Tag Archives: FIFA World Cup
Report: UEFA Planning to Adopt MLS Scheduling
Recently we’ve shared that various soccer luminaries such as Arsene Wenger and Sir Alex Ferguson has advocated a spring-to-fall schedule change in advance of the 2022 World Cup. Now we find out that UEFA itself is advancing well past the … Continue reading
Should FIFA Revote on the 2022 World Cup?
Ok, it’s time to revive the dead horse and ride it some more. Trust me, I don’t want to but I have to. Since the December 2 vote to award Qatar the 2022 World Cup, I have made peace with … Continue reading
A Winter World Cup in 2022?
Just as the outrage of the U.S. losing the World Cup to Qatar seems to be settling down, Sepp Blatter and FIFA decided to open the controversy back up again. In an interview with journalists in Qatar during a visit … Continue reading
Sunil Gulati's (Fictional) Address to U.S. Soccer
A week after the US loss of the 2022 World Cup, much ink and internet type has been spilled on whether the U.S. deserved the bid or was robbed, whether we American soccer fans have a false sense of entitlement … Continue reading
Why A 2026 U.S. World Cup is Not A Slam Dunk
In the wake of Thursday’s loss to Qatar in maybe the only place U.S. soccer can lose to them (the FIFA boardroom), many American soccer fans tried to rally their spirits by immediately turning their focus to the 2026 World … Continue reading
Musings of a Disappointed American on the 2022 World Cup
I’ve had about eleven hours to think about the results of the 2022 World Cup announcement, read my peers, and come to grips with the failure of the USSF to land the World Cup. And I think I have a … Continue reading
United States Loses 2022 World Cup Bid
By now you have likely heard that the United States lost its bid to host the 2022 World Cup to Qatar, a country with a population smaller than Latvia but who promised FIFA a truly revolutionary and peace-bringing World Cup. … Continue reading
What if the U.S. Loses 2022 World Cup bid?
The United States has been the favorite to win the 2022 World Cup bid since it dropped its 2018 bid to clear the way for a European nation. Going up against a Middle Eastern country, two Asian nations that previously … Continue reading
Is the 2022 World Cup Worth MLS Selling Out?
As part of his second state of the union at halftime of the MLS Cup, Don Garber revealed that MLS would be considering shifting the season from spring-to-fall to the FIFA-endorsed fall-to-spring schedule. While this is not the first time … Continue reading
Will FIFA Bribery Scandal Endanger US Bid?
When the United States dropped its bid for the 2018 World Cup, it was seen as a move to placate FIFA’s desire to have the World Cup held that year in soccer’s birthplace (literally, if England wins the bid). By … Continue reading
