Machel Turner contributes a detailed and opinionated piece on how Caribbean football can better position itself to capitalise on the World Cup expansion beginning in 2026…
Category Archives: FIFA
Embracing the participation of women in Caribbean football
Following on from International Women’s Day, Malaika Church believes that the Caribbean should take advantage of the increased FIFA funding for the women’s game by embracing wider women’s participation in the sport…
Premature discussions reportedly begin on idea of CFU breakaway
I further explore the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) potentially separating from CONCACAF, gathering opinions from those heavily involved in the Caribbean game…
48-team World Cup expansion: Should the CFU become independent?
Athlone poses the question: is it time for the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) to force a breakaway move from CONCACAF and become the seventh confederation within FIFA?
FIFA World Rankings (July 2016): Brief Summary of Men + Women Standings
Find out which Caribbean nations have moved up, which have stayed put and which have moved down in the latest FIFA world rankings, including the CONCACAF top 10…
FIFA election: Infantino wins, how will this affect Caribbean football?
Here is my reaction to the appointment of Gianni Infantino as new FIFA President as I look into what sort of effects this might have on the Caribbean…
FIFA Corruption Scandal: Reaction, Reflection, Proposal
Here I weigh in on the FIFA corruption scandal which has engulfed world football, reacting to the arrests on 27 May, analysing Sepp Blatter’s resignation and listing possible ways of achieving reform…