by Phillip Bupp | Nov 30, 2014
A report from the print version of The Sunday Times said that UEFA president Michel Platini allegedly accepted a Picasso painting from the Russian 2018 World Cup bid committee in exchange for Platini’s support for Russia hosting the 2018 FIFA World Cup. This was...
by Phillip Bupp | Nov 27, 2014
FIFA’s unofficial “maverick,” Michael Garcia, has opened up investigations on three FIFA Executive Committee members because of possible ethics violations concerning the 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cup votes. Angel Maria Villar Llona (Spain), Michel...
by Phillip Bupp | Nov 26, 2014
Earlier this month, Emirates Airlines announced that they were terminating their sponsorship within FIFA. Sony has now announced that they are ending their sponsorship with FIFA. While it may appear that Emirates and Sony leaving FIFA is a statement against FIFA and...
by Phillip Bupp | Nov 24, 2014
Whenever I see a video from BBC News that’s titled “Football (soccer) seen as ‘sissyball’ in Deep South,” I knew what I was getting myself into by watching. Let’s just say many people in Baton Rouge weren’t displaying too much...
by Phillip Bupp | Nov 22, 2014
Lionel Messi scored a hat trick in a 5-1 win against Sevilla to become the all time goalscorer in La Liga with 253 goals. He broke the record set by Telmo Zarra in 1955 with 251. Messi only needed 10 years to break the record compared to 15 that Zarra needed....
