Tag: soccer
FIFA Ethics Committee Opens Proceedings Against Blatter and Two Former Top Officials
The Investigatory Chamber of FIFA's Ethics Committee has opened formal proceedings against banned former FIFA President Sepp Blatter, ex-secretary general Jérôme Valcke and Markus...
Football is the Global Leader in China, What about Softball?
A recent program on the BBC on development of football (soccer) in China, about bringing high and overpriced pro-athletes to help get it started, said it hopes...
Former FIFA President and IOC Member Joao Havelange Dies at Age 100
Former FIFA President João Havelange has died at the age of 100 in Rio, having been hospitalized since July with pneumonia. Havelange became FIFA President...
CO-LOM-BIA! CO-LOM-BIA!! ATLETICO NACIONAL CHAMPIONS OF THE COPA BRIDGESTONE LIBERTADORES DE AMÉRICA
It is no secret to anyone how important soccer, football, or futbol is around the world. This sport awakens the deepest passion between its...
Kuwait Football Clubs lobby for FIFA reinstatement ahead of key Congress vote
A delegation from Kuwait Football Clubs have been lobbying FIFA's Member Associations in an attempt to get their country's Football Association reinstated from a...
Top international football players are joining forces with FIFA
Top international football players are joining forces with FIFA, the Confederation of African Football and health experts to raise global awareness and promote simple...
Sony Corporation first to call for investigation of the use of bribes to secure...
Japan’s Sony Corporation, according to The Sunday Times, became the first FIFA sponsor to call for a thorough investigation into accusations bribes were paid to secure...
WORLD’S OLDEST PROFESSION AT WORLD’S LARGEST SPORTING EVENT
When I was perusing Deadspin a couple of days ago, this article about “the sex trade” in Brazil and how those in “the profession”...
high number of ejections at Utah high school soccer games
High school soccer in Utah has a problem and there are no easy answers on how to fix it.
As of this past Monday, 117...
PBS Documentary on Fatherhood in the Favelas Premiers Memorial Day Weekend
As hundreds of millions of soccer fans around the world are well aware, soccer is enticing, exciting and addictive. But who ever thought soccer...
