Amidst attempts to pass legislation that would destroy Internet freedoms and the U.S. Department
of Justice's takedown of file-sharing site MegaUpload, Internet users around the world are
rightfully worried about this wonderful thing that allows me to help you be less productive. And
football fans are no different.
A few months ago, we addressed the troublesome issue of the possible banning of alcohol at the
Qatari 2022 WC. What we didn't address are current legislation that bans the sale of alcohol at
Russian and Brazilian stadiums.In a recent, and something like 5th or 6th rebuke of Brazil's lack
of infrastructure improvements in recent months, FIFA addressed the issue of the banning of alcohol
sales.
It took barely three weeks for the blue sky thinking to start again in 2012, but this time the
idea came from one of the more unlikely of available sources. In an interview with The Guardian,
Andres Villa Boas has stated an opinion that Chelsea should be allowed to field a 'B' team in the
Championship.
Don't normally get all political here (unless it involves public financing of private sporting
ventures), but today some* of you may have noticed the black bar over Google's logo today. Or
Wikipedia going 'dark'.
That's because today is an U.S.-wide initiative to oppose SOPA, the Stop Online Piracy Act, and
its sister legislation, PIPA.
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Remember kids. Smoking is bad. It rots your lungs, prematurely ages your skin and due to
recently implemented non-smoking legislation, can cause hair frizzing as you stand outside in the
rain.
Now, John Terry might have made our hair curl in the past with his nefarious lady-bothering
activities, and even caused the odd bout of breathlessness when his shorts get clingy, but so far
he hasn't aged us.
First it was Luciano Moggi the former Juventus director who was sentenced to 5 years and 4
months in prison for his role in the 2006 Calciopoli scandal, then former Roma midfielder Mancini
was found guilty of sexual assault and sentenced to 2 years in prison, now Sevilla President Jose
Maria del Nido becomes the latest big shot football executive to trade the plush setting of his
office suite for a cold hard jail bed.
Why English football DOES need a Rooney Rule
Any initiative that tackles racism will have my total support. That's why I am right behind the
PFA's attempt to import the so-called Rooney Rule into English football. It was the paucity of
black coaches in America's NFL that led to legislation framed by Pittsburg Steelers' owner Dan
Rooney to change the status quo.
Got this through today :
The NHS celebrates its 63rd birthday this week, with public satisfaction at an all-time high.
But the coalition government's proposals will put everyone at risk. Including you.
Don't be fooled. Even after "listening", the government's legislation would let private
companies grab any part of the NHS, putting profits before patients.
Last week, the continuing discussions about the pros and cons of football agents reached the Dutch
parliament. Socialist MP Tjeerd van Dekken called on the sports minister to consider legislation on
agents picking up under-16 players. On the Labour Party's website, he used the term
"
ronselen", a word equivalent in meaning to the English phrase "press gang".
Last week, the continuing discussions about the pros and cons of football agents reached the Dutch
parliament. Socialist MP Tjeerd van Dekken called on the sports minister to consider legislation on
agents picking up under-16 players. On the Labour Party's website, he used the term
"
ronselen", a word equivalent in meaning to the English phrase "press gang".
