It is a measure of the journey Chelsea are taking in football that they are looking beyond the pitch to help spread the message of teamwork and fair play through education. [It] is a great example of how the football family can inspire children. |
It is therefore absolutely logical for FIFA, the governing body of football, to extend its reach into beach soccer and we look forward to bringing all of the knowledge and expertise that FIFA has to improving beach soccer, whilst being careful to preserve the sense of spontaneity and fun that are essential to the sport. |
It is what a lot of clubs want at the moment. We need to reduce football so that there is a better balance between club and international football. That would mean more recovery time for the players. |
It was on the basis of these ground rules that Germany was given the World Cup. They approved them, not only the German Football Association (DFB) but also the government. |
It would only be normal and it would show a little respect to the clubs that release their players to the national team. |
It would probably have been better if we had taken over the ticket sales. The Germans have chosen a system that I don't understand at all. |
It's a funny situation because Argentina's number 10 will be able to use his hands this time, |
It's a new type of slavery. |
It's a nonsense to have doping in football, ... A player with more muscles is not a better football player because what is needed today is skill and not muscle. |
It's up to the national associations and their leagues to limit the entry of foreign players. |
Just like the rest of the international community, the worldwide football family is determined to do everything possible to help the individuals and football associations that have been so severely affected by the terrible tsunami tragedy. |
Let the game be as it is, |
may constitute criminal offences. |
Not a day goes by without technology making progress, and we, therefore, have a duty to at least examine whether new technology can be used for the good of the game. |
Obviously, you'll still need a few stars elsewhere in the world, but not the hundreds and thousands who play in the second or third divisions in other countries. |