Ready For Alavés & More

The team held their final training session before tomorrow’s match vs. Alavés .

Training Catch Up, Ready For Leganés & More

Still laughing over that Cristiano photo but I’ve got to catch up on stuff (or pass out in the marigolds trying). ::snicker::

Lifting The Santiago Bernabeu Trophy

Real Madrid lifted their 11th consecutive Santiago Bernabeu trophy (and 26th overall) but Stade De Reims sure didn’t make it easy!

FIFA Leadership: Now With More Women, Dancing, and Duckface

Inspired after listening to new FIFA GeneralSecretary @fatma_samoura #AuthenticLeader #didGoofyface & ACMilan SBoban pic.twitter.com/PdbUsezfCY

— Karina LeBlanc (@karinaleblanc) June 7, 2016

FIFA’s Female Leadership Development Programme (FLDP) concluded its first development module last week for 34 lucky participants from around the world. One (always) very happy participant was Karina LeBlanc, former Canadian WNT goalkeeper, who entertained me all week with her social media updates. No workshop participant was safe from her camera, including the incoming FIFA Secretary-General Fatma Samoura and FIFA President Gianni Infantino!

First Woman Ever Named FIFA Secretary General

I meant to post this shortly after it was announced as this is actually a huge step forward.

Gianni Infantino Named FIFA President

Meet the new boss, hopefully not the same as the old boss. UEFA General Secretary Gianni Infantino is FIFA’s new president after two rounds of voting.

– Lozil

Ding Dong The Dicks Are Dead*

Photo courtesy of AP

*Well, Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini aren’t actually dead, but their careers certainly are. Glory hallelujah! It’s a Christmas miracle!

It’s Official: Sepp Blatter Resigns!

Holy shit! I never thought I’d see the day! Of course, I’m just about to go on a conference call so I can’t write more but hallelujah! Read more here.

– Lozil

2015 Women’s World Cup Is Almost Here

Kick-off is just a week away now on June 6. Are you excited? I am. Are you nervous? I’m nervous. I’m excited for the games and seeing which team and players can propel themselves towards glory and potentially infamy. As for my nerves, these have more to do with the FIFA contingent soon to be descending on my city for the opening match.

Luis Figo & Michael Van Praag Drop Out Of FIFA Presidental Race

The absolute fuckery around the FIFA “elections” continues. Two of the three challengers to Sepp Blatter’s stranglehold, whoops, I mean presidency dropped out yesterday leaving only Jordan’s Prince Ali bin al-Hussein to battle the venal out of touch old coot. They may have left the race, but they had plenty to say about it.