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- 2010 FIFA World Cup - football


Football: only a game? (part2)

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With the controversy over France beating Ireland after a Thierry Henry handball, with the violence that surrounded the Algeria – Egypt game, France 24 is asking has football taken on a significance far beyond sport?

If so should the players and administrators change their ways, and face up to the possible effect of their actions?
Does the behaviour of players inflame the issue?
Or do outside forces come into play exploiting football for nefarious aims?
Debate moderated by Mark Owen
with
Moncef CHEIKH-ROUHOU, Professor of International Finance
Andreas EVAGORA, Deputy Head of News for Eurosport
Jean DURRY, Writer, Sports and Olympics Historian and founder of the French National Sport Museum
(By phone from Preston, UK) John Ewing HUGHSON, Director of the  International Football Institute of the University of Central Lancashire
 

Programme prepared by Bilal Tarabey and Perrine Desplats

Watch the first part


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