Sepp Blatter

'Sepp Blatter Is In The Queer'

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 01.05.2013 | UK Sport

Another week and another laugh at the expense of Fifa president Sepp Blatter, who, eight days after his Twitter account was hacked, was labelled "quee...

Sepp Blatter And Fifa Twitter Accounts Hacked

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 22.04.2013 | UK Sport

Sepp Blatter is laughable, but for all the wrong reasons. He suggested female footballers should "wear tighter shorts and low cut shirts... to create ...

Uefa Says Referees Should Stop Matches For Racist Incidents

The Huffington Post UK | Samuel Luckhurst | Posted 28.03.2013 | UK Sport

Uefa has advised referees to halt matches should a racist incident occur, pledging their "full support" to such a stand being made. Althought Europ...

Fifa Play Down Blatter's Comments 2022 World Cup Could Be Re-Run

The Huffington Post UK/PA | Posted 21.03.2013 | UK Sport

FIFA have moved to clarify an interview with Sepp Blatter in which the organisation's president suggested the vote to stage the 2022 World Cup could b...

Blatter Slams Boateng Over Walk-Off

The Huffington Post UK/PA | Posted 07.01.2013 | UK Sport

FIFA president Sepp Blatter does not believe AC Milan midfielder Kevin-Prince Boateng's decision to walk off the pitch during a friendly this week was...

POLL: Who Is The Sports Villain Of The Year?

The Huffington Post UK | Samuel Luckhurst | Posted 27.12.2012 | UK Sport

After the glory of the BBC Sports Personality of the Year it is now time to focus on 2012's villains, when the darker side of sport had just as great ...

Three To Be Charged Over Dutch Linesman Death

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 04.12.2012 | UK Sport

Dutch police are to charge three teenagers over the death of a linesman who was punched and kicked after officiating his son's football match in Holla...

Football

Jen Offord | Posted 28.01.2013 | UK Sport
Jen Offord

I'm really not qualified to go into any real detail on the match in which I have participated. Though I did rip off a few choice phrases from Alan Hansen's Match of the Day punditry, in my youth, and I still wheel them out from time to time.

Blatter Said English Football Is 'Run By Idiots' - Coe

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 31.10.2012 | UK Sport

Sebastian Coe has claimed in his autobiography Fifa president Sepp Blatter said "English football is run by idiots". In Coe's Running My Life, he s...

Formula One IS a Sport!

Tim Goodchild | Posted 12.11.2012 | UK Sport
Tim Goodchild

It is quite rare that I read something and for it to elicit such an emotional response, but when coming across a blog recently accusing the sheer stature of Formula 1 not being considered a sport it was not something I could simply ignore.

Are Brazil's Samba Boys Falling From Grace?

Eric Ehrmann | Posted 09.11.2012 | UK Sport
Eric Ehrmann

Lackluster, inconsistent play in a recent 1-0 friendly win over South Africa and an 8-0 romp over a hapless Chinese squad reminded fans why Brazil's b...

The Greatest Shame of London 2012

Luke McGee | Posted 11.10.2012 | UK Sport
Luke McGee

If the FA are smart (leave it), as soon as the Paralympics are over with they will leap on this goodwill and use the astonishing efforts of this summer to get everyone fully behind a bid for a World Cup to be played on English turf. Preferably before I am buried six feet beneath it.

POLL: Should Bale Be Banned?

The Huffington Post UK | Samuel Luckhurst | Posted 26.07.2012 | UK Sport

The Football Association has clarified it will not complain about Gareth Bale playing for Tottenham Hotspur against LA Galaxy in a pre-season friendly...

Bin Hammam Has Fifa Lifetime Ban Annulled

The Huffington Post UK | Samuel Luckhurst | Posted 19.07.2012 | UK Sport

Mohamed bin Hammam has had his lifetime FIFA ban annulled by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), in what is another major embarrassment for pres...

Send In The Clown - Blatter Wants Rid Of Penalty Shootouts

The Huffington Post UK | Samuel Luckhurst | Posted 25.05.2012 | UK Sport

Fifa president Sepp Blatter has asked Franz Beckenbauer to come up with an alternative to penalty shootouts to decide football matches. The Swiss s...

5 Cases Of Supposed Sexism In Football

The Huffington Post UK | Samuel Luckhurst | Posted 04.04.2012 | UK Sport

Tonight BBC One will screen a Gabby Logan-presented documentary on the sexism in football culture. Logan, nee Yorath, is daughter to Terry, the for...

Mine's A Pint (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post UK | Samuel Luckhurst | Posted 15.03.2012 | UK Sport

Sir Dave Richards jingoistically blasted Fifa to possibly damage English football, but shouldn't he be trumpeted for his views on alcohol at football?...

Team Handshake Cancelled Over Racism Row

PA | Posted 28.01.2012 | UK

John Terry and Anton Ferdinand were spared an awkward moment before Saturday's match between QPR and Chelsea after the Football Association (FA) allow...

Leadership Requires Sound Judgements

Wakkas Khan | Posted 03.01.2012 | UK
Wakkas Khan

The England captain must have a formidable reputation and their integrity must be beyond reproach. They must give confidence to all stakeholders and inspire the England squad including the Ferdinand brothers Rio and Anton (if he were to be selected). The possibility of continous and disruptive negative headlines must have serious implications over John Terry's future captaincy of England.

New Charges Show Sepp Blatter is Not Untouchable

Damian Collins | Posted 28.02.2012 | UK Politics
Damian Collins

As world football looks to clean up its act, we may soon find out whether Sepp Blatter is Eliot Ness or Al Capone. Is he serious about sorting the mess out, or is he only interested in protecting his own?

What Next For Manchester City's European Aspirations?

Matthew Handley | Posted 07.02.2012 | UK
Matthew Handley

City's footballing difficultiesin Europe may just be down to a lack of experience. The scale of their prospective financial woes are largely exaggerated. My advice for Mancini's men? Keep calm and carry on (and, for the banter, erect statues of Mpenza and Musampa).

Britain's Got Racists

David Schneider | Posted 12.01.2012 | UK Comedy
David Schneider

Racist ranting: it's the new craze that's sweeping the nation. You can even get £250 if you send in a video to the BBC and it gets used on You've Been Racially Abused.

James Murdoch - A Matter Of Appearance

Simon Napier-Bell | Posted 29.01.2012 | UK Entertainment
Simon Napier-Bell

Since James Murdoch's appearance before that parliamentary committee a couple of weeks ago, amongst all the talk about his evasive manner, his shortcomings as the head of a big corporation, and whether he might or might not have been telling the truth, there's been one thing noticeably missing.

Riots Without a Cause?

Dave Clements | Posted 21.01.2012 | UK
Dave Clements

Despite what Ed Miliband thinks, August's riots were not the poor equivalent of what Cameron and Boris Johnson got up to at the Bullingdon Club. Cameron has struggled to live up to the Old Tory image.

Nick Clegg Accuses Banks Of Racism

The Huffington Post UK | Ned Simons | Posted 24.11.2011 | UK Politics

Nick Clegg has accused British banks of racism in a speech sure to anger many in the City. The deputy prime minister said banks have been discrimin...