John Barnes
We wondered about South Africa but now it is FIFA we doubt
Insideworldfootball.biz
The South African World Cup has proved supremely ironic. We went to South Africa wondering if the country could host the event. We have come away knowing South African can, but we are now not sure if FIFA can manage a World Cup in the modern era of technology.
Our FIFA doubts have to do with its failure to appreciate that it cannot continue to rely on the naked eye to judge all on field events. This is resulting in a yawning, dangerous gap between what happens on the field of play and what billions round on the world can see has actually happened.
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John Barnes: England won’t win until they embrace team ethic
Evening Standard
Brazil and Argentina are moving effortlessly towards a meeting in the World Cup Final in Johannesburg’s Soccer City on 11 July.
England have just touched down at Heathrow with their tails between their legs after being demolished by Germany.
The difference? Well, according to former England winger John Barnes, South American success and Fabio Capello’s failure in South Africa can be explained by one thing. Socialism.
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