1. Inaugural Golden Oldies Football Festival
   Sources News Release
   Resource Type: Article
   Published: 2015
   Golden Oldies World Football Festival will be held in Adelaide, South Australia, in October 2016.
2. Leak Ties Ethics Guru to Three Men Charged in FIFA Scandal
   Secret documents show how deeply the world of soccer has become enmeshed in the world of offshore havens
   Resource Type: Article
   Published: 2016
   Four of the 16 FIFA officials indicted in the United States used offshore companies created by Mossack Fonseca. Files show offshore companies used by some soccer players to hold money from image rights deals. Offshore revelations extend beyond soccer to other sports including hockey and golf.
3. New Wonderkind from Argentina (Claudio Gabriel Nancufil) New Lionel Messi
   Resource Type: Film/Video
   A very young Lionel Messi displays his football talents.
4. Other Voices: The Connexions Newsletter - August 13, 2016
   Sports and Politics
   Resource Type: Serial Publication (Periodical)
   Published: 2016
   Sports and politics have always been intertwined, though perhaps never as much so as in the current era. In the modern sports era, survival and success depend largely on the favour of corporations, whose power to provide or withhold funding and sponsorships now shape every aspect of sport, including athletes' incomes and lifestyles. It is now difficult to remember that only a few decades ago, corporate logos were strictly forbidden at Olympic events, while athletes were prohibited from accepting any kind of payment for their involvement in sports. The corporate conquest of sports closely parallels the corporate colonization of nearly all aspects of modern life. Accompanying this in recent years has been the increasing injection of militaristic content into sports spectacles. In Canada, hockey games are now commonly preceded by rituals honouring militarism. In the United States, similar spectacles have been staged for years. In this issue, we feature resources which remind us that resistance to the commercialization, corporatization, and militarization of sports is also part of our heritage.

Experts on Soccer in the Sources Directory

1. FIFA - International Federation of Association Football