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I think I was the only media commentator to talk about it at the time when it happened.

And it was probably one of the dark periods of our game in the late 90s, right, when the Football Federation, the Australian Soccer Federation, I think it was called the Australian Soccer

Federation,

moved to get rid of ethnic names in soccer, right, in the late 90s.

City has always denied wrongdoing and says the process is still ongoing.

While FIFA is facing its own battle over the future of the game, the Soccer Federation has been in crisis for months ever since its president, Gianni Infantino, introduced a controversial private investment plan in late July.

Associate federations, including Europe's UEFA and North America's Concacaf rebelled, demanding Infantino's resignation.

Infantino seems to have weathered the storm, at least for now, by offering reforms.

He's a Napoli defender.

He's decided to retire abruptly from international football because there's a bit of a fallout in the Football Federation in Kosovo.

66 caps, 10 years as a Kosovan international, he says.

He accused the association of constant coordinated attacks against him.

The Association of Amateur Football Clubs of Cameroon also called for an investigation into Cameroon.

The Football Federation's First Carport Forum, President Samuel Etofels, over allegations linking it to payment from the russian football union sound queen my baby order that now i'm at your club snowboard you know what i'm gonna say uh human there's a more finally a lawsuit against the former a barcelona and interminable tiger cameroon for and any while i'm going to pursue a separate illegal complaint against the russian football union in russia intelligence from a friendly between a cameroon and russia in october 2023 and essentially a buy now according to aas A.C.F.A.C.F.A.C.F.A.C.F.A.C.F.A.C.F.A.C.F.A.C. a four hundred and ninety eight thousand a year uh pounds i don't know like for the battle this month and six hundred and fifty four thousand a year dollars and it's a p you know so i bank account you know i'm a legislator it did not belong to the cameroon football federation to where you hear russian football federation you know and the Cameroon Free World Federation in the early days.

I think it is important for the Cameroon people to have a good account.

If you don't have a good account, then you can't have a good account.

No pay-to-play at grassroots buildings.

The third model I would like to talk about is Morocco, the African model.

The Royal Moroccan Football Federation has combined the TDS with schools football.

FIFA Technical Director Mr.

They don't care about the women as much as they do the guys.

Yeah, th- you're right, actually, yes because the, a lot of times, like the league in, in France is, is run by the FFF, which is the French Federation-

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career.

What they've had with Messi is two revenue streams have accounted for at least 50% of the 150 to 200 million the Argentine Football Federation has been bringing

in.

I had a problem when the erratic nature of my golf landed me in a long bit of rough.

let's have a look at Lionel Messi, Charlie, because Lionel Messi has finally called time on an incredible international footballing career, which we, you know... whatever side very

English of you to call him Lionel Lionel those of us with Argentine roots would see it more as a Lionel

sorry you're normally the pronunciation king Lionel Lionel Messi Leo Messi but he's retired he's retired from international football from international football yeah um which is very sad for everyone that likes watching international football because he is still excellent, as he showed in the World Cup, but is also highly likely to be a bit of sad news for Argentina and the Football Federation.

The

So that's the area where controversy comes in.

Football Federation never awarded the title to Trabzonspor, nor did UEFA, FIFA, or, like, KAS, nothing.

But, you know, Trabzonspor claimed they should be the winners of the title.

But, you know, no official body did that for them.

Only the Turkish Football Federation sent Trabzonspor to Champions League that year.

That's the reason why Fenerbahce hasn't been in the Champions League for 18 years but hasn't won the league for 14 years.

12 years, sorry.

and nigeria used to be the powerhouse of

africa in terms of sports and every other thing but for some strange reason you know things have not been well with us But on the brighter side, I know that there's currently a house cleaning exercise at the Football Federation.

With all the board members resigning and the panel of inquiry looking into everything.

I hope that after this house cleaning exercise, the Nigerian sports, especially football, will be better for it.