More and more details as to the scope of corruption within FIFA and its regional confederations are emerging as participants are punished. Former Swiss bank executive Jorge LuisArzuaga, while pleading guilty Thursday to money-laundering charges connected to the investigations of FIFA and its officials, admitted he established accounts and deposited funds for the lateJulio Grondona, […]
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What They're Saying: Federico Allende
“We know that top division players don’t like contact, they don’t like if we waste time or if we play dirty. So that was the way to do it. Soccer is like that. Soccer is for the clever.” — Federico Allende, a defender for fourth-division club Sport Pacifico, bragging about using a needle hidden in […]
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Argentina gives Sampaoli contract through 2022 World Cup
Jorge Sampaoli, newly appointed coach of Argentina’s national team, was given a contract through to the 2022 tournament in Qatar, but he says his greatest challenge in the short term isto get the best out of Lionel Messi and reach the 2018 World Cup in Russia.
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NWSL: Waldrum is out as Houston head coach
Randy Waldrum, who left his job as head coach at Notre Dame, one of the most successful women’s programs in the country, to take over as the Houston Dash head coach for its launch in 2014, isout. The Dash and Waldrum agreed to part ways just seven games into the 2017 season. Assistant coach Omar […]
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Police raid homes of PSG's Argentine stars
Argentine stars Javier Pastore and Angel di Maria, who play for Paris St. Germain, had their homes raided as part of an investigation into money laundering, sources told Bloomberg. Itfollows publication of their contracts by investigative journalism website Mediapart.
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What They're Saying: Pope Francis
“When I was your age, I played soccer, but I wasn’t ‘bravo’ at playing soccer, and where I come from, they call you ‘pata dura,’ ‘stiff leg.’ I was a‘pata dura’ and that’s why I usually was the goalie, so I wouldn’t have to move around.” — Pope Francis, who is scheduled to meet President […]
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Argentina releases Sampaoli's first team
Sevilla coach Jorge Sampaoli hasn’t officially taken charge of Argentina’s national team, but his first squad — for friendlies against Brazil and Singapore — is out. It includes Inter Milanstriker Mauro Icardi, who has only one cap, Atalanta forward Alejandro Gomez and uncapped Roma midfielder Leandro Paredes. Argentina Roster: Goalkeepers: Romero (Manchester United), Guzman (Tigres), […]
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FIFA lifts Messi's international ban on appeal
Lionel Messi had his international ban overturned on appeal after a FIFA appeal committee determined that while his behavior toward an assistant referee during Argentina’s 1-0 win overChile in March was “reproachable,” the evidence was not sufficient to merit the extended ban. Messi is now free to represent Argentina in critical World Cup qualifiers against […]
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Report: FIFA hears Messi appeal of international ban
A source close to FIFA told Reuters that the organization heard Argentina forward Lionel Messi‘s appeal against his four-match international ban for insulting an official during Argentina’s 1-0win over Chile in March. He missed the next World Cup qualifier, a 2-0 loss at Bolivia and will also sit out an away game in Uruguay and […]
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Sampaoli linked with Qatar and Argentina jobs
Argentine Jorge Sampaoli, who led Chile to the 2015 Copa America title and now coaches Sevilla, has been touted as the next head coach of Qatar with Xavi working an adviser.Qatar’s hopes of qualifying for the 2018 World Cup are all but over, but it will eye the 2020 Olympics as the last chance to […]