World Football

BBC World Service
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Feb 18, 2016 • 27min

Chaos in Romania and Dutch Match-Fixing

World Football travels to Romania to speak to players who have been unpaid for months and are unable to leave their clubs. Also, match-fixing in Dutch football, an interview with Manchester City's French international Bacary Sagna and the inside story on Fifa's former general secretary Jerome Valcke, following his 12 month ban from football. (Photo: The Stadionul Dinamo, home of FC Dinamo Bucuresti taken during the Romanian First Division match between FC Dinamo Bucuresti and FC Viitorul Constanta. Credit: Getty images)
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Feb 11, 2016 • 27min

Fifa Election Countdown, Kolo Toure and Robert Pires

With two weeks to go until the Fifa Presidential election, we get the African angle with Liberian FA President Musa Bility and Nigeria's Segun Odegbami. Kolo Toure and Shanghai SIPG's head of recruitment, Mads Davidsen, discuss the increasing attraction of Chinese football. And we also have a chat with Arsenal legend Robert Pires and PSV Eindhoven striker Luuk de Jong.(Photo: Fifa presidential contender Prince Ali bin al Hussein (R) gestures next to the president of the Liberia Football Association Musa Bility during a press conference at the Geneva press club. Credit: Getty images)
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Feb 4, 2016 • 27min

Gianni Infantino's FIFA dream

Can Gianni Infantino become the next Fifa president? We assess his credentials. Plus, the former Arsenal and Galatasaray defender Emmanuel Eboue, Chinese Super League recruit Jack Sealy and we visit Western France to find out more about Ligue 1 side Angers, a team pushing for Champions League qualification.(Photo: Fifa presidential candidate Gianni Infantino controls a football after his press conference at Wembley Stadium. Credit: Getty images)
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Jan 28, 2016 • 27min

David Luiz, Le Havre and Fifa's Latest Fiasco

David Luiz discusses Paris Saint Germain's dominance of the French league and the club's European ambitions. We also travel to Le Havre to meet the club's American owner and coach as they push for promotion. And we are on the Fifa presidential campaign trail, which takes us to Brussels - where a planned televised debate is cancelled at the last minute.(Photo: David Luiz of Paris Saint-Germain celebrates a goal during the French Ligue 1 between PSGand Olympique Lyonnais at the Parc Des Princes. Credit: Getty images)
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Jan 21, 2016 • 27min

In Conversation with Wilfried Bony

Manchester City and Ivory Coast striker Wilfried Bony talks about his career and dismisses the rumours that he wants to leave the club. Also on the programme...West Ham's Angelo Ogbonna and ADO Den Haag's Gianni Zuiverloon discuss racism in football after an Ajax player was racially abused and subjected to monkey chants. Plus Dynamo Kiev coach Serhiy Rebrov discusses the possibility of Ukraine international Andriy Yarmolenko joining one of Europe's top clubs.Picture : Wilfried Bony playing for Manchester City in the UEFA Champions League. (Getty images).
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Jan 14, 2016 • 27min

Liverpool FC and the Quick Fix

Former Liverpool assistant coach Pako Ayestaran hits out at the club's lack of direction. We investigate suspicions of age-cheating at the under-23 Asian Cup in Doha. West Bromwich Albion striker Adil Nabi talks about his Indian adventure with the Delhi Dynamos. And hear the incredible story of the Irishman who saved Barcelona from extinction during the Spanish Civil War.(Photo: Liverpool FC fans show their support prior to the match against Arsenal at Anfield. Credit: Getty Images)
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Jan 7, 2016 • 27min

The Journey of the Humble Odion Ighalo

Nigeria's in-form striker Odion Ighalo, who's been one of the stars of the Premier League this season, talks about his rags to riches story. Christian Karembeu gives his verdict on Zinedine Zidane's appointment as Real Madrid coach. Exactly six years after the gun attack on the Togo team bus, goalkeeper Kodjovi Obilale talks about his long road to recovery. And, the Nigeria national team coach Sunday Oliseh hits back at his critics.(Photo: Odion Ighalo walks on the pitch at Watford's Vicarage Road. Credit: Getty Images)
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Dec 31, 2015 • 27min

Bhutan's World Cup Adventure

Hear the incredible story of how Bhutan's national team, previously called 'the worst team in the World', won their first ever World Cup qualification match, in 2015. Also, coach Gary White reflects on an equally impressive year for the tiny Pacific island of Guam.(Photo: Bhutanese fans cheer during a match in Thimphu in June 2015. Credit: Getty images)
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Dec 24, 2015 • 27min

Prince Ali's Fifa Ambitions and Birthday Wishes

Fifa Presidential candidate Prince Ali of Jordan discusses possible back-room deals ahead of February's election and says he is not interested in playing 'political games'. In the week of his 40th birthday, he also gives us his birthday wish - for Arsenal to win the Premier League title.Also, the former Ivory Coast coach Herve Renard looks back at the Africa Cup of Nations. And, we reflect on the dark past of the venue for the 2015 Copa America final.(Photo: Fifa Presidential candidate Prince Ali Bin Al Hussein of Jordan talks during the 65th FIFA Congress. Credit: Getty images)
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Dec 17, 2015 • 27min

Goodbye, Mr Mourinho

Will Jose Mourinho bounce back following his exit from Chelsea? There's trouble in the Netherlands, with the Dutch club ADO Den Haag in danger of going out of business. We look ahead to the final of the FIFA Club World Cup. And we visit CS Lewbowski, a unique fan owned break-away club in Florence.Picture credit: Jose Mourinho celebrates winning the Premier League with Chelsea. Credit: Getty images

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