The Foul Throw Blog

01/08/2016

LONDON (AP) — Sending players off for pre-match fights. Permitting the ball to go in any direction at kickoff. Allowing more players to be treated on the field. Stopping teams benefiting from players being punished. These…

12/06/2015

28 teams, huh?

Major League Soccer announced its support for future expansion to 28 clubs, with a process and timeline to be unveiled at a later date, at Saturday's Major League Soccer Board of Governors meeting in Columbus. The League’s owners also announced their support for the proposed stadium location in

12/05/2015

Finally, some good news for the Miami/Beckham crowd...

Could the fourth time be the charm in David Beckham's quest for a soccer stadium in Miami?

12/04/2015

ICYMI yesterday, here is the TV and streaming schedule for this weekend...

Once again, thanks to the great folks at Soccer America, here is the TV and streaming schedule for Friday, December 4 through Monday, December 7: FRIDAY, December 4 BeIN SPORTS France NICE-PSG (liv...

12/03/2015

Um, wow. Attorney General Lynch just completed her press conference regarding the charges brought and arrests made overnight in the FIFA corruption scandal. I can't really summarize the mountain of information released, but here is the full text of the DOJ statement released today: Department of Justice Office of Public Affairs FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, December 3, 2015 Sixteen Additional FIFA Officials Indicted for Racketeering Conspiracy and Corruption… [ 2697 more words. ]

http://foulthrowblog.com/2015/12/03/u-s-atty-general-lynch-drops-the-mic

    Um, wow. Attorney General Lynch just completed her press conference regarding the charges brought and arrests made overnight in the FIFA corruption scandal. I can't really summarize t...

12/03/2015

Per the New York Times, the list of 16 total FIFA members to be charged in the past 24 hours is as follows: Alfredo Hawit; Ariel Alvarado; Rafael Callejas; Brayan Jiménez; Rafael Salguero; Héctor Trujillo; Reynaldo Vasquez; Juan Ángel Napout; Manuel Burga; Carlos Chávez; Luís Chiriboga; Marco Polo del Nero; Eduardo Deluca; José Luis Meiszner; Romer Osuna; Ricardo Teixeira. [ 33 more words. ]

http://foulthrowblog.com/2015/12/03/updated-16-fifa-members-charged

  Per the New York Times, the list of 16 total FIFA members to be charged in the past 24 hours is as follows: Alfredo Hawit; Ariel Alvarado; Rafael Callejas; Brayan Jiménez; Rafael Salguero; H...

12/03/2015

Don't know about you guys, but there has been a ton of heavy stuff going on lately and I need a break, so check this out...

There has been a lot of heavy stuff going on in the past 24 hours, both related and unrelated to soccer. Just take a break for a few minutes and watch this video of Diego Maradona warming up for a ...

12/03/2015

Zardes on Reading's radar, Garber's MLS State of the League teleconference, Fabian Johnson scoring goals for club team, Chinese investors sink $400 million into Manchester City and affiliated clubs, and more... U.S. National team and L.A. Galaxy player Gyasi Zardes is apprently on the radar of English Championship club Reading FC. One major question about acquiring Zardes is affordability, with Reading worried about being able to pay his wages. [ 166 more words. ]

http://foulthrowblog.com/2015/12/03/whats-going-down-in-soccer-town-news-and-notes-1232015

  Zardes on Reading's radar, Garber's MLS State of the League teleconference, Fabian Johnson scoring goals for club team, Chinese investors sink $400 million into Manchester City and affiliate...

12/03/2015

Real Madrid defeated Cadiz in the first leg of its Copa Del Rey series the other day, but apparently did so using an ineligible player, one Denis Cheryshev. Cheryshev should have been ruled ineligible due to accumulation of yellow cards beginning last season while he was on loan at Villareal. Madrid will offer an explanation at some point today, but Cadiz is appealing the match, saying that Madrid should be disqualified from the competition.

http://foulthrowblog.com/2015/12/03/doh-madrid-fields-ineligible-player-in-copa-del-ray-win

  Real Madrid defeated Cadiz in the first leg of its Copa Del Rey series the other day, but apparently did so using an ineligible player, one Denis Cheryshev. Cheryshev should have been ruled ...

12/03/2015

To the surprise of virtually no one, Sebastian Giovinco has been named this season's MLS MVP. Giovinco had a brilliant season, scoring 22 goals and adding 16 assists in his first season for Toronto FC. He was a sensational player for Toronto, and here is the MLS highlight reel for him this season:

http://foulthrowblog.com/2015/12/03/video-2015-mls-mvp-sebastian-giovinco

To the surprise of virtually no one, Sebastian Giovinco has been named this season's MLS MVP. Giovinco had a brilliant season, scoring 22 goals and adding 16 assists in his first season for Toronto...

12/03/2015

This morning, after making a short statement on the early-morning arrests in Switzerland and the list of reforms adopted by FIFA at an emergency meeting of the ExCo, acting FIFA President Issa Hayatou appeared to fall asleep while others were making statements and answering questions: Wow.

http://foulthrowblog.com/2015/12/03/fifa-president-hayatou-asleep-at-the-wheel

This morning, after making a short statement on the early-morning arrests in Switzerland and the list of reforms adopted by FIFA at an emergency meeting of the ExCo, acting FIFA President Issa Haya...

12/03/2015

Per Rob Harris' Twitter account (), this is what the FIFA Ex Co was discussing in terms of the number of spots per Confederation in the event that the World Cup is expanded to 40 teams from the current 32: Here are the current allocations for the 2018 World Cup: AFC: 4.5 CAF: 5 CONCACAF: 3.5 CONMEBOL: 4.5 OFC: .5… [ 236 more words. ]

http://foulthrowblog.com/2015/12/03/40-teams-in-the-world-cup

Per Rob Harris' Twitter account (), this is what the FIFA Ex Co was discussing in terms of the number of spots per Confederation in the event that the World Cup is expanded to 40 teams fr...