Soccer is the sport of stamina; perhaps strength that players show playing in the outdoors. FIFA world cup has ever been the biggest soccer event; hence every player wants to make it sure that he misses nothing of it. Ever since FIFA has allowed Qatar to host 2022 world cup, there have been consistence demands from every part of the world to make sure it is played in winters there, coz in this part of the world; there is an extremely high temperature outside which could be dangerous for players. Until now, FIFA did not show any response on these demands, but now, it has made it clear that if it belongs to players’ health and temperature is really that high there, it can think of postponing the tournament to winters. Likewise, emirate has asked the governing body to make a call to shift the mega event. According to FIFA General Secretary, Jerome Valcke, executive committee could soon decide about this coz as per historical data maximum temperature there would be 104 which could lead to … [Read more...]
Technology enters soccer; Goal-Line Technology is now a reality
The most talk about technological input in soccer has finally been approved for use by soccer’s global governing body FIFA, and after its go ahead signal, such a technology will officially be a part of 2014 FIFA world cup in Brazil. Broadly, there are four providers of this technology based on their own method and which one of them will be used is not yet decided. FIFA has planned to issue a tender asking all interested providers and then it will decide which one should be used finally. The ultimate chosen technology will then be used in summer’s Confederations Cup in Brazil before world up. If everything goes as planned, EPL has also promised to implement it from next season, and as expected, more leagues will also follow this innovative product of the twenty first century. There have been comprehensive debate over the issue in last few months about how such a technology can change the quality of the game; perhaps many legendry players showed their grieve over the use of a technology … [Read more...]
A Lonely Planet for Bulgaria and Hungary
World cup qualifiers are in news around the world especially looking at the world cup 2014 dates, hence each of the qualifiers is being taken as an important clash by every team seeking its place in the world cup. But, luck is not in favor of Bulgaria and Hungary who just received a FIFA veto about their spectators behaviors, i.e., their world cup qualifier with be played without any spectator’s presence in the stadium or in a lonely planet. The punishment is being given by the governing body for the racial abuses of Bulgaria and Hungary fans on appointing teams which is classified by FIFA as abhorrent and shameful. The strict punishment was also demanded by various players associations and anti-discriminatory groups to deprive fans using any racial chant again. Last October, a Bulgaria fan made monkey chant over Denmark black defender Patrick Mtiliga in a world cup qualifier. As a result, Bulgaria will have to play its next qualifier against Malta on March 22 in a vacant stadium. … [Read more...]
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