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Alex Duff

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ARTICLES BY ALEX DUFF

Fifa’s overriding objective is to curtail mass emigration of youngsters, taking them away from their parents and their roots. Photo: Kunal Patil/HT

Fifa looks at Chinese model for soccer success: send kids abroad

4 min read . 26 Jun 2015

Fifa president Sepp Blatter gestures after being re-elected following a vote in Zurich on 29 May. Photo: AFP

Sepp Blatter re-elected Fifa president amid corruption scandal

4 min read . 30 May 2015

A file photo of Phil Hughes. Photo: AP

Cricket helmets can’t stop injury like Hughes’s, makers say

2 min read . 26 Nov 2014

A screen grab of Barcelona website.

FIFA bans Barcelona from hiring until 2016 on underage recruits

1 min read . 20 Aug 2014

In this 18 May 1960 file photo, Alfredo Di Stefano of Argentina, far right, scores the first goal for Real Madrid in the European Soccer Cup Final, against Eintracht of Germany. Photo: AP

Alfredo Di Stefano, Real Madrid’s record goal scorer, dies at 88

3 min read . 08 Jul 2014

With Brazil’s top scorer Neymar out with a back injury and the elimination of James Rodriguez’s Colombia team, the risk of low scoring games is increasing. Photo: AFP

World Cup 2014: Goals dwindle as matches feature fouls, time wasting

3 min read . 07 Jul 2014

Brazil World Cup has seen 154 goals in 56 matches so far at an average of 2.75 per game and is on course to beat the 1998 record of 171 goals. Photo: AFP

Brazuca behind World Cup goal spree?

2 min read . 03 Jul 2014

Nigeria’s Ogenyi Onazi (right) vies for the ball with Argentina captain Lionel Messi during their final group match at World Cup 2014. Photo: AP

World Cup 2014: Lionel Messi’s goals hide gaps in Argentina’s defence

2 min read . 26 Jun 2014

Luis Suarez gives sponsor Adidas World Cup dilemma after apparent biting

2 min read . 25 Jun 2014

Ochoa made four spectacular goal-line saves, preventing the record five-time champion and host doing better than a 0-0 draw in Fortaleza on Tuesday. Photo: Fabrice Coffrini/AFP

World Cup 2014: Mexico goalie Guillermo Ochoa seeks new club after denying Brazil

1 min read . 18 Jun 2014

Spain’s goalkeeper Iker Casillas reacts after a goal by Netherlands during their 2014 World Cup Group B soccer match at the Fonte Nova arena in Salvador on Friday. Photo: Marcos Brindicci/Reuters

Casillas apologizes after Spain’s 5-1 loss

2 min read . 15 Jun 2014

Robin van Persie of the Netherlands (front) celebrates with teammate Arjen Robben after scoring the team’s fourth goal against Spain. Photo: Reuters

Netherlands stun World Cup holders Spain 5-1

3 min read . 14 Jun 2014

Brazil has spent $3.6 billion to build or expand 12 stadiums around the country, some in regions without a major team. Photo: Reuters

Brazilians gatecrash World Cup arenas as soccer goes upmarket

4 min read . 11 Jun 2014

A view of Corinthians Arena in Sao Paulo where the opening match between Brazil and Croatia will take place on 12 June. Photo: AFP

Primer on Brazilian Futebolese as it becomes World Cup language

1 min read . 05 Jun 2014

UK bettors had staked a ‘five-figure sum’ on Qatar losing the tournament at odds as high as 5-1. The US is the even-money favourite to get the event if it’s taken away from Qatar. Photo: AFP

Qatar losing World Cup a good bet as scandal hurts markets

3 min read . 04 Jun 2014

The team has lost 11 of its 34 league games under David Moyes and is in seventh place, a year after winning a record 20th English title. Photo: AFP

Manchester United loses only on field as sponsors seen staying

4 min read . 23 Apr 2014

Manchester United coach David Moyes. Photo: AFP

Manchester United will fire coach David Moyes: report

1 min read . 21 Apr 2014

Cristiano Ronaldo has averaged a goal a game for Real the past two seasons. The 28-year-old Portuguese scored three times in a playoff match in November as his country beat Sweden 3-2 to reach this year’s World Cup. Photo: Reuters

Cristiano Ronaldo breaks Lionel Messi’s grip on Ballon d’Or

2 min read . 14 Jan 2014

The mismatch between Messi’s sale of the rights for $5,000 a year and their resale for €1.5 million a year to Adidas is a red flag for tax authorities, said Spanish attorney for soccer players. Photo: AFP (AFP)

Messi in court shows tax collectors set to pursue star athletes

13 min read . 26 Sep 2013

Revenue rose 14% in the quarter to £85.1 mn as United continued a scalpel not a spade approach to mining territories for sponsors, Man U executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward said. Photo: Reuters (Reuters)

Manchester United loss narrows as annual sales reach record

2 min read . 18 Sep 2013