The Russian government ordered $560 million in cuts to spending on the 2018 World Cup on Monday thanks to economic problems worsened by the collapse of global oil prices, as well as the economicsanctions imposed on Moscow over its role in the crisis in Ukraine. Russian Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko said most of the cuts […]
russia
Posted inAround The Net in Soccer World Daily, Story
Report: FIFA's Garcia Report Won't Be Published for "Years"
The full version of the report by Michael Garcia, the former Fifa ethics investigator, into the controversial race for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups is now unlikely to be published foryears, the Guardian reports. FIFA had already said that the full 430-page report would not be published while its own investigations into individuals inside its organization werecontinuing but […]
Posted inAround The Net in Soccer World Daily, Story
WCQ: Tiny Guan Beats Massive India
Guam maintained its storybook start to World Cup qualifying on Tuesday by claiming an unlikely 2-1 victory against India, a country of 1.2 billion people. The tiny U.S.territory, with a population of just 165,000 people, leapt to the top of its 2018 qualifying group with the win. The last time Guam took part in World […]
Posted inAround The Net in Soccer World Daily, Story
Wales, Romania Secure WCQ Seeds
Not only did Gareth Bale’s winning goal against Belgium on Friday fire Wales to the brink of qualification for Euro 2016, it also guaranteed Chris Coleman’s team a place among theseeds in next month’s World Cup qualifying draw. In a lineup of mostly usual suspects, Wales will be joined by Romania in appearing in pot […]
Posted inOff The Post, Story
Are The Feds Closing in on Blatter?
What’s more exciting: the fact that there’s not one but two World Cups going on concurrently, or the fact that the FIFA scandal continues to widen with what seems like a stream of newrevelations almost by the hour? As much as Off The Post loves international soccer, he’ll have to side with the FIFA scandal, […]
Posted inSoccer America Daily, Story
Video Pick: Dzsudzsak with amazing cracker
Hungarian Balazs Dzsudzsak hasn’t had the most prolific season, scoring only six goals in 42 appearances for Dynamo Moscow. But no one will care about that too much, as he scored aforceful volley off a beautiful header assist from Kevin Kuranyi in the 15th minute against FC Krasnodar on the last day of the season. […]
Posted inSoccer America Daily, What They're Saying
What They're Saying: Vladimir Putin
“It’s another clear attempt by the USA to spread its jurisdiction to other states. And I have no doubt — it’s a clear attempt not to allow Mr. [Sepp] Blatter to be re-elected as president of FIFA, which is a great violation of the operating principles of international organisations. The U.S. prosecutor, as our mediareport, […]
Posted inAround The Net in Soccer World Daily, Story
UEFA makes UCL seeding rule change
A change in the rules for seeding the teams that have qualified for the UEFA Champions League means that next season the champions of the top seven leagues, as ranked by UEFA’s coefficient,will be seeded along with the holders of the competition. That means Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Chelsea, Juventus, Benfica, Paris-Saint Germain and Zenit St. […]
Posted inOff The Post, Story
How Sepp Blatter Stays in Power
Off The Post has finally had a chance to view Jeremy Schaap’s ESPNE:60 documentary on FIFA and its president, Sepp Blatter. For anyone who’s ever wondered just who the hell the most powerful man in soccer — not to mention sports — is, and how hekeeps that power, it’s highly recommended viewing. Among other things, […]
Posted inAround The Net in Soccer World Daily, Story
AVB Fumes at Sevilla Penalty
Zenit coach Andre Villas-Boas was left fuming at the way Sevilla took the lead via a “questionable” penalty against his team on Thursday, as Zenit and Sevilla drew 2-2 in St. Petersburg. Theresult helped the defending Europa League champ claim a 4-3 aggregate win against the Russian Premier League giant. Despite the aggregate loss, the […]