Italy’s sport minister asks football chief to step down after World Cup disasterItaly’s sport minister Andrea Abodi’s comments come amid hostilities between the government and Gravina, the head of the football federation, who lamented a perceived lack of support for football from the state. Italy’s sport minister Andrea Abodi’s comments come amid hostilities between the government and Gravina, the head of the football federation, who lamented a perceived lack of support for football from the state. #World_Cup #football_federation #Andrea_Abodi #football #sport_minister #minister_Andrea #Cup_disasterItaly #amid_hostilities #perceived_lack #football_chief

When football lost its last bit of privacyIn the age of lip-readers, zoom lenses and social media detectives, the covered mouth had become football’s last refuge for privacy. In the age of lip-readers, zoom lenses and social media detectives, the covered mouth had become football’s last refuge for privacy. #social_media #zoom #football #zoom_lenses #media_detectives #covered_mouth #football_lost #lip-readers #detectives #privacy

Cristiano Ronaldo buys stake in Spanish second division side UD Almeria“It has been a long-time ambition of mine to contribute to football, beyond the pitch,” Ronaldo was quoted as saying in a media release. “It has been a long-time ambition of mine to contribute to football, beyond the pitch,” Ronaldo was quoted as saying in a media release. #Cristiano_Ronaldo #Ronaldo #media_release #long-time_ambition #Ronaldo_buys #buys_stake #division_side #Almeria #football #pitch
