“Hi Tonda, did you cheat?” That brief question went straight to the centre of an issue that troubled the Football Association throughout the summer. Northern Echo journalist Dominic Shaw asked it after Southampton defeated Middlesbrough over two legs in May’s Championship playoff semi-final, prompting Tonda Eckert to leave his press conference at St Mary’s. Southampton’s […]
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Uefa appears ready to withdraw its threatened boycott of international competitions after securing firm assurances that the world governing body will not revive Gianni Infantino’s proposal to sell interests in the World Cup. European teams are now expected to receive permission to take part in the forthcoming Women’s Under-20 World Cup and later tournaments. This […]
Continue ReadingThere is absolutely no obligation to give credit to Fifa. What must be recognized, though, is that the 2026 World Cup achieved every objective it set out to accomplish. The matches were intriguing, closely fought, and full of tension, even if the overall quality was often unremarkable – though that is rarely essential for a […]
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