5.27.15
ASN Morning Read: FIFA Gets Burned, Finally
The Swiss officials, with help from the Brooklyn DA and a bunch of other people, come down hard on FIFA. About freaking time, amirite? Sepp Blatter, of course, is fine. For now. Plus, U.S. teams play soccer games.
- You had me at room keys: "Swiss authorities conducted an extraordinary early-morning operation here Wednesday to arrest several top soccer officials and extradite them to the United States on federal corruption charges. As leaders of FIFA, soccer’s global governing body, gathered for their annual meeting, more than a dozen plainclothes Swiss law enforcement officials arrived unannounced at the Baur au Lac hotel, an elegant five-star property with views of the Alps and Lake Zurich. They went to the front desk to get room numbers and then proceeded upstairs."
- More here.
- A thought:
Hard to overstate the impact of today's arrests on North American soccer; lots of questions about broadcasting, governance, everything.
— Sam Borden (@SamBorden) May 27, 2015 - Meanwhile:
But don't worry, they aren't hungry:It's game day. U-23 #USMNT got things started with a morning stretch. #USAvFRA at 1 pm ET.
— U.S. Soccer (@ussoccer) May 27, 2015With four games in eight days for the U-23s, every meal matters. #fuel pic.twitter.com/uaAbNYsVb3
— U.S. Soccer (@ussoccer) May 26, 2015 - Cody Cropper seeks a new club after Southampton decided not to pick up his option.
- Hey, it's Landon Dononvan:
The U-20 MNT welcomed a special guest this morning. Nice to have @landondonovan with us in NZ. #1N1T #U20WC pic.twitter.com/MNR9xgkoLR
— U.S. Soccer YNT (@ussoccer_ynt) May 27, 2015 - Germany is all, "We're not gonna bring three of our best players and we'll still be fan-effing-tastic." Good luck, America.
- Good luck, Onyewu:
Hearing Oguchi Onyewu is on a 2-week trial with NYCFC.
— Grant Wahl (@GrantWahl) May 26, 2015 - More than you ever wanted to know about Cole Grossman.
- And a final word
:So do the FIFA arrests mean Russia can't use prison labour for stadiums and Qatar has to let Nepalese workers go home for funerals or what
— Bruce Arthur (@bruce_arthur) May 27, 2015
