By JOHN BOSCHINI
FIFA has been ordered to release documents pertaining to its involvement with former marketing
partner ISL by the Swiss supreme court.
The documents contain information about several FIFA members who took millions of dollars in
kickbacks from ISL during the negotiation of television broadcast deals for the World Cup, with
former FIFA president Joao Havelange and 2014 World Cup organizer Ricardo Teixeira at the forefront
of the scandal.
Photo: Courtesy MLS Soccer
MLS
LA Galaxy defeated Houston Dynamo 1–0 to win the MLS Cup. Landon Donovan scored the lone goal
and was named MVP. Player ratings are here.
All teams must submit their protected list to the league for Tuesday's Expansion Draft by 5pm
today.
The league made two big announcements on Sunday, one concerning the shift to a conference-based
schedule, the about changes to the playoff format aimed a rewarding those teams with better regular
season records.
Union
The Union has become well-known for its innovative use of social networking tools. The latest
bit of cleverness is this: when their Facebook page gets 92,012 likes, they will unveil the new
designs for the first and second kit. You can 'like' the Union by clicking here. As of this
writing, there are only 6,500 'likes' to go.
Photo: Nicolae Stoian
Union
The Trinidad and Tobago Football Federation reports that Keon Daniel may have contracted dengue
fever, a mosquito-borne illness, and will miss the CONCACAF World Cup qualifier against Bermuda.
The guy simply cannot catch a break.
JP Dellacamera says the Kansas City draw is cause for optimism.
Photo courtesy of Greg Carroccio and the Philadelphia Union
Union
The newest edition of the Philly Soccer Show, co-hosted by KYW's Greg Orlandini and PSP's Eli
Pearlman-Storch, features an interview with Freddy Adu.
Ives Galarcep has an informative piece on Adu loaded with great quotes.
Sepp Blatter has taken steps to repair FIFA's damaged relationship with the FA, following his
criticism of Brazilian football chief Ricardo Teixeira.
The Brazilian Football Confederation president, Ricardo Teixeira, has confirmed that a special
farewell friendly international match has been arranged for Ronaldo. The recently retired striker
will line up for Brazil in a game versus Romania in the estádio Pacaembu on 7th June.
