Although for the past five years Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi have been voted as being the best players in the world they failed to lead their teams to a Word Cup title. Messi faired better as Argentina reached the final but... was he unfairly criticized for being voted as the winner of the competitions Golden Ball award? - Fanny Schertzer photo MESSI DISRESPECTED?

Sports Notes Part 1 - CELEBRITY vs. SPORTS CONFLICT - DAVID BECKHAM - December, 2011
WHO LOVES YA BABY? - When they say you can't mix oil and water to some sports purists that could mean that an athlete should focus on the sport he is being paid for and not spread their-selves too thin by being involved in the entertainment business. Some athletes intentionally or not get caught up in being a celebrity through association or marriage. David Beckham and the now former Los Angeles Lakers forward Lamar Odom qualify - Sports Trivia - Did You Know? - Part 2 - CELEBRITY vs. SPORTS CONFLICT NBA's LAMAR ODOM - Former NBA star Walt Hazzard gone but not forgotten -

FIFA NEWS: Men's short lists for FIFA Ballon d'Or gala 2011 revealed - December, 2011
The candidates for the FIFA World Coach of the Year for Men’s Football and FIFA World Coach of the Year for Women’s Football awards were also announced.

Sports Notes - WHO'S THE MAN… CITY or UNITED? - Part 2 - October, 2011
IT'S GET IT ON TIME IN MANCHESTER - Pundits praise the emergence of the strength of the money rich deep pocket City and are softening their criticism of manager Roberto Mancini who previously has been challenged on his game decisions - CAMBODIA REDEEMS THEIR LOSS TO VIETNAM WITH A 14 POINT VICTORY - SCOREBOARDS

Sports Notes - CAMBODIA'S POLITICAL FOOTBALL - Part 1 - September, 2011
LET'S GET IT ON!!! - This past weekend politicians from Thailand and Cambodia competed in a friendly game at Olympic stadium in Phnom Penh Saturday Sep. 24th. They were joined by members of the Cambodian business elite. In part the fixture was intended to ease the tension between the two nations that was eased somewhat after Thai elections changed leadership in electing former Prime Minister and fugitive Thaksin Shinawatra's young sister Yingluck

Sports Notes - BAD BOYS DENNIS RODMAN & JOEY BARTON - August, 2011
As former NBA star Charles Barkley would say BAD DUDES MAN - BAD F'n DUDES - When it comes to bad boys in sports the NBA's Dennis Rodman and the English Premiere Leagues Joey Barton are same, same but different - WHO IS Cain Velasquez?

Sports Notes MAX - BIN HAMMAM LATEST VICTIM IN FIFA'S SLUGHTER HOUSE - July, 2011
ELIMINATE THE COMPETITION - Red flags went up when a few days prior to the election fire storm FIFA donated to INTERPOL the largest grant it has ever received from a private institution

Sports Notes EXTRA - DOES YAO HAVE THE RIGHT STUFF? - July, 2011
HAS YAO MADE ALL THE RIGHT MOVES IN HIS BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT? - Yao's business representatives neglect to do an honest straight forward piece of business. Ming's reputation could be at stake. If he continues to surround himself with this type of irresponsible individual his business career could be in jeopardy - FIFA PROBLEMS LOOM LARGE - A BAD MOVE?

FIFA NEWS: FIFA Women’s World Cup Germany 2011 sets new TV viewing records - July, 2011
The four games featuring the German team all gained average audiences of more than 14 million, with their final three matches attracting averages of over 16 million viewers nationwide

FIFA NEWS: Almost half the world watched the 2010 FIFA World Cup - July, 2011
Based on viewers watching a minimum of 20 consecutive minutes of coverage, the 2010 tournament reached nearly a third of the world population with 2.2 billion viewers, or 3% higher than in 2006

Sports Notes - CHELSEA'S NEW KID IN TOWN - André Villas-Boas - June, 2011
RAMO'S CHOPPING BLOCK - During Roman Abramovich's eight years of ownership of Chelsea FC he has had seven managers. Three have won titles and have been terminated thus a title may keep a manager around for a little while but other than Mourinho a two year stint is the max if the Champions League title isn't realized just ask Carlo Ancelotti

Sports Notes Part 2 - FIFA's CORRUPTION TURMOIL IN REVIEW - May, 2011
FIFA HOUSE ROCKS - FROM THEN UNTIL NOW - This FIFA corruption firestorm began with England accusing FIFA of corruption in QATAR winning hosting the 2222 World Cup. Qatar's Mohammed bin Hammam was to run against Sepp Blatter for the presidential seat. He and Blatter have since been accused of corruption. Blatter was cleared and bin Hammam was suspended and dropped out of the presidential race against Blatter. Read the FIFA press releases of these events

Sports Notes - FIFA'S PRESIDENTIAL RACE IS HEATING UP - May, 2011
DOWN & DIRTY - With FIFA engulfed with bribery accusations of its members the story won't go away. Just a few days before the elections FIFA President Sepp Blatter's opponent FIFA Executive Committee member Mohamed bin Hammam from Qatar is now being taken to task being accused of improprieties. It appears to be the beginning of a major mud throwing competition - FIFA TOP 10

Sports Notes - CAMBODIA'S MYSTERIOUS RISE IN THE FIFA RANKINGS - March, 2011
WHAT'S UP WITH FIFA's RATINGS? - While some of the Top 10 teams lose points but hold positions Cambodia's gain in the ratings is mysterious. Over the years that we have been covering international football most notably in the Asian region there are things that jump up like RED FLAGS

Sports Notes - FIFA'S CLOSET NEEDS TO BE CLEANED - February, 2011
Grant Wahl for FIFA president? Ohhhh Please!!! - OHH... FERNANDO!!! (TORRES) - MARSHALL FAULK the Right Choice in NFL HALL OF FAME - CHARLES BARKLEY praises the LA Clippers BLAKE GRIFFIN - THE THREE BIG NBA TEAMS Top Big Three Salaries

Sports Notes - FIFA'S CLOSET NEEDS TO BE CLEANED - February, 2011
Grant Wahl for FIFA president? Ohhhh Please!!! - OHH... FERNANDO!!! (TORRES) - MARSHALL FAULK the Right Choice in NFL HALL OF FAME - CHARLES BARKLEY praises the LA Clippers BLAKE GRIFFIN - THE THREE BIG NBA TEAMS Top Big Three Salaries

LETTER TO THE EDITOR - ASEAN Football Federation vice president Ravy Khek - January, 2011
Cambodia's Kafkaesque Court System -. Ravy beat her up, kicking her on the floor, sending her to the hospital. He threatened to kill her, brandishing a pistol and loading the bullets right in front of her.

Sports Notes - CHELSEA'S PROBLEM - ROMAN ABRAMOVICH NOT ANCELOTTI - January, 2011
THERE'S A FUNGUS AMONG US the Premier League's Weapon of Mass Destruction - It's nothing new for Chelsea to undergo turmoil after the season starts. The clubs owner Roman Abramovich was at it again repeating his dealings with Jose Mourinho and laying it on Carlo Ancelotti. The question is what's up with that? - ARSENE AGREES re A TEAM SALARY CAP - BECKHAM'S LEGACY - CAN THE NBA's CLEVELAND CAVALIERS GOOD DEED ERASE BAD KARMA?

FIFA NEWS: Messi, Marta, Mourinho and Neid crowned as the best of 2010 - January, 2011
These awards were decided after a poll in which the captains and head coaches of the men’s (for the two men’s football awards) and women’s (for the two women’s football awards) national teams as well as international media representatives selected by France Football voted for candidates in each of the four categories. The votes from each of the three groups counted for one-third of the final result

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