Here are some of last week’s top stories from around the global soccer industry…
Sepp Blatter, FIFA President, Faces Criminal Investigation in Switzerland (New York Times)
Sepp Blatter, the longtime president of FIFA, spent much of Friday underground. Starting at 9 a.m., Mr. Blatter and a few dozen other top executives were ensconced in an isolated conference room three levels below ground at FIFA’s headquarters here, discussing pressing issues like budgets, governance reforms and the scheduling of World Cup tournaments. All seemed normal and routine.
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Five People Who Could Run FIFA Next (Bloomberg)
The announcement of the Swiss criminal investigation into FIFA president Joseph “Sepp” Blatter brought renewed calls for his resignation. Regardless, of Feb. 26, if not sooner, FIFA will have a new president, and the favorite to succeed Blatter is now fighting for his reputation too.
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World’s Football Price Index Calculates Cost of Attending Top Division Games in 25 Countries Around the World (FC Business)
With Premier League matches well underway, GoEuro.co.uk, the search engine for comparing flights, coach and rail travel options across Europe, has partnered with Onefootball to calculate the cost of attending the top division games in 25 countries around the world. Taking top spot for the most expensive country to go to a match is England, with Premier League tickets costing an average of £53.76 per ticket. This is closely followed by Spain where tickets cost an average of £50.83.
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UEFA-led Doping Study Reveals Many Conspicuous Results (Reuters)
A doping study conducted by the European soccer body UEFA has revealed a higher than expected rate of conspicuous levels of testosterone that in some cases could potentially point towards doping, German broadcaster ARD said on Saturday. The broadcaster said that along with the British Sunday Times newspaper it had seen the study conducted by 12 European anti-doping labs where more than 4,000 urine samples from about 900 top footballers between 2008 and 2013, mainly from the European leagues, were tested.
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MLS Player Salaries 2015 Released by Major League Soccer Players Union (Denver Post)
Major League Soccer Players Union released MLS players’ salaries for 2015 as of Sept. 15, 2015. The Denver Post has compiled a list of the league’s top earners, MLS team payrolls, and how each team spent its money. Navigate through the lists using the links at the bottom of each page.
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St. Paul Soccer Stadium Still A Ways Off: Where Do The Key Players Stand? (TwinCities.com)
Major League Soccer Commissioner Don Garber toured the site of a possible professional soccer stadium in the St. Paul Midway last week and gave it his general blessing, but he stopped short of making a commitment.
He said he’d have something more solid to report in December — though lawmakers point out that legislation to keep the blighted Metro Transit “bus barn” property tax-free probably wouldn’t be taken up at the Legislature until May.
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UEFA Appoint Crimea Envoy, Financial Fair Play Chief Investigator (World Football Insider)
Frantisek Laurinec has been appointed to be UEFA’s envoy to Crimea. Laurinec was approved by European football’s governing body at its executive committee meeting in Malta. He led UEFA’s first inspection visit to Crimea in March to examine its football infrastructure and to hold discussions about establishing a regional championship.
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Liverpool Standard Chartered Shirt Sponsor Replaced by Global Goals Logo Vrs Aston Villa (The Kitman)
The Kitman brings you news from the English Premier League today as it’s been revealed that the usual Liverpool shirt sponsor Standard Chartered will be replaced with the ‘Global Goals’ logo against Aston Villa for tomorrow’s fixture at Anfield.
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ESPN Gets Exclusive Premier League Rights in Brazil (Soccerex)
ESPN has been awarded the exclusive broadcast rights to the Premier League in Brazil for the three-season cycle from 2016 to 2019. ESPN’s Brazilian division is already a broadcast partner of England’s top flight, however it currently shares the rights with rival broadcaster Fox. The two broadcasters often sub-licence packages of media rights to each other, but it is as yet unclear whether ESPN will allow Fox access to the Premier League this time round.
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LAFC Unveil Latest Los Angeles Stadium Renderings Ahead of Supporters Workshop on Saturday (MLS)
LAFC might be more than two years from opening their first MLS season, but the franchise is wasting no time getting ready.
Saturday, the club hosts the first in a series of meetings with supporters and season-ticket (deposit) holders at the downtown Los Angeles offices of Gensler, their stadium architects. The lead topic? Stadium design, supplemented by a programming workshop in which the fans will get a chance to offer feedback on their proposed home.
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