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What the FIFA scandal really tells us -- about the US

  • Written by: The Conversation
imageAmerican justice at work. Shannon Stapleton/Reuters

I have lived in the US for over three decades. And I have never seen soccer – that is, real “football” – dominate the front pages of US newspapers for so many days and with so many stories. In that sense, at least, FIFA rules.

Of course, trust the Americans to inject...

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How UEFA could leave FIFA and launch its own World Cup

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imageUEFA could break away from FIFA.Ververidis Vasilis / Shutterstock.com

The corruption scandal engulfing FIFA is the same old song. The question is whether the repeat button can be dismantled. Michel Platini, head of European football’s governing body UEFA, Europe’s peak footballing body, has a colossal choice to make; one with far...

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