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Author: Robert O'Connor

Nicholas Anelka is a confused man

Nicholas Anelka is a confused man

January 25, 2014 by Robert O'Connor

The Quennelle that attacks the system but carries no anti-Semitic barb exists nowhere but inside the Frenchman’s own head…

Qatar World Cup - Defying parity

Qatar World Cup – Defying parity

January 13, 2014 by Robert O'Connor

The decision to move the World Cup to winter shows once and for all what FIFA thinks of the democratic process.

United front

United front

December 5, 2013 by Robert O'Connor

Withdrawing the World Cup from Qatar could pull the issue of workers’ rights out of the spotlight and entrench the status quo, writes Robert O’Connor.

Land grab

Land grab

November 29, 2013 by Robert O'Connor

Robert O’Connor reports on Romanian football which is getting set for a new era under Gino Iorgulescu’s presidency.

False promise

False promise

November 16, 2013 by Robert O'Connor

Football in Belarus has few friends, even amongst those organisations charged with promoting its cause.

Northern lights

Northern lights

November 14, 2013 by Robert O'Connor

With UEFA’s 54th member Gibraltar preparing for their first taste of ‘official’ international football, Greenland might be reluctant to follow them down the path.

Super man?

Super man?

October 30, 2013 by Robert O'Connor

A French president is making strokes to paint a new future for football finance, but it isn’t Michel Platini, writes Robert O’Connor.

Border control

Border control

October 16, 2013 by Robert O'Connor

Robert O’Connor weighs in to the debate on nationality with some thoughts on Adnan Januzaj and the wider issue.

Struggles in Kosovo

Struggles in Kosovo

October 12, 2013 by Robert O'Connor

Robert O’Connor looks at a country looking to work their way into the FIFA family.

Orient Express

Orient Express

October 5, 2013 by Robert O'Connor

Leyton Orient’s manager is showing his chairman why he might just be the man to pull the club out of the Olympic shadow, writes Robert O’Connor.

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