Football: an alternative view of the African Cup of Nations
Just wanted to write a quick blog at the end of the day (as the snow falls outside and we prepare to cycle home in the freezing cold. Brrrrr!). We've just put up a great article by Rhodri Davies, one of our Your Say writers. Rhodri was out in Egypt during the recent African Cup of Nations, and has examined the impact of the arms trade on the countries taking part. As he says, Africa's footballing exports glistened, but "behind fans samba dancing lie nations devastated by the small arms trade". It's a really interesting read, and highlights how conflict in Africa is exacerbated by an unregulated arms trade. Read the article and join the Million Faces petition to Control Arms.
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good luck to Oxfam football
In light of the increasing cynicism in the game which plunged to new depths with the Chelsea players and manager against WBA the other weekend, and in light of the absurd money and lack of old-style fans in the game, we have launched "Boycott Football", a website at
http://www.boycott-football.tk/
to encourage a boycott of spending any money, admission or Sky TV, for British professional football.
Please have a look and if you agree sign up.
regards
Boycott Football team
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March 17, 2006 8:42 PM
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