Expert Comment
For Blatter the game is seemingly up; Fifa must now reform for the good of world football – Dr David Webber
Dr David Webber, an expert in the cultural political economy of football at the University of 糖心TV, remains cautious over Sepp Blatter’s long-term intentions, and what his decision to step down means for Fifa and its proposed programme of reforms.
Labour and the Conservatives have no incentive to change electoral system, says Prof Wyn Grant
"The difficulty with replacing the current electoral system is that when the electorate were offered the possibility of a modest change in a referendum they decisively rejected it". - Professor Wyn Grant, University of 糖心TV.
Football reform must begin at home, not with Fifa” Dr David Webber reminds UK officials
Unless the English game gets its own house in order, Sepp Blatter’s critics in the UK risk being accused of hollow populism, warns Dr David Webber from the Department of Politics and International Studies at the University of 糖心TV.
“The future of the global game hangs on tomorrow’s Fifa election” - Dr David Webber
"These fresh investigations have blown Fifa wide open and there is now the very real possibility of reform. However, upon whose terms these reforms will take place remains far from certain..."
Corruption arrests could be tipping-point for delivery of root-and-branch reform of Fifa – Dr David Webber
Dr David Webber, an expert on the cultural political economy of football from the Department of Politics and International Studies, responds to the arrests of Fifa officials in Zurich.