Satish Sekar

January 21, 2021

The Final Rehearsal (Part Six) The Foundations of An Abnormal Society

By Satish Sekar © Satish Sekar (August 18th 2020) Strange Fruit South Africa was a very strange member of FIFA – they toured South America and […]
January 21, 2021

The Final Rehearsal (Part Five) Establishing the Pecking Order

By Satish Sekar © Satish Sekar (August 18th 2020) The Growth of FIFA The first modern Olympiads to feature football had no claim to be a […]
January 21, 2021

The Final Rehearsal (Part Four) The Unofficial Olympic Games

By Satish Sekar © Satish Sekar (August 18th 2020) FIFA’s Quandary Established in 1904, the International Federation of Football Associations (FIFA) had only existed for six […]
January 21, 2021

The Final Rehearsal (Part Three) The Racist Games

By Satish Sekar © Satish Sekar (August 18th 2020) Olympic Spirit? Len Taunyane and Jan Mashiane were black – members of the Tswana tribe. They were […]