French Footballers refuse to train, force team director to resign France's 2010 World Cup team have withdrawn their labour in support of a colleague sent home after a…
Stewards strike at World Cup leads to violence, may spread A walkout at the World Cup venue in South Africa has been met with police violence as unions…
South Africa's World Cup is a disgrace It's already the most unequal country on the planet. Now 'the greatest marketing opportunity of our time' is making it worse.
Spanish footballers to strike All footballers in Spain are due to strike from April 16 in support of colleagues who have not received their pay.
Nationwide strike at South African World Cup building sites Some 70,000 construction workers in South Africa have gone on strike, halting work on stadiums being…
Strikes and riots at 2010 World Cup building site Workers have still not resumed work at Mpumalanga's 2010 World Cup stadium after workers downed tools in a wage protest.
Student revolt: riots across Bangladesh A clash on Monday 20 Aug on Dhaka University campus, when students at a football game were manhandled by soldiers, has escalated into a…
Sócrates - midfielder and anti-dictatorship resister Brazil and Corinthians midfielder, doctor of medicine and philosophy, Sócrates also organised demonstrations of opposition to Brazil's military…
Javier Zanetti - Zapatista supporter Inter Milan captain Javier Zanetti was instrumental in building links between his club and the Zapatistas.
The soccer war, 1969 - Ryszard Kapuscinski A short account of the "soccer war" between El Salvador and Honduras which was sparked by rioting during the second North American qualifying…
Alex Ferguson - manager and striker Alex Ferguson, manager of Manchester United was involved in the Glasgow apprentices strike and a walkout at Falkirk FC.
