Sheikh Amhad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah quits after being implicated in FIFA bribery, corruption probe
(JMD interviewed on ABC) Sheikh Amhad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah quits after being implicated in FIFA bribery, corruption probe By Tracey Holmes...
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James M. Dorsey
May 1, 20175 min
Kuwaiti Sheikh Ahmad: The rise and fall of political corruption in international sports
By James M. Dorsey For Kuwaiti Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah, long seen as one of the three most powerful men in international sports,...
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James M. Dorsey
Aug 27, 201613 min
Gulf autocrats and sports corruption: A marriage made in heaven
Remarks at 2016 Exeter Gulf Conference Global soccer and global sports governance have for the past nine years and certainly since a...
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James M. Dorsey
Apr 23, 20165 min
FIFA, Human Rights and Politics: One Step Forward, Two Steps Backwards
By James M. Dorsey World soccer body FIFA’s creation of a watchdog to monitor the living and working conditions of migrant labour...
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James M. Dorsey
Mar 30, 20164 min
AFC rehires former executive accused of seeking to destroy corruption-related documents
By James M. Dorsey The Asian Football Confederation (AFC), despite multiple legal inquiries into global soccer governance and a massive...
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James M. Dorsey
Mar 5, 201613 min
Inside the FIFA Presidential Election: Covert Campaigns and Ghosts of FIFA Past
(JMD quoted in World Soccer) Inside the FIFA Presidential Election: Covert Campaigns and Ghosts of FIFA Past By Declan Hill, Special to...
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James M. Dorsey
Feb 27, 20165 min
Bahraini’s soccer defeat: A cautionary tale for autocrats
By James M. Dorsey A failed election campaign for the presidency of world soccer body FIFA by Sheikh Salman Bin Ibrahim Al-Khalifa that...
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James M. Dorsey
Feb 25, 20164 min
Scheich Salman Al-Khalifa und der Folter-Verdacht (JMD quoted in Berliner Zeitung)
MÖGLICHER NEUER FIFA-PRÄSIDENT Scheich Salman Al-Khalifa und der Folter-Verdacht Von Grit Hartmann Am Freitag will Scheich Salman...
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James M. Dorsey
Feb 21, 201615 min
Salman’s moral rectitude or everything you wanted to know about FIFA but never dared to ask
By James M. Dorsey Lecture at the 8th Interdisciplinary Colloquium of the Institute of Sports Science, Wuerzburg, 19 February 2016 Let...
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James M. Dorsey
Jan 21, 20166 min
Pressure builds on Sheikh Salman to respond to human rights allegations
By James M. Dorsey Pressure is building on Asian Football Confederation president and world soccer body FIFA presidential candidate...
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James M. Dorsey
Jan 14, 20164 min
Kuwaiti rulers fight it out on the pitch
By James M. Dorsey Disputes in Kuwait’s ruling Al Sabah family that sparked international sports sanctions against the Gulf state went...
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James M. Dorsey
Jan 11, 20164 min
Saudi Arabia uses soccer to isolate Iran
By James M. Dorsey Saudi Arabia is using soccer and its influence in the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) to expand its campaign to...
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James M. Dorsey
Nov 13, 20156 min
Bahraini players’ support for Salman raise more questions than answers
By James M Dorsey Bahraini soccer players have sought in recent statements to absolve Asian Football Confederation (AFC) president and...
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James M. Dorsey
Nov 3, 20155 min