World Football

Original football stories and interviews from around the globe.

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A New Season: Hope, Depression and No Black Managers
An alternative look ahead to the English Premier League season
12 Aug 2011,25 mins
Football and Far Right Extremism
Are right wing extremists trying to infiltrate the European game?
05 Aug 2011,25 mins
Brazil and the next World Cup
Will the World Cup change football in Brazil?
29 Jul 2011,25 mins
What's gone wrong for Argentina?
Where next for Argentina after Copa America failure on their own soil?
22 Jul 2011,25 mins
South Africa 2010 - The Broken Promises
One year on from the World Cup in South Africa whatever happened to the money generated?
15 Jul 2011,25 mins
Qatar and the 2022 World Cup
We investigate how Qatar won the right to host the 2022 World Cup.
08 Jul 2011,25 mins
Fifa Vice-President's in Trouble
Fifa Vice-President's in more trouble as report finds "overwhelming "evidence of bribery
24 Jun 2011,25 mins
17/06/2011
Will Diego Maradona's new coaching role in the Middle East end in tears?
17 Jun 2011,25 mins
Arab Uprisings
What's been the impact of the revolution on the game in North Africa?
10 Jun 2011,25 mins
FIFA Crisis
Sepp Blatter remains in power at FIFA, but have they loss all credibility?
03 Jun 2011,25 mins
27/05/2011
Can the Presidential election go ahead, as fresh bribery claims hit Fifa?
27 May 2011,25 mins
Match fixing in Finland
World Football investigates match-fixing in Finland. Presented by Alan Green
20 May 2011,25 mins
FIFA Under Fire
Fresh allegations of corruption and bribery at FIFA.
13 May 2011,25 mins
Racism claims hit French football
The racism scandal that's plunged French football into disarray.
06 May 2011,25 mins
29/04/2011
We investigate anti-Semitism in the game.
29 Apr 2011,28 mins
Middle East investors target La Liga
Has Spanish Football become the new hunting ground for investors from the Middle East?
22 Apr 2011,25 mins
Football returns to Egypt
The domestic football league resumes in Egypt, despite serious security concerns.
15 Apr 2011,25 mins
Indonesian football in crisis
We investigate the crisis in Indonesia where the FA has been disbanded.
08 Apr 2011,25 mins
Are FIFA elections a joke?
Chile legend Elias Figueroa fails to win a nomination for the FIFA Presidential elections.
01 Apr 2011,25 mins
Violence in Argentina
Why have efforts to curb hooliganism in Argentina been such a failure?
26 Mar 2011,28 mins
Bin Hammam to stand for FIFA Presidency
Mohamad Bin Hammam talks about his plans to unseat Sepp Blatter as the President of FIFA.
19 Mar 2011,28 mins
Gay footballer 'comes out'
Swedish footballer Anton Hysen discusses his decision to 'come out' as gay
12 Mar 2011,28 mins
05/03/2011
Could the uprising in Libya have a knock-on affect for Italian football?
05 Mar 2011,28 mins
Zimbabwe match-fixing scandal
Why has it taken FIFA so long to ban Zimbabwe's match-fixers? World Football investigates.
26 Feb 2011,28 mins
19/02/2011
Is the integrity of International friendlies in doubt?
19 Feb 2011,28 mins
12/02/2011
We'll find out what impact the political unrest has had on football in Egypt.
12 Feb 2011,28 mins
05/02/2011
Should football's transfer window be scrapped?
05 Feb 2011,28 mins
Football in Sudan
What would independence for South Sudan mean for football in the region?
29 Jan 2011,28 mins
The threat of a break-away confederation
Are East Asian countries and Oceania interested in forming a break-away confederation?
22 Jan 2011,28 mins