Soccer Limey in America

Under normal circumstances, I don’t usually pay much attention to the press releases that emanate from FIFA Headquarters in Switzerland, mainly because a lot of it reminds me of how our politicians talk these days. It usually sounds good at first but once the fancy wrapping is stripped off, it usually has no substance. However, [...]

If you have read my postings over the last 3 months or so, you will already appreciate that I am not a fan of the men who administrate our sport, at any level. On Saturday in Zurich, the International Football Association Board and FIFA met at the 124th Annual General Meeting to discuss the important [...]

This past Saturday saw the 2010 debuts of Landon Donovan and David Beckham across the pond for their respective “foster” clubs , Everton of the English Premier League and AC Milan of Serie A in Italy. Certainly in weather conditions a world apart from what both players are used to playing in for the Los [...]

The inevitable became a reality down in South Africa this afternoon when FIFA, via Sepp Blatter, finally decided that video technology would not be used at the World Cup next June and to make matters worse , they also decided that expanding the 4th officials’ duties or putting a linesman behind each goal would not [...]

I would have liked my opening blog to have been about something positive in this beautiful game of ours but I find myself choosing a topic which threatens the future of this sport . FIFA. If you haven’t heard or seen reference to dubious refereeing decisions over the last 2-3 weeks then I ask you [...]