CSA President Montagliani “pleasantly surprised” by FIFA reform discussions 22 Sep 2015 When Canadian Soccer Association President Victor Montagliani was tabbed to a part of FIFA’s 13-member reform committee, he was skeptical.
Turf burns 15 Jul 2015 A senior World Cup played completely on artificial turf. It was part of Canada’s bid for the 2015 Women’s World Cup. A group of international players launched, then aborted, an Ontario Human Rights Tribunal case over the use of turf over grass. Now, with the tournament wrapped up, MARTIN MacMAHON assesses how the surfaces stood up (or not).
Paging FIFA delegates, paging FIFA delegates… 15 Jul 2015 Those seats had been reserved for FIFA delegates. But hundreds of delegates who were supposed to be in those seat decided to stay away from the Women’s World Cup opener — as it came just days after Swiss and American authorities made arrests of FIFA officials on racketeering and fraud charges.
Can FIFA change? 15 Jul 2015 When I read through the indictment from the United States Department of Justice, what was striking wasn’t the amount of money or that votes could allegedly be sold so easily. What was shocking was how little was hidden from plain sight.
CSA board member to propose motion that Canada pull out of FIFA, CONCACAF 4 Jun 2015 Canadian Soccer Association board member Amelia Salehabadi-Fouques will submit a motion that the organization pull out of FIFA and CONCACAF. In a statement made public on her website (CLICK HERE), the Quebec board member pledges to make a motion at Saturday’s CSA board meeting that would initiate a temporary separation between the CSA and FIFA. Of course, her motion calls …
Canada’s anti-Blatter vote may be the most significant of them all 28 May 2015 During his reign as president of FIFA, Sepp Blatter has made the Canadian Soccer Association one of his favourite federations.
Traffic stop: NASL suspends Davidson, distances itself from disgraced superagency 27 May 2015 The North American Soccer League 2.0 and Brazil-based superagency Traffic Sports had been joined at the hip since the league was formed by rebel USL-team owners back in 2010.
FIFA says it is cooperating with U.S. investigators, is an “injured party” 27 May 2015 In a release issued by FIFA, the headline states that the world football organization an "injured party." Basically, FIFA is telling the world that it's a victim.
Fallout from FIFA arrests might be felt in Canada 27 May 2015 Trying to predict the aftermath of Tuesday’s FIFA arrests is like trying to gather up all the buckshot that’s been sprayed out of a cannon.
Turfgate: FIFA’s Valcke affirms that a men’s World Cup could be staged on turf 29 Oct 2014 In an interview/press release posted on FIFA.com, FIFA Secretary-General Jerome Valcke said that a men’s World Cup played on artificial turf could be organized sooner rather than later.
