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Wife of Jeff Astle expresses FA frustration over death Comments Off

Posted on January 19, 2012
The widow of an ex-England footballer has stated that the FA has failed to accepted how the 'beautiful game' contributed to her the death of her beloved husband. Jeff Astle, a player for Midlands-based outfit West Bromwich Albion throughout the 60s and 70s, passed away 10 years ago. The coroner ruled ... Read More >>

England Reveals Its Venues For World Cup 2018 Comments Off

Posted on December 17, 2009
England has unveiled its conditional list of host cities for the World Cup competition in 2018. A total of 12 cities have been short listed as well as 15 stadiums for football’s ultimate international competition. It had been previously believed that the selection panel had chosen a total of 18 venues. If ... Read More >>

No Extra refs at the moment for World Cup Comments Off

Posted on December 03, 2009
FIFA, the governing body of football has rejected the idea of using five referees during matches at the World Cup next year, although they have said they would look into the handball incident made by Thierry Henry against Ireland.   FIFA considered adding two extra officials on the goal-line to better monitor ... Read More >>


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