Podcast # 10 - 2/26/16- FIFA President
Podcast #10 02/26/2016
Hosts: Bryan Pascual, Jared Gutierrez, Kevin Dellepere
Guests:
Summary:
Topics
-FIFA has a new president. Gianni Infantino,won by 115 votes,
-Can he “fix” FIFA and help recover FIFA ethics
-Sepp Blatter?
-Gianni Infantino is a lawyer and is fluent in Italian, French, German, English, and Spanish.
-Served as UEFA general secretary
-MLS Commissioner Don Garber praises FIFA reform “package”
- Salary disclosures for the FIFA president, all FIFA council members, the secretary general and chairpersons of independent standing and judicial committees;
Presidential term limits of three terms and four years each term (Sepp Blatter had served as president since 1998 up until he was forced out last year);
Background checks for all candidates for the FIFA Congress performed by an independent FIFA Review Committee;
Requirements to get more women involved in the organization, including a minimum of one female representative elected as a council member per confederation.-Stevenn Gerrald says he might retire from football after 2nd MLS season
-SG says he was introduced to England's U-19 team and wants to get into coaching
-Still says he’s not 100% sure
-SG is 35 years old.
-CONCACAF Champions league Results
Quertato 2-0 DC United
-Goals by Edgar Benitez and Yerson Candelo
-Both goals came in 2nd half
America 2-2 Seattle Sounders
-2 goals from the man the myth the legend Clint 2 Dempsy
-1 goal from Oribe Peralta and 1 from Darwin Quinetro
Tigres 2-0 Real Salt Lake City
-Goal from youngster and Untitled Soccer friend Jurgen Damm
Goal from Jose Rivas
-Tigres had 16 shots to goal vs 8 from RSL
-Tigres had 66%! ball possession over 33%!
-Tigres 471 passes vs 170 RSL
LA Galaxy 0-0 Santos Laguna
-Santos Laguna 33 million player value
-LA Galaxy 25 million
-Passes 436 santos vs 280
-Shots 10 Santos 11 Galaxy
Tuesday March 2, 2016
8pm DC United vs Quertaro
10pm Sounders vs America
Wed. March 3 2016
8pm America vs Sounders
10pm RSL VS Santos
Games can be watched on FS1, Univison Deportes
Copa America