This is why there should be mutually agreed upon rules for match conditions that cut both ways. No sub zero games in Edmonton/Minnesota and no...
El Salvador is not happy about the changes. They were likely going to the hex under the old format. They sent an angry open letter to the...
FIFA added a day to the October window. I noticed this last week when UEFA teams were scheduling 3 matches in October. For example, in the...
The journalist from Panama spoke in more detail and laid out the new format. Video in the twitter link [MEDIA] First Round: Home/away matches...
I strongly suspect the word "octagonal" as it was used by the writer (in spanish) was not necessarily intended to imply it would be a single...
I suggest everyone read the source article for full context. It was FIFA that rejected the 3 groups of 4 proposal. It is FIFA telling CONCACAF...
Rollins' tweet contains an inaccuracy. It was rejected by FIFA, not the members
Your first point is valid but your second point is not. The teams finishing 5th and 6th get their chance against the 4th place team in the Hex...
I agree. The only tweak I wish they would make is to carry forward results between advancing teams in the semi-final round to the hex. This has...
CONCACAF president casually mentions "proximo (next) hex" at 3:28 of this video. [MEDIA]
UEFA is indicating they will give two places in the qualifying playoffs to teams from the UEFA Nations League. This clearly circumvents the "rule"...
Rumours and speculation about competition changes not related to the 2022 World Cup qualifying draw.
It's scheduled for July 2019 https://img.fifa.com/image/upload/jt0d6qoqwqwbp5sbofoc.pdf
Carlos Ruiz (El Pescadito) did an interview on mlssoccer.com a few months ago in which he advocated for this.
Now there's talk of a FIFA Nations League in 2019 for non-UEFA nations. 3 divisions played over a calendar year. Maybe this is why we haven't...
LOL!!!!
It's easy to be "balanced" when you straight up lie about the man's crimes.
Good idea. There's a dearth of soccer books in the fiction section these days.
https://assets.documentcloud.org/documents/2093238/chuck-blazer-indictment.pdf During my association with FIFA and CONCACAF, among other...
UEFA has already scheduled their qualifying playoffs for March of 2022 before the April World Cup draw. It's fair to assume the intercontinental...
Not bad. I might add the third place finishers in round 3 to the repechage round to lower the number of dead rubbers and account for any...
Bombshell alert
Looks like you might get your wish
Tariq Panja of Bloomberg is in Zurich speaking to FIFA council members. [MEDIA]
“Of course the Gold Cup is this year and it is the last edition of 12 teams as we will increase it to 16 for the 2019 version,” he said....