Category Archives: FIFA
US focusing on 2022 World Cup bid
The United States withdrew its bid to host the 2018 World Cup in order to focus on the 2022 finals. That means two things. One, that Europe is guaranteed to host the 2018 World Cup (England, Russia, Netherlands/Belgium, and Spain/Portugal … Continue reading
FIFA and the Ministry of Truth
Let it be known that Big Brother, a.k.a. Sepp Blatter, is an idiot. That, I believe, is a commonly accepted truth. Let it also be known that FIFA’s attempts at control in the past couple of weeks have reeked of … Continue reading
How to play a vuvuzela properly
The Guardian helpfully provides a video on how to play the vuvuzela properly. Seriously: Samora Ntsebeza is a vuvuzela orchestra member. On a lighter note, goal.com has this tutorial via YouTube:
This is getting ridiculous
Really? The BBC is going to filter the vuvuzela sound? The only downside is that the filters also catch the rest of the stadium’s noise, like cheers, chants, whistles, and player complaints. Some players complained about the noise, saying they … Continue reading
FIFA is that crazy girlfriend you can’t avoid
There’s no other explanation for the decision to investigate Thierry Henry’s handball. Or maybe that just makes Sepp Blatter indecisive. Or maybe he’s just insane. Who really knows at this point? The whole Ireland-France situation has devolved into the worst … Continue reading
Soccer gets the Colbert Bump
Last night on the very excellent Colbert Report, Stephen Colbert discussed whether or not it was time for the US to embrace soccer. Click through the first two segments and get to the third (4:47) and fourth segments. Anyone know … Continue reading
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Of legalities and Jean-Marc Bosman
There are two landmark legal rulings in club soccer in terms of transfers. The first is the 1995 Bosman ruling. The second is the 2009 Matuzalém ruling. The Bosman ruling, named after Belgian player Jean-Marc Bosman, had two important effects. … Continue reading
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Into the labyrinth
I don’t know a lot about Asian soccer so you’ll have to excuse me if I start talking out of my ass but it seems to me that the recent Asian Football Confederation (AFC) election to determine would be the … Continue reading
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Sepp Blatter is an idiot
So Sepp Blatter has said some pretty stupid things over the years. From saying that women’s soccer needs hotpants to increase viewership to this little doozy: “We should also protect the player and if the player wants to play somewhere … Continue reading
