Was Lord Triesman On To Something? Just Ask Jennings
by Matt Bell (Profile/Interview | Independent - May 23)
Matthew Bell meets the journalist who's dedicated 20 years to exposing corruption in sport more details | go to article

Russian Referees Have Been Bribed, Beaten And Even Murdered... Corruption Is Still At A Very High Level
by Ian Gallagher and Will Stewart (Profile/Interview | Daily Mail (UK) - May 22)
Lord Triesman’s World Cup bribery allegations have been given credence by Russia’s leading football analyst, who claims his country is unfit to host the tournament. more details | go to article

Lineker's Gesture Was Understandable But Triesman's Loose Words Were Mind-Boggling
by James Lawton (Commentary | Independent - May 22)
A straightforward business you might say, Gary Lineker's resignation as a Mail on Sunday columnist after the newspaper's decision to publish the taped results of Lord Triesman's "entrapment" by a young woman apparently hell-bent on exploiting their relationship. So why am I a little uneasy that Lineker's gesture launched him into the instant status of English football's No 1 patriot? more details | go to article

FIFA Official: Bribery Claims Probably Not True
by Associated Press (Preview | Yahoo - May 20)
FIFA secretary general Jerome Valcke says he doesn’t think there is any truth to the comments made by David Triesman alleging a conspiracy to bribe referees in South Africa. more details | go to article

Lord Triesman Investigation Must Be Swift, Insist FIFA After 'Crazy' World Cup Bribe Allegations
by No Author Listed (Preview | Daily Mail (UK) - May 19)
Triesman was secretly recorded telling a friend that Spain would support Russia's bid for the 2018 World Cup in return for help bribing referees in South Africa. He has since resigned as chairman of the FA and England's 2018 bid. more details | go to article

The FA's 2018 Team Can Survive Lord Triesman's Gaffe, Says UEFA President Michel Platini
by No Author Listed (Profile/Interview | Daily Mail (UK) - May 19)
The UEFA president, in Zurich for the International FA Board meeting, said: ‘I have a good friendship with Lord Triesman and I want to help him in his bad moment, for him as a person. I want to support my friend in this big problem. England is a great country and it can recover and survive this.’ more details | go to article

Lineker Quits Newspaper Column Over Triesman Story
by Agence France Presse (Preview | Yahoo - May 18)
Former England striker Gary Lineker on Tuesday quit the newspaper which published the secretly recorded allegations from the Football Association's chief about England's rival World Cup bidders. more details | go to article

Lord Triesman's Claims That England's World Cup Bid Rivals Tried To Bribe Referees Will Be Investigated By FIFA
by Charles Sale (Preview | Daily Mail (UK) - May 18)
England's troubled 2018 World Cup bid is facing two separate inquiries following Lord Triesman's allegations of corruption, which have led to his resignation as FA and campaign chairman. more details | go to article

Conspiracy Theory Will Not Go Away With The Same Haste As Lord Triesman
by Oliver Kay (Commentary | London Times - May 18)
One thing seemed to go unnoticed in the furore that accompanied Lord Triesman’s departure from the FA. In his valedictory statement, he did not withdraw the allegations that caused such widespread condemnation. more details | go to article

FIFA Inquiry Into Triesman's Comments Adds To 2018 World Cup Fears
by Matt Scott and Owen Gibson (Preview | Guardian - May 18)
Fifa last night referred comments allegedly made by the former Football Association chairman Lord Triesman about rivals to host the 2018 World Cup to its ethics committee, dashing hopes among England's bid team that they could swiftly draw a line under the affair. more details | go to article

Fa Braces For Second Batch Of Triesman Tapes
by Ian Herbert (Preview | Independent - May 18)
Personal attack on 'greedy, corrupt' figures could hit efforts to repair 2018 bid at Champions League final more details | go to article

The Recurring Fault Line Within English Football Is Its Failure To Produce Leaders
by James Lawton (Commentary | Independent - May 17)
There is surely a point when a national game which ... is so erratically administered becomes a suitable case for government inspection. more details | go to article

Spain Bribe Referees To Win A World Cup? That's Rubbish Insists 2018 Chief Jorge Perez Arias
by No Author Listed (Commentary | Daily Mail (UK) - May 17)
Spanish football federation secretary general Jorge Perez Arias has labelled the idea of his country trying to bribe World Cup referees as 'ridiculous'. more details | go to article

Vanity And A Bit Of Fluff Did For Lord Triesman
by Martin Samuel (Commentary | Daily Mail (UK) - May 17)
Bottom line: if Lord Triesman had been half as clever as he thought he was, he would still be in a job this morning. Sadly, he was never that good. How could he be? more details | go to article

FA Chief Lord Triesman Accuses Spain And Russia Of Bid To Bribe World Cup Referees
by Ian Gallagher (Preview | Daily Mail (UK) - May 16)
England's campaign to host the 2018 World Cup was in chaos last night after the Football Association’s chairman accused Spain and Russia of planning to bribe referees in this summer’s tournament. more details | go to article