It's been a busy Gold Cup for CONCACAF's disciplinary committee.
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Several excellent rebrand options for “toxic” CONCACAF
Three of CONCACAF’s last four presidents currently face criminal charges from the U.S. Department of Justice (the fourth was merely banned from all football activities for trying to overstep his authority), so the North and Central American governing body’s new president, Victor Montagliani, thinks it’s time to sweep all of their dirt back under the …
Why I stayed two nights at Jack Warner’s João Havelange Centre of Excellence
Back in April, I went to Trinidad and Tobago, stayed a couple of nights at the João Havelange Centre of Excellence (which FIFA paid for but Jack Warner owns), and spoke to a bunch of people about the ways that Warner helped and hurt soccer in the country. I interviewed journalists, players, and the current …
U.S. concede two embarrassing goals in historic loss to Guatemala
https://www.youtube.com/embed/rJZacGdzNiA Guatemala beat the U.S. 2–0 in a World Cup qualifier Friday night, which is the first time that has ever happened. Both goals were scored within the first 15 minutes of the game and both were rather shameful for the U.S. Exhibit A is above, and, if you have a strong stomach, exhibit B …
Turkey Know Drama
Last week’s top soccer moments By Dan Stelly | Photo via Eurosport Turkey needed to beat Iceland AND hope that Kazakhstan took care of business against Latvia in order to automatically qualify for Euro 2016. First, Selçuk İnan struck a gorgeous free kick in the game’s dying moments to hand Turkey a 1–0 victory. Then, Kazakhstan …
Mexico’s Paul Aguilar scores impressive late volley to win CONCACAF Cup
https://www.youtube.com/embed/XizTNDw-QLg Mexico followed up their 2015 Gold Cup title by beating the 2013 Gold Cup winning USA in a playoff to decide which nation would represent CONCACAF in the 2017 Confederations Cup. And the goal that sealed the 3–2 extra-time win was probably more impressive than the rewards for it. Chicharito opened the scoring in …
The Night CONCACAF’S Lights Went Out in Georgia
One Wild Wednesday Night Gave Us the Full Spectrum of CONCACAF’s Offerings. By Sam Patterson [T]his was the Biblically-inspired lede a Jamaican newspaper employed while previewing the Reggae Boyz Gold Cup semifinal against the United States: “David, the future king of Israel, used a simple contraption of a sling to bring down a notorious Philistine …
Mexico reach Gold Cup final with endless supply of late penalties, Panama not amused
Here’s the controversial penalty call as Roman Torres is called for handball. #GoldCup2015 http://t.co/4aSShYi9SP — FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) July 23, 2015 You know that feeling when no matter how bad your day goes, you know you’ve got some pizza and cake in the fridge back home and that will make everything all better? Well that …
It’s just another great day at FIFA headquarters and no one is terrified
Hello. I am FIFA director of communications Walter de Gregorio and I am here to tell you that I am very tired and everything is super cool. Yes, the United States Department of Justice and Swiss officials are conducting two separate, but coordinated investigations that resulted in early morning raids which saw FIFA officials being …
CONCACAF congress compares “father of football” Sepp Blatter to Jesus Christ
Just in case you weren’t completely convinced of the mind-warping, greed induced insanity that grips FIFA and the leaders of its member federations, the CONCACAF congress has provided further evidence of this. As 10 member federations (Trinidad and Tobago, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Haiti, Turks and Caicos, Panama, Puerto Rico, and St. Vincent and the …