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James M Dorsey's Blog Posts Tagged 'FIFA' (3)
Palestine unveils sports plan in effort to further state- and nationhood
Palestine unveils sports plan in effort to further state- and nationhood
By James M. Dorsey
Palestine is scoring points on and off the soccer pitch as it seeks to employ sports to further its bid for statehood, ensure international support in its struggle against the debilitating effects of Israeli occupation and initiate a social revolution at home.
The Palestinian effort kicked into high gear this month with the unveiling of an ambitious ten-year plan backed… Continue
By James M. Dorsey
Palestine is scoring points on and off the soccer pitch as it seeks to employ sports to further its bid for statehood, ensure international support in its struggle against the debilitating effects of Israeli occupation and initiate a social revolution at home.
The Palestinian effort kicked into high gear this month with the unveiling of an ambitious ten-year plan backed… Continue
Added by James M Dorsey on October 29, 2011 at 3:29am — No Comments
2022 World Cup spotlights strains in Qatari society
Thursday, September 15, 2011
2022 World Cup spotlights strains in Qatari society
By James M. Dorsey
A recent article in Cornell University’s student newspaper, The Cornell Daily Sun, questioning whether Sheikha Mozah Bint…
ContinueAdded by James M Dorsey on September 15, 2011 at 1:30am — No Comments
Bahrain: A headache for Obama and Blatter
Friday, August 12, 2011
By James M. Dorsey
US president Barak Obama and Sepp Blatter, the head of world soccer body FIFA, share the same headache: what to do about Bahrain?
So far, Messrs. Obama and Blatter have essentially shied away from confronting the issue of a ruler who employs mercenaries to violently suppress pro-democracy demonstrators, including some of the country's most prominent soccer players.
The protests in February and March that started with…
ContinueAdded by James M Dorsey on August 12, 2011 at 9:01am — No Comments
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