5.29.15
ASN Morning Read: It's The Day of Reckoning
It's a big day for soccer as the U-20 World Cup kicks off in New Zealand, with the U.S. taking on Myanmar. To cap off a quiet week for FIFA, Sepp Blatter is up for re-election today with the USSF backing his opponent.
- The U.S. U-20s begin their World Cup campaign tonight/tomorrow morning (midnight ET) with a match against Myanmar in Whangarei, New Zealand. It’s the first World Cup appearance at any level for the Southeast Asian country, and our Josh Deaver did some digging to find out what the young Yanks are up against.
- Finally a part of the the United States program, Gedion Zelalem spoke to ESPN FC ahead of tomorrow’s World Cup opener. "I wasn't sure where I would be this summer, with Jurgen's team or Tab's team," Zelalem said. "But for me it didn't matter, because I just wanted to play for the U.S."
- The FIFA presidential election is today. Brian Sciaretta wants to see the end of the one-member-one-vote policy.
- Speaking of votes …
U.S. Soccer will vote for Prince Ali bin Al Hussein for next president of FIFA. This is a vote for good governance & promise for our game.
— Sunil Gulati (@sunilgulati) May 28, 2015
- CONCACAF dismissed the indicted Jeffrey Webb and Eduardo Li. Alfredo Hawit of Honduras becomes CONCACAF’s acting president.
- Other than his cats' baller lifestyle, here are 10 things you need to know about Chuck Blazer.
- Seriously guys, everything is cool at FIFA:
