🚨 BREAKING: All 41 Concacaf members have rejected Gianni Infantino's FIFA Forward Enterprise plans.
"Concacaf is a confederation united by the love of our game, where football comes first. Guided by this philosophy over the past ten years we have built, from the ground up, an organization founded on service, transparent governance, and the long-term stewardship of football.
"History has shown FIFA and the football family what happens when the custodians of the game lose sight of these values.
"With this in mind, Concacaf today convened a meeting of the presidents of its 41 Member Associations, together with its President, Council members, and its FIFA Council members, to discuss a proposal developed and presented by the FIFA President to establish ‘FIFA Forward Enterprise’ and sell interests in the FIFA World Cup to private investors.
"During the meeting, the membership expressed deep concerns about the lack of due process surrounding the proposal, the artificially short deadline imposed, and the absence of any review or approval by the relevant FIFA governance bodies. In addition, the need for private equity investment to fund new and existing FIFA Forward programs following the most profitable FIFA World Cup in history was questioned.
"The discussion reinforced the need for greater transparency and proper governance.
"For these reasons, Concacaf and its 41 Member Associations have:
'- Rejected the proposal;
- Tasked their FIFA Council Members with engaging FIFA to determine how existing FIFA reserves could be used to increase FIFA Forward funding for football development across our region; and
- Tasked their FIFA Council Members with instructing the FIFA President to ensure that any matter follows the proper governance processes via staff and FIFA Council, in accordance with the FIFA Statutes.'
"Through these actions, Concacaf reaffirms that football's future—and its greatest asset—must remain in the hands of our football family."
Proper discipline by the players, long term government investment, getting our players in the mls and Europe, better training facilities and for Trinis to stop being such fair weather fans. 20k people in the stadium vs Jamaica and Curaçao and nobody is actually watching the game
🚨 EXCL: Crysencio Summerville high among candidates Manchester United considering as possible left wing signing. 24yo West Ham attacker subject to enquiries from #MUFC & expected to cost ~£50m to land #Netherlands international from #WHUFC@TheAthleticFC https://t.co/I9A74Ko3TI
🚨🔴⚪️ RB Leipzig are set to appoint Martin Demichelis as new head coach to replace Ole Werner.
Deal in place by activating the release clause, as @marca reported. 🇦🇷
Bukayo Saka completed four passes, did not take a shot on goal & did not create a single chance in nearly 85 minutes of the Champions League Final before he was substituted.
🚨🔵🔴 Total agreement reached between Anthony Gordon and Barcelona on personal terms.
Barcelona are in direct, official talks with Newcastle to close the deal club-to-club.
Barça want to get the deal done quickly to anticipate PL clubs and Bayern, still active behind scenes.
🚨🚨 FEDE VALVERDE STATEMENT:
Yesterday I had an incident with a teammate during a training session. The fatigue from competition and the frustration made everything blown out of proportion.
In a normal locker room, these things can happen and are usually resolved internally without it becoming public knowledge. Obviously, there's someone behind this, spreading the story quickly, and with a season without titles where Real Madrid is always under scrutiny, everything gets magnified.
Today we had another disagreement. During the argument, I accidentally hit a table, causing a small cut on my forehead that required a routine visit to the hospital.
At no point did my teammate hit me, and I didn't hit him either, although I understand it's easier for you to believe we came to blows or that it was intentional, but that didn't happen.
I feel that my anger about the situation, my frustration at seeing some of us struggling to get through the end of the season, giving it our all, pushed me to the point of arguing with a teammate.
I'm sorry. I'm truly sorry because this situation hurts me, this moment we're going through hurts me. Real Madrid is one of the most important things in my life, and I can't be indifferent to it. The result is an accumulation of things that culminate in a senseless fight, damaging my image and leaving room for doubt that they'll fabricate stories, slander, and add fuel to the fire of an accident. I have no doubt that any disagreements we might have off the field cease to exist on the field, and if I have to defend it inside a stadium, I'll be the first.
I wasn't going to speak out until the end of the season. We were eliminated from the Champions League, and I kept my anger and resentment to myself. We've wasted another year, and I wasn't in a position to be posting on social media when the only face I had to show was on the field, and I feel that's what I did. That's why I'm the one who's most saddened and pained to be going through this situation that prevents me from playing the next match due to medical decisions. I always gave it my all, to the very end, and it hurts me more than anyone not to be able to do so. I am available to the club and my teammates to collaborate on any decision they deem necessary.
Thank you.
🚨🗣️ 𝗡𝗘𝗪: Roy Keane: "Why did you believe in Liverpool when they appointed Jurgen Klöpp? What did he do previously?
• He won in Germany...
🚨🗣️ 𝗡𝗘𝗪: Roy Keane: "EXACTLY! And Michael Carrick's experience as a manager is at Middlesbrough!"
Nobody is more anti voice note than me. I will not listen to it and you will be left on unread. If you have to tell me something that is so long you cannot text me then you can call me
IShowSpeed just dropped the trailer for his Caribbean tour, where he’ll be exploring these countries starting April 25:
• Antigua and Barbuda
• Bahamas
• Barbados
• Dominica
• Dominican Republic
• Grenada
• Guadeloupe
• Jamaica
• Puerto Rico
• Sint Maarten
• St. Kitts and Nevis
• St. Lucia
• St. Vincent and the Grenadines
• Trinidad and Tobago
• United States Virgin Islands