Hackers take Sepp Blatter’s Twitter account for a joy ride

On Monday, Sepp Blatter’s verified Twitter account, along with the official FIFA World Cup account started spewing tweets that were very out of the ordinary — to say the least.

Sepp calling out himself? Too good to be true (but oh how we wish this was real). The first tweet was just the beginning of the excellent string of silliness that ensued on the two accounts.

Many have dreamed of a day when they would see these words written about Blatter and FIFA, but of course today it’s all fun and games for the hackers. We’re wondering who they’ll strike next. It might be a good time for prominent (and hated) soccer figures to come up with more secure passwords.

Apr

New FIFA World Rankings

Croatia took the leap into the top 5 following a pair of World Cup qualifying victories and the U.S. jumped up 5 spots to #28. Wales rose the most in the Top 50 and Brazil have fallen to their lowest ever position in the rankings.

For more on the new World Cup rankings, read here.

Jan

Golden Messi

Lionel Messi is a pretty humble guy — especially compared to his rival, Cristiano Ronaldo — and he doesn’t frequently brag about his incredible achievements.

On Facebook today, we saw one of those rare occasions where the now four-time Ballon d’Or winner boasted just a little bit. Check out his jaw-dropping trophy case.

Not too shabby. But even in this clear show of his impressive achievements, the little genius still displayed his constant sense of modesty.

“Thanks to everyone for being by my side in this beautiful moment of my career!”

Jan

Abby Wambach capped an already incredible career by finally winning her first FIFA Women’s World Player of the Year award!

Wambach beat out 5-time winner Marta of Brazil and teammate Alex Morgan, whose time will surely come as well. Congratulations, Abby!!

Jan

FIFA knows entertainment

Jan

Leo Messi beats Ronaldo, wins 4th straight Ballon d’Or

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Surprise!!! Lionel Messi is still the world’s best player!

Messi as expected beat out Cristiano Ronaldo and teammate Andres Iniesta to win his fourth consecutive Ballon d’Or, thus simultaneously becoming the first to win FIFA Player of the Year honors more than three times and cementing his claim in the G.O.A.T conversation.

Cristiano, meanwhile, was not amused:

Jan

Former US Women’s National Team coach Pia Sundhage was awarded the Women’s Coach of the Year award at Monday’s Ballon d’Or gala, and to the surprise of everyone there, promptly broke out into song!

After first thanking her staff, Sundhage turned to her two star players in the audience and said: “I look at Alex [Morgan] and Abby [Wambach] and all your teammates I have only one thing to say…” She then belted out an acapella version of Bob Dylan’s “If Not for You.”

Hats off to her for a job well done, and a bold acceptance speech. And she didn’t even blush!!

Jan

Lionel Messi kicking off the fashion year 2013

Check out Lionel Messi’s custom made Dolce & Gabbana suit that he wore at the Ballon D’or ceremony! We here at FoxSoccer.com are split 50-50 on it, but what do you think?

via @NotCristiano (ironically)

Dec

Watch the official unveiling of FIFA’s 2015 Women’s World Cup emblem as Canadian captain Christine Sinclair and her teammate take center stage.

Dec

FIFA (and UEFA) might be catching a lot of flak these days for their use of the 5th official (as opposed to entering the 21st century and using goal-line technology)

But let’s at least grant them this: the 5th officials are top-notch professionals. They’re committed to the cause 100%, even going so far as to practicing their eyesight before games!