The cloud of corruption

by Paul Kennedy

[MY VIEW] Wednesday's decision by FIFA's ethics committee to provisionally suspend six men -- including executive committee members Amos Adamu and Reynald Temarii -- for their roles in the Sunday Times' sting operation examining the World Cup 2018/22 bid process was a measure of damage control. But the decision and ... Read the whole story

Blatter: 'A sad day for football'

by Paul Kennedy

[WORLD CUP 2018/22 BIDS] FIFA's ethics committee provisionally suspended FIFA executive committee members Amos Adamu and Reynald Temarii on Wednesday in response to the London Times' sting operation in which they were caught discussing the trade of their votes for the 2018 and 2022 World Cup hosts with undercover reporters ... Read the whole story

What They're Saying

by Soccer America

"It was some night for him. Maurice has been doing really well for us lately and it was good to see him get that first one but not to get the other one."-- Glasgow Rangers coach Walter Smith on American midfielder Maurice Edu, who scored against Valencia with a header ... Read the whole story

Newcomer Philadelphia had rough start, good finish

by Ridge Mahoney

[MLS] On the field and at the gate, the expansion Philadelphia Union gave its fans and league officials optimism for next season and beyond despite missing the playoffs. Read the whole story

Maurice Edu, equal opportunity goalscorer

by Paul Kennedy

[AMERICANS ABROAD] Maurice Edu scored for Rangers, then turned around and gifted Valencia the equalizer with an own goal in its 1-1 tie that kept the Scottish champion unbeaten in the UEFA Champions League. Read the whole story

UEFA Champions League Scoreboard

by Soccer America

[RESULTS] Lyon joined Bayern Munich, Chelsea, Real Madrid and Arsenal all with three wins in three games at the halfway point of the UEFA Champions League's group stage. For all the Wednesday results ... Read the whole story

MLS qualifies two teams for first time

by Paul Kennedy

[CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE] The field for the quarterfinals of the Concacaf Champions League is complete: four teams (once again) from Mexico, the Columbus Crew and Real Salt Lake from MLS, Olimpia of Honduras and Saprissa of Costa Rica. The Puerto Rico Islanders' hopes went up in smoke when they fell, ... Read the whole story

Mustang scores from 75 yards

by Soccer America

[VIDEO PICK] SMU junior defender Adam Still scored from 75 yards in the Mustangs' 3-2 win over Tulsa in Dallas on Wednesday. Last year, SMU also beat Tulsa, 3-2, getting a goal with a strike from 95 yards ... Read the whole story

American Soccer Scoreboard: Wednesday

by Soccer America

Chris Wondolowski came off the bench and scored all three goals to tie Edson Buddle for the MLS scoring lead with 17 goals and lead the San Jose Earthquakes to a 3-0 win over Chivas USA. The win moved the Earthquakes into seventh place in the overall MLS standings, one ... Read the whole story

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