Some Soccer News for Oct 16, 2015
du Nord, October 16, 2015
Highly respected German magazine Der Spiegel just posted this damning story: Germany Appears to Have Bought Right to Host 2006 Tournament -The accusation says Adidas set up the bid committee with US$11M to use as bribes to buy votes from the Asian Football Confederation. FIFA was in on the movement of the money too. dN Despite being suspended by FIFA and under investigation by Swiss prosecutors UEFA has announced that Michel Platini is still their leader! Defiance! dN Teams can clinch all of the remaining MLS playoff positions this weekend: -New England, Columbus and Montreal have the advantage over Orlando for the last 3 spots in the East. -Kansas City, Seattle and Portland have the advantage over San Jose, Houston and Salt Lake for the last 3 spots in the West. -Red Bulls, Dallas, LA, Toronto, KC and DC are still in the chase for the Supporters Shield. -Here is a link to the 73 scenarios for Supporters Shield, playoffs and seeding. -The games that matter most: Fri Oct 16 Orlando v NYC San Jose v Kansas Cit