Levy steps down after 24 years as supporters call for deeper engagement

IT’S that time of year, once every four years, when football stops for the World Cup.
Except it doesn’t really, and this time around it is not even that time of year.
It is safe to say that this version of the World Cup has caused some controversy. In many ways, it has been a World Cup that is not for everyone.

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