FIFA has taken bids for the U.S. English TV broadcast rights for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups from ESPN and NBC Universal into consideration – and have chosen the group which no one seemed to think would be able to win, FOX Sports. Unofficial reports have FOX Sports’ audacious bid listed between $450 and [...]
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FOX, Telemundo Receive Rights to 2018, 2022 World Cups: Now What?
Posted in FIFA, News, Television Rights, World Cup 2018, World Cup 2022, tagged Fox Sports, Telemundo on October 21, 2011 | 7 Comments »
MLS Pick’Em – Week 16
Posted in FIFA, MLS Pick'em, tagged Chicago Fire, Chivas USA, Colorado Rapids, Columbia Women's National Team, Columbus Crew, Dallas FC, DC United, FIFA Women's World Cup, Houston Dynamo, Los Angeles Galaxy, New England Revolution, New York Red Bulls, Philadelphia Union, Portland Timbers, Real Salt Lake, San Jose Earthquakes, Seattle Sounders, Sporting Kansas City, Toronto FC, United States Women's National Team, Vancouver Whitecaps on June 28, 2011 | 21 Comments »
Week 15 was a great week for watching soccer. There were twelve Major League Soccer games, three CONCACAF Gold Cup matches, and seven of those fifteen were on national television. On the Pick’Em front, that allowed two of our pickers to make nearly 75% of their picks correct. Kudos to Green Eggs and daneekasghost who [...]
“Reform” … I Do Not Think it Means What You Think it Means, Sepp.
Posted in Corruption, FIFA, World Cup 2022, tagged Corruption, FIFA, Georger being Georger, Grandstanding, Rants, Sepp Blatter, Simpsons references on June 1, 2011 | 11 Comments »
I happened to be up at five this morning (because I make outstanding life choices) and while I should have been asleep, I was looking at twitter, and realized that the FIFA speeches on the vote to postpone Blatter’s coronation were about to begin. So naturally I stayed up to follow those developments. Once the [...]
The Thursday Challenge: Embracing Futility Edition
Posted in CONMEBOL, FIFA, General, Lies, Damned Lies, and Statistics, MLS, South America, The Football League, The More You Know..., Trivia, UEFA, USMNT, Whimsy, Wild Ass Guesses on March 24, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Last week, on that day when the temperature rose above 60 degrees a coworker of mine (a transplanted Virginian) exclaimed, “Spring is here!!”- I couldn’t help but sadly shake my head at her. As a life-long New Englander I know that spring is mythical, much like the unicorn or a married ferret owner. Sure enough, [...]
Life as a Pitch
Posted in English Premier League, FIFA, UEFA, tagged Laws of the Game on March 1, 2011 | 6 Comments »
A regulation NFL football field is 120 yards long and 53 1/3 yards wide. A regulation NBA basketball court is 94′ long and 50′ wide. A regulation NHL hockey rink is 200′ long and 85′ wide. These dimensions are unchanging within their respective leagues; there are some differences between NHL rinks and international play rinks, [...]
“I would say they [gay fans] should refrain from any sexual activities.” – Sepp Blatter
Posted in FIFA, tagged FIFA is a joke, Human rights, Sepp Blatter, SU4HRInQatar on December 14, 2010 | 7 Comments »
[BBC article] Let’s not put too fine a point on this, or sugar-coat it in any way. FIFA, or at the very least the upper reaches of the organization, do not care at all about human rights. If truth be told, it appears that in order to actually go to the 2022 World Cup AND [...]
The Thursday Challenge: Questions…
Posted in CONCACAF Gold Cup, FIFA, General, Gold Cup, MLS, Off the Pitch, Trivia, Whimsy, Wild Ass Guesses on September 16, 2010 | 7 Comments »
Here we go again, eight difficult- or not- questions to get your Thursday started can be found after the jump-
Bahrain 3-0 Fake Togo
Posted in FIFA, tagged Bahrain National Team, International Friendlies, Togolese National Team on September 15, 2010 | 1 Comment »
International friendlies are, for most managers, a chance to learn something about your squad. With few international dates, and with limited time to train, each one of these matches can show you something about how your team responds to a situation. Good friendlies challenge your team and make them play beyond their means; win or [...]
Coming Out of the Closet with Fuse: Tartan!!
Posted in Commentary, FIFA, Football Shirts, General, Homerism, Off the Pitch, UEFA, Whimsy on September 13, 2010 | 4 Comments »
I chose to profile a full kit this week because qualifying for Euro 2012 began recently and in just the first two matches I have been remind of just what Scotland is- and what it used to be. First, Scotland drew away to Lithuania and then beat Liechtenstein at home- in the 97th minute!! Now, [...]
“Let me take my chances…on the Group of Death”
Posted in Commentary, English Premier League, Euro 2012, FIFA, General, Homerism, Lies, Damned Lies, and Statistics, UEFA, World Cup 2010, World Cup 2014, World Cup Qualifiers on August 2, 2011 | 7 Comments »
Before I begin to ramble in earnest let me state that I have only the most rudimentary understanding of FIFA’s World Cup Draw. I know that it involves certain nations being put into certain pots on the basis of their past performance and then choosing a nation from each of these pots to make up [...]
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