The Sports Journalists' Association and BT Sport are staging a special international media reception on September 15, before the Rugby World Cup…
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Tag: World Cup
Sepp Blatter: My Part In His FIFA Downfall
GERRY COX recalls a time when the soon-to-be ex-President of world football was a lot more welcoming to the British press. He even offered biscuits wi…
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Fleet Street has been on FIFA trail for decades
The FIFA corruption story this week grabbed headlines when authorities stepped in to take action. As MATT SCOTT reports, the British media has been re…
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Big names feature in Broadcast Awards short-lists
Match of the Day presenter Gary Lineker, 2013 SJA Sports Broadcaster of the Year Alison Mitchell, TalkSport's Stan Collymore and BBC sports editor Dan…
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Record Awards entries have set the bar high
"We had a record 231 entries - every national newspaper title was represented - and there was strong support from regional newspapers, specialist jour…
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Tell Sepp Blatter where to stick his World Cup
What does the Qatar 2022 World Cup and football of Raich Carter's era have in common? Not a lot, suggests ANTON RIPPON…
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Panel discussion on who won the Match of the Day
Which of the BBC and ITV gave World Cup viewers the better service? Who were the best presenters? Which fielded the most articulate pundits before, du…
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World Cup’s own goals for FIFA and the papers
World Cup withdrawal symptoms have left NORMAN GILLER muttering "I don't believe it", though the newspaper circulation figures don't lie: Brazil 2014 …
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Krul world as Dutch push the penalty ‘envelope’
ANTON RIPPON always thought penalties were simple: shoot beyond the goalkeeper's reach. And now a university researcher has conducted a survey which h…
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Sofa, so good? Pundits suffer a Savage-ing
Adrian Chiles, Phil Neville, Robbie Savage... ANTON RIPPON ponders television's World Cup coverage so far…
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