of the domestic press.

sports, soccer, england, sven-goran-eriksson, sam-allardyce

The African Nations Cup - why we should be watching

Seeded on Mon Jan 23, 2006 4:39 PM EST (ESPN.com)

Derek Rae summarises the action so far, and explains why followers of European football are missing out if they ignore the African tournament.

sports, egypt, soccer, cameroon, african-nations-cup, etoo

Eriksson exits Soho Square after bung grilling

Seeded on Mon Jan 23, 2006 12:54 PM EST (ESPN.com)

The debate over corruption in football takes a new turn, supporting Mike Newell's recent allegations.

sports, soccer, world-cup, corruption, england, sven-goran-eriksson, bungs, f-a

F.A. to keep 'bungs' story under wraps?

Seeded on Thu Jan 19, 2006 5:11 PM EST (The Independent)

It was brave of Mike Newell (considering football's unwritten rule of secrecy) to try to foster a discussion about the "bung culture" everyone knows has been harming football for years. It's a shame the F.A. seems so disinterested in the issue.

football, sports, soccer, bribes, corruption, bungs, mike-newell, f-a, luton

Chinese Soft Power

Seeded on Wed Jan 18, 2006 10:45 PM EST (International Herald Tribune)

The rise of China will also depend on the use of 'soft power', just as Americanisation did in the postwar years.

china, thailand, trade, language, world-news, soft-power

Football and Poverty in the Ivory Coast

Seeded on Wed Jan 18, 2006 1:04 PM EST (The Times)

"Schools exist but their parents push them to play football instead." There is a right and a very wrong way for African football to develop, as this article makes clear: for every Toure, there are a hundred kids being tossed cynically around by Africans and Europeans alike.

football, sports, soccer, world-cup, africa, ivory-coast, wenger, african-football, toure

Brighton torn between old England and new Albion

Seeded on Wed Jan 18, 2006 12:01 PM EST (Guardian Unlimited)

Brighton's struggle to build a new ground has been in and out of the national news for years.

football, sports, soccer, environment, sport, labour, brighton, john-prescott, sussex, downs

England Coach Eriksson tells all to fake sheikh

Seeded on Mon Jan 16, 2006 1:26 PM EST (Guardian Unlimited)

I suppose it shows the greed and ego of the modern celebrity - be it a Royal, a radio show host or the most important sports coach in Britain - that they continually fall for the same tired-old fake-sheikh routine.

football, sports, soccer, world-cup, sven-goran-eriksson, fake-sheikh, england-coach

Danger time for America - Economist.com

Seeded on Sun Jan 15, 2006 4:13 PM EST (The Economist)

According to The Economist, Alan Greenspan's legacy will not be his personal reputation as an economic guru, but what he leaves behind: "the biggest economic imbalances in American history."

business, economy, u-s, federal-reserve, alan-greenspan, fiscal, monetary

The Northern Slave Trade -- In These Times

Seeded on Sun Jan 15, 2006 2:10 PM EST (Working In These Times)

Do Americans associate slavery as merely "an exotic evil perpetrated by plantation Southerners", and not an integral part of the history of the Northern United States as well? Phyllis Eckhaus dicusses two books that explore the deep ties between the Northeast's growth and slaver

history, slavery, u-s, us-news