Passing The Baton

The passing of the baton from the older generation to the young upstarts appears at first glance to be going smoothly for the U.S. women's national team. Already into the quarterfinals, some of the youngsters have been the stars of the group stages.

Quarters Taking Shape

Only two games into the Women's World Cup, the quarterfinal round is already taking shape. Brazil, led by the effervescent Marta, secured a place in the next round, following after Sweden, Japan and the United States.

Triesman Accuses FIFA

The former FA chairman alleges Jack Warner, Ricardo Teixeira, Nicolas Leoz and Worawi Makudi suggested incentives in exchange for a vote for England during World Cup 2018 bidding. Russia were eventually awarded the tournament while Qatar won the 2022 bid.

Chuck Not Chuckling

Chuck Blazer is still disgruntled with FIFA for not giving CONACAF four World Cup spots. Now the region will have to revisit its new World Cup qualifying structure to allow for only 3.5 slots. Blazer also talked about the FIFA presidential elections in his conference call about the Gold Cup.

Was CONCACAF Snubbed?

CONCACAF general secretary Chuck Blazer was aggrieved after Thursday's announcement that the allocations for the 2014 World Cup qualifying slots will all stay the same. Kyle McCarthy breaks down Blazer's arguments in his Friday Five to see if they hold any weight.

FIFA-Ly Rich

FIFA boss Sepp Blatter has revealed the body made 1.2 billion dollars from the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. The sum is double the profits from the 2006 competition in Germany. Blatter released the number as a teaser to the FIFA annual report that will be released next week.