FIFA, the governing body of world football (soccer to us American Johnny-come-latelies) is going to hold an election to replace its notorious President, Sepp Blatter, in February 2016. All of the candidates claim to be running on a reform platform, saying they’ll clean up the corruption that resulted in fourteen indictments and seven arrests in …
Maybe. It seems unbelievable, but FIFA’s presidential election is scheduled for this Friday, and it hopes to go on with it in spite of the mass arrests of some of its executives on Wednesday. The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) wants the election postponed, and from an American’s point of view, it’s hard to …
Multiple FIFA officials arrested in Switzerland.. As leaders of FIFA, soccer’s global governing body, gathered for their annual meeting, more than a dozen plain-clothed Swiss law enforcement officials arrived unannounced at the Baur au Lac hotel, an elegant five-star property with views of the Alps and Lake Zurich. They went to the front desk to …
Snoopy and Uno (the 2008 winner) are smiling. Another beagle, Miss P, a cousin of Uno’s, won the Westminster Dog Show Best in Show award tonight. She’s a beauty.
Could there have been two more opposite games in one tournament? Yesterday the Germans destroyed the Brazilians 7-1, while today the Argentines had to win on penalty kicks after the match ended in a scoreless tie. I don’t know much about South American politics, but I imagine that the idea of Argentina playing for the …
Hard as it may be to believe, the biggest sports news of the day here in Hawai’i was unquestionably Michelle Wie and her first LPGA major tournament win. She’s won several other tournaments, but the US Ladies Open is one of the five majors on the ladies’ tour, and it’s a huge win for her. …
Dear ESPN Radio, I listened to you guys talking about John Brooks’s winning goal for fifteen minutes this afternoon, and it wasn’t until I saw it on television several hours later that I realized it was a) off a corner kick and b) a header. Do better, boys. Sincerely, Linkmeister
It begins on June 12, and here’s one of the best pre-tournament roundups I’ve seen. That may be because it’s not written by a professional sportswriter, but by a guy whose day job is professional librarian in Los Angeles. Aside from Bob’s article, the most important thing you need to know is this: Yes, the …
It’s a little hard to believe, but the US had only three athletes who won multiple medals at Sochi 2014. Usually there are several short-track and long-track speed skaters with multiple gold, silver or bronze finishes, but not this time. Nope, the three who accomplished it are Meryl Davis and Charlie White, the ice dancers …