Saturday, April 25, 2020

Quarter century MLS broadcasters

Thanks to Inquirer soccer writer Jonathan Tannenwald for tweeting out the MLS article about the league's longtime broadcasters, including the Union's J.P. Dellacamera.  May they be back on the air very soon.

Wednesday, April 1, 2020

FIFA To The Rescue

The soccer world is not immune to the devastating economic effects of the coronavirus pandemic.  One doesn't need an MBA to figure that when your source of revenue goes - in the case of soccer the games, televising of them and incidental income such as parking and concessions - your profits go as well.  

It turns out that FIFA has cash reserves of $2.74 billion and is considering using some of that money to  aid ailing clubs around the world.  As reported in the New York Times, there is talk of using some of the reserves and borrowing against future television revenue to create a "football relief fund."