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In a week of incendiary statements, this from Kevin Lamour, who at least for tonight remains FIFA COO, is incredibly damning in that it is from an insider that goes beyond this one scheme and is an assassination in a few hundred words of the FIFA president as a leader of global football.
The AFC now. "Football should never have been placed in such a position." "The AFC believes this moment must become a catalyst for strengthening institutional reform." "The FIFA World Cup, and the game itself, belong to the entire global football family." More👇 www.the-afc.com/en/more/afc_...
AFC stands in solidarity with UEFA and CONCACAF to protect the FIFA World CupThe AFC believes that the proposed FFE cannot realistically achieve the necessary broad consensus and unity required to move forward.www.the-afc.com
FIFA issues a new, oddly-timed and, quite honestly, strange statement on FFE they reiterate the proposal but are clearly more defensive about it, as evidenced by the bullet points “respect[ing] feedback” and how “the media disrupted planned consultation process” inside.fifa.com/organisation...
What is in Fifa's 25-page sales pitch: a reference to more than doubling the number of global tournaments held each year, from 200 to 450 What is not in Fifa's 25-page sales pitch: a single reference to women's football
Fifa’s sales pitch revealed: more tournaments, more debt … but no mention of women’s gameFifa’s sales pitch to persuade members to approve the sale of the World Cup’s commercial rights clearly states that their plans for financial growth will be achieved by staging more tournaments, havin...www.theguardian.com
This is kind of the lie of the salary cap as one of the last remaining parity measures. The cap isn’t helping Louisville and without deeper investment they can’t compete without a draft. And I do not think they should reinstate the draft.
🚨 Mauricio Pochettino on course to agree new contract & extend reign as USA head coach through to 2030 World Cup. Not signed but barring unexpected change of heart, 54yo Argentine manager set to remain in charge of #USMNT for next cycle 🚨 @theathleticfc.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/athletic/745...
Mauricio Pochettino, U.S. Soccer ‘close’ on deal to renew USMNT coach: SourcesPochettino and the U.S. federation have been in talks since the Americans exited the 2026 World Cup in the round of 16www.nytimes.com
🚨 Gotham FC and forward Esther González have agreed to a mutual contract termination as González temporarily steps away from soccer to attend to personal matters in Spain. She departs as the club’s all-time leading scorer, with 33 goals across all #NWSL competitions.
What a strange and angry post from the FIFA president. While preaching “love” he has come across extremely thin skinned and while at the same time attempted to downplay what has happened to Iran, fans denied visas, Omar Artan and the Balogun situations as normal. Like in a parallel universe.
New, on @us.theguardian.com - Austin FC’s academy is under investigation by Austin police and the FBI for allegations of sexual abuse amongst its players. Reporting w/@anabnos.com: www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Austin FC academy under investigation by police and FBI for allegations of youth-on-youth sexual abuseMultiple league, club, and law enforcement sources confirm ongoing inquiries into MLS clubwww.theguardian.com
Interesting note from Steve Cangialosi on the AppleTV call of FC Cincinnati vs Vancouver Whitecaps regarding Sebastian Berhalter, who did not travel to Ohio: "We are told this is not a fatigue issue, he is not dressing tonight as his future is being determined; read into that what you will."
Fox averaged 38.9 million viewers for World Cup final, the most-watched soccer telecast in U.S. TV history, per the network. Peaked at 51.7 million. Telemundo/Peacock averaged 22.6 million. Total: 61.5 million. Astounding. ⚽️
Argentina’s villain arc came to its most natural conclusion tonight after one final descent into cynicism, a fascinating way to mark the end of a dynastic era reflections as the dust settles on a unique World Cup final www.cbssports.com/soccer/news/...
How Lionel Messi's Argentina became the villains as they chased a dynasty and lost in the World Cup finalSpain beat Argentina 1-0 in extra time in the World Cup final on Sunday, with Ferran Torres scoring the game's lone goal in the 106th minutewww.cbssports.com
If you haven't seen it yet, BBC's montage at the end of the World Cup was fucking tremendous www.youtube.com/watch?v=20Fi...
BBC FIFA World Cup 2026 Closing MontageYouTube video by Pick Six Productions Xtrawww.youtube.com
Still no shots for Argentina. My question now is, is Spain gonna manage to Harvey Haddix this situation.