MLS released a statement on Tuesday that by mutual consent, MLS and prospective operator-investor Marcelo Claure have agreed to terminate Miami's application to field an expansion team in 2010.
A little more than a week ago, I was invited to a roundtable chat with UEFA president Michel Platini. One phrase stood out: "We need to reintroduce the concept of morality in football. We have to permit everybody to have a chance to win."
The politics behind Spanish soccer have always been complex. But with BarÇa's president "continuing to be an instrument for Catalan culture," he may be bringing the team into conflict with the country