World Football

Original football stories and interviews from around the globe.

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Asian Football's New Boss and Tibet's 'Forbidden Team'
An interview with the newly elected President of Asian Football Sheikh Salman of Bahrain.
03 May 2013,28 mins
Bad Times in Qatar: The Confessions of Abdeslam Ouaddou
The Moroccan international Abdeslam Ouaddou talks about his unhappy time in Qatar.
26 Apr 2013,28 mins
Racism, Age Cheating and the Ferdinando Valletti Story
The USA international Jozy Altidore talks about being the victim of racist abuse.
19 Apr 2013,28 mins
12/04/2013
Football's biggest stories of the week on the BBC.
12 Apr 2013,28 mins
"Slavery" in Indonesian football?
Assistant coach of Indonesia Fabio Oliveira tells us he hasn't been paid for 7 months.
05 Apr 2013,28 mins
The Road to Brazil 2014: Jordan v Japan, Croatia v Serbia and the Minnows Hit Back
Japan travel to Jordan hoping to become the first team to qualify for Brazil 2014.
29 Mar 2013,25 mins
Pablo Mastroeni's battle with concussion
Former USA international talks about his battles with concussion
22 Mar 2013,25 mins
Sepp Blatter hits out at Uefa
Sepp Blatter says Uefa is trying to take over at Fifa.
15 Mar 2013,25 mins
The Destruction of Theo Bucker
Lebanon coach says he’s destroyed after one of his players is banned for match fixing.
08 Mar 2013,25 mins
The Adventures of Rudi Gutendorf
Chris Eaton accuses the sporting authorities of failing to tackle match-fixing.
01 Mar 2013,25 mins
Solskjaer, Western Sydney Wanderers and aspiring Bangladeshis
Former Manchester United forward Ole Gunnar Solskjaer says his dream is to manage them
22 Feb 2013,25 mins
Bilic, Cameroon and Moya Dodd
Former Croatia coach Slaven Bilic defends the honour of Russian football
15 Feb 2013,25 mins
Africa Cup of Nations Final
Former Nigeria captain Sunday Oliseh says the Cup of Nations final is their’s to lose.
08 Feb 2013,25 mins
At the Africa Cup of Nations
South Africa coach says they lack a football identity
01 Feb 2013,25 mins
Back From the Bullets
Serge Akakpo - shot in the attack on the Togo team in 2010 - on getting back to football
25 Jan 2013,25 mins
European Clubs' Dirty Tricks
Agent says European clubs don’t pay what they should for players from the developing world
18 Jan 2013,25 mins
Queiroz, Gyan and Guam
The Iran coach Carlos Queiroz says the international schedules are unfair
11 Jan 2013,25 mins
Keshi hits out at white coaches in Africa
Nigeria coach Stephen Keshi says there needs to be more African coaches
04 Jan 2013,25 mins
28/12/2012
Football's biggest stories of the week on the BBC.
28 Dec 2012,25 mins
Verheijen's stinging attack
Raymond Verheijen says English football lacks a clear philosophy.
21 Dec 2012,25 mins
Al Ahly, the Kolkata derby and Aleksandar Duric
World Football spends time with Al Ahly at the Club World Cup.
14 Dec 2012,25 mins
Eritrea, Malaga and Montserrat
After the defection of 17 Eritrean players we hear from the Eritrean FA vice President.
07 Dec 2012,25 mins
A New Era for Asian Football?
World Football travels to Malaysia to find out more about the future of football in Asia.
30 Nov 2012,25 mins
Football in a war zone
Maccabi Tel Aviv defender Omer Vered on playing football during the Israel-Gaza conflict
23 Nov 2012,25 mins
Football and the barriers of hate in Palestine
The Palestinian international Omar Jarun on football and the barriers of hate in Palestine
16 Nov 2012,25 mins
Davids, Puerto Rico and Brazil 2014
Edgar Davids talks about his wish to emulate Mourinho and Guardiola
09 Nov 2012,25 mins
Seedorf on Tackling Racism
Clarence Seedorf says the authorities need to talk less and act more against racism
02 Nov 2012,25 mins
Bwalya, Hudson and Afghanistan
Kalusha Bwalya hits out at Africa’s current players, accusing them of being prima donnas.
26 Oct 2012,28 mins
The Defector's Story
Why have four Cuban players defected? Listen to former Cuban international Maykel Galindo.
19 Oct 2012,28 mins
Polygraphs, trafficking, South African hooligans and Nigeria's need for surgery.
The Singapore FA General Secretary says lie detector tests have reduced match fixing
12 Oct 2012,28 mins