0 comments by Phillip Bupp on 11/26/2014
Earlier this month, Emirates Airlines announced that they were terminating their sponsorship within FIFA. Sony has now announced that they are ending their sponsorship with FIFA. While it may appear that Emirates and Sony leaving FIFA is a statement against FIFA and their practices, that might not be 100% of the story. There are other […]
0 comments by Phillip Bupp on 11/24/2014
Whenever I see a video from BBC News that’s titled “Football (soccer) seen as ‘sissyball’ in Deep South,” I knew what I was getting myself into by watching. Let’s just say many people in Baton Rouge weren’t displaying too much “southern hospitality” toward soccer. Pretty much, think of all the stereotypes you have heard from […]
0 comments by Andrew Coppens on 11/18/2014
Just when we thought the bizzare story of the 2018 and 2022 World Cup bidding process couldn’t get any stranger. Just a day after releasing a report on the full investigation headed by Michael Garcia, FIFA has now turned over that report for criminal prosecution by the Swiss Attorney General. The world governing body issued […]
0 comments by Phillip Bupp
While the score of a game isn’t the most important factor in most friendlies, there is a crisis concerning the US Men’s National Team when it comes to giving up late goals. The USMNT has allowed a late goal after the 85th minute or in extra time that resulted in a loss of points in […]
0 comments by Phillip Bupp on 11/17/2014
Two whistleblowers from the Garcia Report on possible corruption during the bid process for the 2018 and 2022 World Cup’s have lodged a complaint within FIFA against Hans-Joachim Eckert because his summary of the Garcia Report contained information that made them easily identifiable. Phaedra Almajid of Qatar 2022 and Bonita Mersiades of Australia 2022 were […]
0 comments by Jeff Snyder on 11/14/2014
Ever since playing soccer became something you could do professionally full time, there has been a struggle between representing your club and representing your country in the sport. There are only a few times when this isn’t the case, such as the World Cup every four years or a large international tournament such as the Euros. […]
0 comments by Phillip Bupp
So…I watched United Passions and this movie is all over the place. There are moments where it seems as if they made the movie for those who have never heard of soccer or FIFA but then there are moments where you have to be an expert to understand what’s going on. All throughout the movie, […]
0 comments by Jeff Snyder on 11/13/2014
Last week, we reported on former FIFA official Chuck Blazer informing on FIFA for the FBI. This week, CNN is reporting that the FBI is stepping up its own corruption investigation that could land some FIFA officials in hot water. This runs contrary to FIFA’s own report on Thursday that cleared itself of any corruption in the […]
0 comments by Phillip Bupp on 11/12/2014
The BBC reports that FIFA is going to clear Qatar of corruption charges based on bidding for the 2022 FIFA World Cup when the FIFA ethics report is published tomorrow morning. Also, the English FA will be in trouble for associating themselves with former FIFA VP, Jack Warner, who resigned due to bribery allegations. After […]
0 comments by Phillip Bupp
In July 2012, the Russian Football Union signed Fabio Capello to be manager of the Russian national team. In January 2014, the RFU gave Capello an extension to be the highest paid international manager in the world ($11 million per year). He’s getting more than twice as much money as the next highest paid manager, […]
0 comments by Phillip Bupp on 11/11/2014
Qatar sports minister, Salah bin Ghanem bin Nasser al-Ali, was interviewed by the Associated Press about concerns with Qatar hosting the 2022 World Cup. The interview touched on topics such as human rights, terrorism, alcohol and homosexuality. Al-Ali tried to ease the fears of many and showcase how great the tournament will be and how […]
0 comments by Phillip Bupp on 11/7/2014
It’s been well known that Qatar has been using slave labor to build their country and that includes the stadiums for the 2022 World Cup. Many slaves have died due to the horrific conditions and there seems to be no end in sight. Today, it was reported by The Guardian that North Korea has been […]
0 comments by Phillip Bupp on 10/29/2014
Yesterday, Russia revealed the official logo for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. Except for the colors, they pretty much went along the trophy route just like the 2014 World Cup. Like with any logo, there’s a lot of unknown symbolism which you can see below. For those asking, basically 18 WC logo is about magic, […]
0 comments by Phillip Bupp on 10/20/2014
Harold Mayne-Nicholls has a plan to combat the heat of Qatar for the 2022 FIFA World Cup. His plan is to stage all of the games at night to avoid the sunlight. This requires having games late into the night in order to fit the current group game schedule. In a report from BBC Sport, […]
0 comments by Phillip Bupp on 10/14/2014
Many FIFA sponsors have sort of danced around the issue with FIFA’s ethics and standards but it finally seems like one sponsor is taking the next step forward, albeit a very small one. Coca-Cola has publicly stated that they would like to see more transparency within FIFA amid allegations of unethical behavior resulting in Russia […]
