At a meeting yesterday in Nyon, Switzerland, UEFA president Michel Platini's 'Financial Fair Play' plan was approved unanimously.

For many journalists who have never been to South Africa, it may seem like an exotic, dangerous, unusual and intimidating destination. Here are some tips to make your World Cup coverage as pleasant as possible.

"Why didn't The Mail on Sunday investigate Triesman's allegations?" Andrew Jennings asks.

World football governing body FIFA will consider an overhaul of its World Cup ticketing structure after its online sales system proved to be overly complicated for large numbers of South African fans.

In comments revealed to the Mail on Sunday, the former chairman of the Football Association and head of England's 2018 World Cup bid suggested Spain -- with help from Russia -- would be attempting to bribe referees in South Africa.

Floyd Landis, the American cyclist whose 2006 Tour De France victory was nullified after a positive doping test, in recent weeks sent a series of emails to cycling officials and sponsors admitting to, and detailing, his systematic use of blood transfusions and claimed that other riders and cycling officials allegedly participated in such practices, including seven-time Tour de France winner Mr. Armstrong.

Knowledge bank: This international study, financed by the World Anti‐Doping Agency, was designed to examine and comprehend the impact of forms of socialization and organization of cycling on the representation and practices of doping.

Extensive research into trafficking of young African players reveal that major European clubs systematically use loopholes in the regulation to recruit youth players from the African continent, leaving up to 20,000 former footballers living on the streets of European cities.