World Football

Brazil's star players hit out at the corruption which, they say, is ruining football. Also, we speak to Leicester City's Riyad Mahrez and Watford coach Quique Sanchez Flores. Plus, there is a trip to Valencia for Gary Neville's first match in charge and a chat with Sanfrecce Hiroshima's Mihail Mikic as the Fifa Club World Cup kicks-off. (Photo: Brazilian football players. Credit: Getty Images)

We hear from Fifa presidential candidate Tokyo Sexwale, Liverpool goalkeeper Simon Mignolet and Fiorentina coach Paulo Sousa. Plus, there's a look ahead to Sunday's MLS Cup final between Columbus Crew and Portland Timbers (Photo: Tokyo Sexwale at a press conference in Tel Aviv. credit: Getty Images)

Didier Drogba gives us some dressing room secrets from his time at Chelsea. Herve Renard looks to the future after leaving Lille. Plus, does football have a doping problem? Also, we visit Florence to find out if Fiorentina are serious title contenders this season. (Photo: Didier Drogba celebrates after scoring Chelsea. Credit: Getty Images)

Bixente Lizarazu and Joe Hart discuss the dangers of stadia being targeted by terrorists. Dirk Kuyt reflects on the troubles of the Dutch national team. And we travel to Armenia, where the domestic league is struggling to attract fans. (Pictuire credit: Getty images)

Gianfranco Zola reveals his "uncontrollable" passion for ice cream as he realises his dream to open an Italian café in London. He’s joined by Roberto Di Matteo, who rules himself out of a second caretaker managerial role at Chelsea, and Andriy Shevchenko, who says that qualification for Euro 2016 would be the Ukraine national team’s greatest achievement since leaving the USSR. We also discuss the...

How a dream move turned sour for Barcelona youth players Ben Lederman and Nanno Lugo. Plus, the latest on the Nepal match-fixing scandal, Sporting Lisbon coach Jorge Jesus returns to Benfica, and former Portugal international Deco talks about his new life as an agent. (Photo: Barcelona training camp. Credit: Getty images)

Could human rights allegations haunt Sheikh Salman's bid for the FIFA Presidency? We travel to Paris to find out about the early years of French striker Anthony Martial. Roberto Mancini looks ahead to the Manchester derby. And Magnus Hedman discusses the fading fortunes of Sweden's national team. Would Sweden be better off without Zlatan Ibrahimovic? (Picture - Sheikh Salman: Getty Images)

Interview with Inter Milan coach Roberto Mancini. We also have the inside story of Albania's Euro 2016 adventure. And, Austria's Johnny Ertle discusses his country's success. (Photo: Roberto Mancini. Credit: Getty Images)

The Dutch legend Johan Cruyff tells us why he's glad he's not still a coach. Lothar Matthaus and Borussia Dortmund coach Thomas Tuchel discuss Bayern Munich's dominance. Is the German title race already over, after just eight games? Mexico's flamboyant goalkeeper Jorge Campos talks about plans for a World Cup for legends. And, what next for FIFA, following the suspensions of Sepp Blatter and Miche...

An interview with Frank de Boer. Could the Ajax coach be heading to the Premier League? As Argentina's River Plate look forward to representing South America in the Club World Cup, we find out more about the resurrection of the club. We also get a taste of Champions League football in Tel Aviv. And, in the second part of our interview with Emmanuel Petit, the World Cup winner defends his friend an...

World Cup winner Emmanuel Petit looks back on his career and tells us how money is having a negative impact on today's players. How did the Dutch national team get so bad so quickly? We hear from former Dutch international Michael Reiziger. His Royal Highness Tunku Ismail hits out at the current state of football in Malaysia and talks about his club, Johar Darul Takzim, reaching the AFC Cup semi-f...

Former Russia captain Alexei Smertin and Cameroon's Andre Bikey discuss the issue of racism in Russian football. Brazil legend Zico says players and fans should have a voice when it comes to choosing Fifa presidents. We also hear from the top goalscorer in Major League Soccer, Sierra Leone's Kei Kamara. (Photo credit: YURI KADOBNOV/AFP/Getty Images)

The president of the Romanian FA tells us why Prince Ali is making a political misjudgement if he thinks he can win the election to become the next Fifa president. Gianluca Vialli tells us why Italian football has an image problem. We're with the national team of Guam as their World Cup adventure continues. St Pauli and Borussia Dortmund play a friendly match to help refugees. And the agent of Che...

The president of Sporting Lisbon gives a passionate plea for the introduction of video technology. Former Nigeria international Segun Odegbami on his desire to be the next Fifa president. And the Belgian international Sebastien Pocognoli describes his frustration at the lack of first team football at West Bromwich Albion.

The Italian prosecutor at the centre of the Juventus EPO scandal in the 1990s and Wada's director general discuss doping in football. Parma vice-president Marco Ferrari talks about the efforts to re-build the club following bankruptcy, while Aston Villa's Rudy Gestede discusses racism in the game after being the victim of abuse last season. Northern Ireland's Jim Hagan also shares his memories of...

Has Vitesse Arnhem lost its identity by becoming Chelsea's feeder club? We hear from Vitesse captain Guram Kashia. Argentine Julio Arca and Kuwaiti interantional Aziz Mashaan discuss the the lure of Europe's top leagues. Will the rest of the world ever be able to compete with the power and the pull of La Liga and the English Premier League? And former Croatian international Josip Simunic evaluates...

The president of Saudi Arabia's FA outlines his vision for the future. Former Trinidad & Tobago captain David Nakhid on his Fifa presidential ambitions. We also pay tribute to Harald Nielsen, one of Denmark's finest ever players, and discuss violence in Turkish football. (Photo: Adrian Dennis. Credit: AFP/Getty Images)

Cypriot referee Marios Panayi explains how he was approached to fix matches.

South Korea's Chung Mong Joon and Liberia's Musa Bility hit out at Michel Platini's ambitions to be Fifa president. What has happened to all the great Nigerian players? There is turmoil in Mexican football following the sacking of national team coach Miguel Hererra. And, a former football hooligan looks back at violence in English football during the 1970s and '80s. (Photo: Michel Patini. Credit:...

The former Fifa advisor Michael Hershman talks about his frustrations while dealing with the 'dinosaurs' of the organisation. The former Argentina international Hernan Crespo discusses his new coaching job in Italy and the misfortunes of his former club Parma. We pay tribute to Alcides Ghiggia, the Uruguayan footballer who broke Brazilian hearts at the 1950 World Cup. And we spend time with Greenl...

Bayern Munich legend Paul Breitner looks back on his career and gives his views on the controversy surrounding Qatar 2022. David Trezeguet pays tribute to Andrea Pirlo. We also spend time with San Marino's SS Folgore in the UEFA Champions League. Photo by Bob Thomas/Getty Images

Chile international Mark Gonzalez and Peru's assistant coach Nolberto Solano look ahead to the Copa America final in Santiago, as the hosts Chile prepare to take on Argentina. Also we look at the problem of fan violence in Chilean club football and why does South America not care about the Women's World Cup? (Photo: Chile fans hold card cut-out letters to spell Chile. Credit: Getty Images)

At Chile's Nacional Estadio as many as 40,000 men and women suffered at the hands of a cruel dictatorship. On this week's World Football, hear about the dark past of the venue for this year's Copa America final. The stadium was was used as a prison camp during the early days of the Pinochet regime. The dressing rooms were used to hold political prisoners and unspeakable acts of torture took place....