World Football

Original football stories and interviews from around the globe.

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Lord Triesman hits out at Fifa
The former chairman of the English FA Lord Triesman calls for Sepp Blatter to step down.
09 Mar 2012,25 mins
Shocks in Asian World Cup qualifying
Saudi Arabia crash out of World Cup qualifying but Lebanon march on
02 Mar 2012,25 mins
Battling Match Fixing and Mental Health
Fifa's outgoing security chief tells us why he's leaving.
24 Feb 2012,25 mins
Crisis At Ajax
A power struggle between Johan Cruijff and Louis van Gaal
17 Feb 2012,25 mins
Players in eastern and southern Europe made vulnerable to match fixers by lack of wages
The FIFPRO Black Book.
10 Feb 2012,25 mins
Lennart Johansson Exclusive
UEFA's former boss says Blatter must go
03 Feb 2012,25 mins
Is there a crisis in Swiss football?
We hear from the former President of the Swiss league on the state of the domestic game.
27 Jan 2012,25 mins
Jerome Champagne on the future of football
Sepp Blatter's former aide Jerome Champagne outlines a vision for the future of football.
20 Jan 2012,25 mins
Jay DeMerit and the GB 1960 Olympic team
USA international Jay Demerit, Brian Deane on life at Benfica and the 1960 GB Olympic team
13 Jan 2012,25 mins
Henrik Larsson, Montserrat and West London FC
Can football keep youngsters away from drugs, gang violence and Islamic extremists?
06 Jan 2012,25 mins
2011: A Look Back - Libya, Paul Lake and Kodjovi Obilale
A look back at some of the big stories covered by World Football in 2011.
30 Dec 2011,25 mins
The Remarkable Story of American Samoa
The world's worst team, American Samoa, attempts to qualify for the 2014 World Cup.
23 Dec 2011,25 mins
Fifa Club World Cup - Does Anybody Care?
The former Liverpool and Inter coach Rafael Benitez drops into the studio for a chat.
16 Dec 2011,25 mins
World Cup D-Day - One Year On
One year on from World Cup D-day, World Football catches up with the winners and losers.
09 Dec 2011,28 mins
Football in Eritrea and Rwanda
James Montague spends time with the Eritrean national team.
02 Dec 2011,28 mins
World Football - Chaos in Asia?
The most powerful man in Asian football talks about the recent corruption scandals.
25 Nov 2011,25 mins
Kosovo, Republic of Ireland and Bob Bradley
Should Kosovo be recognised by Fifa?
18 Nov 2011,25 mins
Club v Country, Estonia and Santa Cruz
Is there too much international football?
11 Nov 2011,25 mins
Lord Ouseley, Match Fixing and David Beckham
We ask if racism in English football is still an issue?
04 Nov 2011,25 mins
Equatorial Guinea Naturalising Outsiders
Is Equatorial Guinea bringing in footballers who have no right to play for the country?
28 Oct 2011,25 mins
Football Trafficking, AS Roma and Al Bangura
We report on the human traffickers who prey on young footballers.
21 Oct 2011,25 mins
Libya's New Goal
Can Libya's footballers triumph over adversity?
14 Oct 2011,25 mins
Crowd Abuse, Uganda on the Up and Fifa Under Pressure
Has the hatred inside football grounds gone too far?
07 Oct 2011,25 mins
Exploitation in Moldova
Former Spurs player Rohan Ricketts tells World Football about his nightmare in Moldova.
30 Sep 2011,25 mins
Haiti football after the quake
World Football travels to Haiti for the first home match since last year's earthquake.
23 Sep 2011,25 mins
Di Canio, Juventus and the new PSG
What impact will Qatari money have at Paris Saint-Germain?
16 Sep 2011,25 mins
Turkey Match-Fixing Scandal
What damage has been done by the wide-spread corruption in Turkish football?
09 Sep 2011,25 mins
The Fall Out From The Transfer Window
Record spending by Europe's top clubs during the summer, but is it damaging the game?
02 Sep 2011,25 mins
The Political Football in Palestine
We discover how Palestine are using football to get international recognition.
26 Aug 2011,25 mins
Strike! Problems in Spanish Football
Why have footballers in Spain gone on strike?
19 Aug 2011,25 mins