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Soccer fans this weekend saw the best of the beautiful game pushed aside by the worst. As
Barcelona were dismantling Manchester United with passing and play that was textbook in perfection,
the drip-drip-drip of allegations coming out of FIFA's headquarters in Switzerland was
deafening.
In 1917 Russia was gripped by a revolution that sent shockwaves throughout the west, as governments
agonized over potential repercussions upsetting their own status quo. Today Russian football is
experiencing a revolution of its own, yet western reaction is surprisingly ... Continue reading →
FIFA is pleased to announce the extension of its broadcast rights agreement with Al Jazeera Sport
for the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™ and the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar™.
We are the champions!
Recently we've shared that various soccer luminaries such as Arsene Wenger and Sir Alex Ferguson
has advocated a spring-to-fall schedule change in advance of the 2022 World Cup. Now we find out
that UEFA itself is advancing well past the thinking stage.
The British press is reporting that the English Premier League and Bundesliga are gearing up to
fight a UEFA (specifically, Michel Plantini) plan to implement a spring-to-fall schedule
permanently for UEFA member leagues and alter the qualification calendar for international
events.
Continued gnashing of teeth over England's lost bid for the 2018 World Cup. It appears that the
English bid wasn't beyond the odd bit of deal making though. Including on the issue of free-to-air
sport on TV:
The BBC and ITV were set to join forces to battle a secret government decision that could have
handed Sky the chance to air the 2018 World Cup.
* Is the New York Cosmos' appointment of Eric Cantona anything more than a PR stunt? No, as Eric
has no passion for administration, but PR is important at this stage and the wow factor is grabbing
attention before the real battles of raising the money begin in earnest...It's often forgotten it
was Sheffield Wednesday who brought Eric to England before stupidly passing on him.
