Football




FIFA to step up war on illegal betting

By Andrew Warshaw

FIFA logo smallMay 8 - Football's world governing body is stepping up the fight against match-fixing whilst trying to find ways of improving the game as a spectacle by scheduling two major meetings at its Zurich headquarters this week.











Robertson wants non-English stars to play in Team GB

By Tom Degun at SportAccord in London 

Gareth_BaleApril 6 - Sport and Olympics Minister Hugh Robertson has stated that he wants to see non-English footballers, such as Gareth Bale (pictured) and Aaron Ramsey of Wales, permitted to represent Great Britain at the London 2012 Games so as to not be denied the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to compete in a home Olympics.