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It will be a fairly slow week around these parts, seeing how MLS is pretty much off this weekend (except for two games). With a FIFA fixture on the calendar this weekend there are a full slew of MLSers involved in friendlies and even some World Cup qualifiers. MLS released this list of players and…[continue reading]

I’ve sort of kept my peace about FIFA and their madness as of late. Same goes for the drama with CONCACAF yesterday. Honestly I’ve been busy with work and other soccer ventures that I just didn’t have the time or energy to comment. Well this photo just about sums up all the energy I have…[continue reading]

Remember that little rumor we discussed the other day about CONCACAF and World Cup spots? Well, that didn’t go as some had hoped. FIFA sources told the Associated Press today that the six member confederations will receive the same number of World Cup spots for 2014 as they did in 2010. That means no guaranteed…[continue reading]

This could be huge news for our region. CSN is reporting that their sources within Canadian Soccer Association are telling them that the region will get an extra bid into the next World Cup in 2014. Several sources within the CSA have told Canadian Soccer News that FIFA has awarded CONCACAF a full fourth spot…[continue reading]

I thought I was done talking about the 2022 World Cup in Qatar but this news has me a bit excited. FIFA President Sepp Blatter and General Secretary Jerome Valcke expressed interest in moving the 2022 World Cup to winter in order to avoid the sweltering summer months of Qatar. First of all that should be…[continue reading]

Pretty much everyone and their mother has had opinons on the World Cup bids for 2018 and 2022. I had covered this a bit over the last year or so since the US Bid Committee came out and said they were wanting to host one of those two Cups. The last couple months I sort…[continue reading]

I already have a feeling today will be fairly slow from me as I am a bit under the weather here. Plus its another rainy day here in Dallas which makes me want to do next to nothing but lay on the couch and watch re-runs of The Office or Community. But before I go…[continue reading]

Yesterday it was all New York (or New Jersey where the games will actually be played). Today it’s Washington D.C. and Miami followed up by a trip to Texas tomorrow in Dallas and Houston. The FIFA folks that our touring the States to check out our little World Cup bid should have little problems getting…[continue reading]

While FIFA won’t decide who will host the 2026 World Cup (man that seems forever away doesn’t it?) for a couple years, possibly more than that, one bid for that World Cup could decide the next two. Simon Kuper, the soccer columnist of the Financial Times gave his leading candidates for the 2018 and 2022…[continue reading]

Sure not having our beloved Americans still in the World Cup hurts but I’m over it. I went from rooting for the US to rooting for teams like Holland and Uruguay. The style of play is a lot different from the US but it was something to get behind. Plus their games seemed to be…[continue reading]