Changes Afoot as the Platini Era Begins

BBC Sport

After a few words of thanks and an expression of gratitude for Lennart Johansson's work over the years, new UEFA president Michel Platini wasted no time underlining the goals of his presidency. Among them are, reconciling soccer's "special" status in European law, further developing UEFA competitions, including the Intertoto Cup, ... Read the whole story

Reyna Hits Out at English, German Physios

Big Apple Soccer

In an interview with New York-area prodigal son Claudio Reyna, BigAppleSoccer asks the former U.S. captain about one of his old bugaboos: injuries. The label "injury prone" doesn't have the nicest of connotations, but there's no doubt Reyna's success in England was cut-short by a torn ACL at Sunderland, and ... Read the whole story

Checketts' Concert Goals Unrealistic, Experts Say

Salt Lake Tribune

The possibility of booking 11 concerts a year or more is one of the big selling points for Dave Checketts and Real Salt Lake in the team's bid to acquire the public funds necessarily to build a 20,000-seat capacity stadium in Sandy, a suburb of Salt Lake City. RSL expects ... Read the whole story

Four Months Later, Bungs Scandal All but Forgotten

The Guardian

What happened to Lord Stevens' inquiry into the bungs scandal that newspapers across Britain claimed was "rocking English football"? After a flurry of press reports and assertions from all sides that investigations would be ongoing, little if anything has been said publicly in the last few months. The BBC Panorama ... Read the whole story

Bradley, Players Ignore "Interim" Uncertainty

AZCentral.com

The news media may keep harping on the "interim" moniker attached to his job, but that doesn't seem to faze U.S. national team coach Bob Bradley, who sounded as like he was in it for the long haul during a news conference at the University of Phoenix Stadium."As we begin ... Read the whole story

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