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MLS To Back Off Schedule Shift Following World Cup Snub

BALTIMORE -- If FIFA doesn't want to play ball with the United States, than Major League Soccer isn't going to play ball with FIFA. MLS commissioner Don Garber on Thursday told FanHouse that the league is going to pocket its promise to look into shifting its season to the European fall-to-spring calendar -- it was a...

Empty Blatter: Sepp's Logic Still Lacking on Qatar, Gays

Fabulously named soccer king Sepp Blatter (right) apologized Friday for joking about gays refraining from being gay if they want to attend the 2022 World Cup. So when does FIFA's president apologize for awarding the event to Qatar and announce it's moving to a more tolerant country? North Korea, perhaps. I realize this...

No Sex for Gays at Qatar World Cup? Was FIFA Chief Joking?

(Dec. 15) -- Gay soccer fans unsure about attending the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, where homosexuality is illegal, should rest assured that they can attend the games ... as long as they refrain from sex, that is. That's according to FIFA chief Sepp Blatter, who stuck his foot in his mouth at a press conference in...

FIFA President Causes Stir With Gay Sex Comments for 2022 World Cup

FIFA president Sepp Blatter has a very simple message for those of you who might be interested in traveling to Qatar for the 2022 World Cup: "It's another culture and another religion, but in football we have no boundaries," said Blatter, who was in South Africa for the official closing of the 2010 World Cup. "We open...

Russia Will Host 2018 FIFA World Cup: Twitter Instant Reactions

(Dec. 2) -- Let eight years of Russian World Cup anticipation begin. FIFA President Sepp Blatter announced that Russia will host the 2018 World Cup at a televised news conference today in Zurich, Switzerland. "You have entrusted us with FIFA World Cup for 2018 and I just can promise, you will never regret," said Russian...

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Fifa President Sepp Blatter Seeks Alternative To Penalty Shootout To Decide Football Matches

Fifa president Sepp Blatter has asked Franz Beckenbauer to come up with an alternative to penalty shootouts to decide football matches.

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05/31/12 FIFA meets Serbian officials for talks on Kosovo Source: The Garden Island - Lihu'e HI FIFA President Sepp Blatter is meeting with UEFA and Serbian football officials to explain the body's decision to allow member nations to play international matches against teams from Kosovo.
05/31/12 It was tantrum and tears when that pen went over Source: The Star - Sheffield - South Yorkshire - UK I was sure that it was our time; we would at last score in normal time of a play-off final and do the deed on the nervy day.
05/30/12 Seeking a new version of IFAB, and an alternative to... Source: SoccerAmerica There has been some encouragement recently for those of us who think the time has come, is really way past due, when there should be some radical changes in soccer's rules, and in the way that those rules are formulated.
05/29/12 Technology the solution to age-old âwas it a goal?'... Source: The Roar It's a conversation that has taken place at water coolers and pubs since the 1966 World Cup Final, disputing controversial decisions of sporting games all over the world.
05/29/12 New probe expected into Qatar World Cup win Source: ArabianBusiness.com Football's new investigative body will probably examine the bids that won Russia and Qatar World Cup hosting rights once a head is appointed for the independent committee, according to the former UK attorney general advising FIFA on reform.

Background on Sepp Blatter

Joseph S. Blatter (born 10 March 1936), commonly known as Sepp ("Giuseppe") Blatter, is a Swiss football administrator, who serves as the 8th and current President of FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association).

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