Hernan Lopez was facing up to 40 years in prison and millions of dollars in penalties after his conviction for money laundering conspiracy and wire fraud conspiracy.
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Saturday AM: Soccer world mourns Diogo Jota and his brother. Also: USMNT’s best goal under Pochettino.
Forwarded this email? Subscribe here for more soccer news! Good morning! We hope everyone enjoyed the 4th. Now for a big weekend of soccer, beginning early today with PSG vs. Bayern Munich in Atlanta for the Club World Cup quarterfinals. Soccer America Daily is edited by Paul Kennedy and Mike Woitalla. DIOGO JOTA Soccer world […]
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Monday morning: What We’re Reading
FIFA convictions are imperiled … Emily Fox at Arsenal … Women’s Bundesliga: A league to leave?
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Uncovering FIFA's all very well, but what about the future?
REVIEW: FIFA Uncovered (Netflix documentary, 4 episodes) If you want to remind yourself just how insanely corrupt world soccer’s governing body FIFA has been since the mid 1970s, then the new four-part Netflix documentary, “FIFA Uncovered,” is a very well re-constructed history from the time that Joao Havelange took over the FIFA presidency in 1974, […]
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Watch (trailer): Netflix's 'FIFA Uncovered' documentary series
“From power struggles to global politics, an exploration of FIFA reveals the organization’s checkered history — and what it takes to host a World Cup,” is how Netflix bills its documentary series, “FIFA Uncovered,” which airs on Nov. 9 — 11 days before the kickoff of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. (In 2015, the […]
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Wednesday morning: What we're reading (and listening to)
1. FIFA wraps second set of visits to potential World Cup hosts By Tim Booth (AP) 2. Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini indicted for fraud in Switzerland By Stephanie Halasz, Aleks Klosok and Jack Bantock (CNN) 3. Ajax stayed true to Ten Hag, their strategy and their ethos – and they’re flying By Raphael Honigstein […]
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Tuesday morning: What we're reading (and listening to)
1. FC Dallas owner Dan Hunt says firing Luchi Gonzalez gives team best chance for playoff push By Jon Arnold (Dallas Morning-News) 2. The overlooked consequences for national teams in a biennial World Cup universe By Brian Straus (SI.com) 3. Discovery commissions The Men Who Sold The World Cup, FIFA World Cup scandal documentary By […]
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What They're Saying: Antonia M. Apps
“It’s not unprecedented to have the Justice Department weigh in on the appropriate use of the money. The scale of this corruption case is much larger than your typical corruption case, so the dollars are greater than you would normally see.” — Antonia M. Apps, a lawyer with Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy and a […]
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Friday morning: What we're reading (and listening to)
1. Years before Champions League final, Christian Pulisic and Zack Steffen suited up for the Philadelphia Union By Sam Stejskal (The Athletic) 2. Lilian Thuram sees MLS’s Black Players for Change as a template By Brian Straus (SI.com) 3. Swiss bank Julius Baer to pay $80 million in deferred prosecution deal for FIFA soccer corruption […]
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Tuesday morning: What we're reading (and listening to)
1. Source: Efrain Alvarez has not made national team commitment despite looming call-up for Mexico friendlies By Ives Galarcep (SBI Soccer) 2. Cristiano Ronaldo’s options: Rejoin Man United or Real Madrid, move to PSG or MLS? Remain at Juventus? By Mark Ogden (ESPN) 3. As Platini faces his days in court, FIFA’s legal woes pile […]