Soccer Basher Mad Tea Party

Dear FIFA, U.S. Soccer Fan, MLS, and Euro 2008: I know you want America to love you, but it's just not working out. You aren't trying hard enough to make this relationship blossom -- and I think you should seek counseling. The British-sounding guy doing all the Euro 2008 commercials just isn't sexy to America. You can do better soccer nation. If [read more...]

6+5=Fail

After a successful vote at the FIFA congress, the organization plans to implement a “6+5 rule,” which means that a club is required to field a minimum 6 domestic players and a maximum of 5 foreign players. This will spell trouble for leagues that are in countries where the depth of talent isn’t present, such as Major League Soccer. MLS has [read more...]

FIFA shouldn’t have moved the Club World Cup

FIFA opened the Club World Cup to an open bidding process, and the UAE got the rights to host the competition in 2009 and 2010. FIFA made a mistake on this one; the tournament shouldn’t have left Japan. I have nothing against the UAE. I’m sure that they’re fully capable of running this competition. My only concern is that the fans [read more...]