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| Footyheadlines.com unveils new Bayern Munich home kit for the '15-16 season. |
Bayern Munich "is expected to play once again in largely red jerseys," after kit supplier adidas introduced a red-blue striped jersey in '14. Website footyheadlines.com "has unveiled the club's new home jersey for the '15-16 season" (
FOCUS ONLINE, 12/8). ... Franz Beckenbauer "believes the use of technology in football will go far beyond the use of merely goal-line cameras in the future." The Bayern Munich honorary president thinks "there will be a time when referees are a thing of the past, and will subsequently be replaced by drones hovering all over the pitch." Beckenbauer: "We are living in a century that's all about technology. We all know that it doesn't end with goal-line technology" (
London DAILY MAIL, 12/8). ... Malaysian Minister for Sports Khairy Jamaluddin apologized "after home fans attacked Vietnam supporters at a Suzuki Cup semi-final, in ugly scenes that resulted in five arrests."
Jamaluddin: "I saw with my own eyes, the Vietnamese supporters were assaulted by a group of Malaysian fans at Shah Alam Stadium. There is no excuse for this violent behavior. These violent fans do not represent Malaysia" (
AFP, 12/9). ...
Bayern Munich Manager Pep Guardiola "has branched out into rugby and has been assisting the Japan coach, Eddie Jones, in preparation for next year’s World Cup." Jones said that "the two sports shared many similarities" and that
Guardiola "had been a big help." Jones: "He is the best soccer coach in the world and you always want to learn from the best" (
REUTERS, 12/8). ... FIFA will invest all $1.5M generated from the 2014 Brazil World Cup commercial public viewing fees into community organizations supported by Football for Hope, FIFA's social development program. FIFA raised $1.5M from 257 commercial public viewing licensing fees, which were charged for the right to show live match coverage at public events around the world during the 2014 World Cup. FIFA also issued 1,597 non-commercial, free public viewing licenses (
FIFA). ... FIFA "is taking no action" against the Croatian FA after Man City elite development squad coach Patrick Vieira "led his players off the field over allegations of racism in a pre-season friendly against HNK Rijeka." Almost five months after City made a formal complaint following midfielder Seko Fofana’s claims that he was racially abused, FIFA "announced it will drop its investigation over a lack of evidence" (
London TELEGRAPH, 12/8).
IN SPAIN: Real Madrid has "reacted swiftly" to a report from the Spanish Football League (LFP) by banning 17 supporters who "were singing offensive songs about Lionel Messi and about Catalonia" during a La Liga match against Celta Vigo on Saturday. In an initiative which has been launched to "bring an end to violence in Spanish football, the LFP" plans to "report to the
Anti-Violence Commission every Thursday on offensive chants and singing,
based on information sent by people working at the grounds, or picked
up from televised games" (MARCA, 12/7). ... Spanish Secretary of State for Security Francisco Martínez will appear before Congress on Tuesday to "present a report on the open investigation into last week's brawl" between fans of Atlético Madrid and Deportivo La Coruña (EFE, 12/8).
