2011 Asnj Summer Issue

Sepp Blatter NBA remains leader
Wins re-election as
President of Fifa in sports diversity

PROMOTIONAL USE ONLY The NFL wants African Baseball
Europe But The Network
Talent Is In Africa Envoy Coach Program
African Football Ndamukong Suh
is NFL rookie
• Passion of the game of the year

CONTENTS
4

5
NBA remains leader in spor ts
diversity

Ndamukong Suh is NFL rookie of the
year

6 Sepp Blatter wins re-election as
president of Fifa

12 African Baseball on the Rise
• Envoy Coach Program
• Levels of Sponsorship

13 African Football
• Passion of the game
• Football ambassadors
• Challenging the World
• The Confederation of African Football
• Africa's time has come!

15 The NFL wants Europe But The Talent
Is In Africa

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NBA remains leader in sports diversity
candidates, and I think that's helped
more than anything else," said
Lapchick, chair of the DeVos Sport
Business Management Program at
UCF and director of The Institute for
Diversity of Ethics in Sport.
The study found that 83 percent of
the league's players were people of
color this season, with the percen-
tage of African-American players
increasing one point to 78 percent.
The percentage of Asians remained
1 percent, the percentage of Latinos
rose slightly to 4 percent and
percentage classified as "other" was
under 1 percent.
There were five African-American
chief executive officers/presidents of
Dallas Mavericks players Dirk Nowitzki, center, of Germany,, Jason Kidd, right, teams, including Terdema Ussery,
and Jason Terry wave to fans during the team's victory parade in downtown Dallas,
Thursday, June 16, 2011. The Mavericks beat the Miami Heat to win the NBA championship. who held both titles for the Dallas
ORLANDO, Fla. — The NBA isn't worked well for us, and we will Mavericks. Two women held
resting on its laurels as a pacesetter continue to do that," NBA spokes- positions of presidents — the first
in sports diversity. man Mike Bass said. female in such roles since the 2006-
07 season — and Charlotte Bobcats
The league has again earned an A The NBA had nine African-American owner Michael Jordan joined Ussery
grade in a study of the diversity of its and one Asian head coach at the as the only African-Americans
leadership in its front office and its 30 beginning of the 2010-11 season, an serving as CEOs.
teams. increase of three percent over 2009-
10, when minorities comprised 30 Detroit's Joe Dumars, meanwhile,
The Institute for Diversity and Ethics was the lone African-American team
in Sport at the University of Central percent of the league's head
coaches. The percentage of minori- president of basketball operations.
Florida released its annual report on
the league Thursday. The NBA ties serving as general manager There were 33 women in vice
received an A-plus for race and an A- doubled to 26 percent, highest president positions in the league
minus for gender. It is the only men's among any of the men's pro leagues. office, down one from the previous
pro league to be awarded an overall In addition, 45 percent of the season. The percentage of minori-
A. league's assistant coaches were ties in senior administrative posi-
minorities. tions among NBA teams increased
Using data from the 2010-11 one percentage point to 22 percent,
season, the study found that for "They've consistently had a record and women held 27 percent, up two
professional positions at the league of opening up the search process so percentage points over 2009-10.
office, 36 percent were held by it includes a diverse group of
people of color and 42 percent by "The other leagues do pretty well in
women. the category of professional posi-
tions in front offices, but the NBA has
At the beginning of the season, 33 done a much better job of getting
percent of head coaches and 45 women and people of color into
percent of assistants were people of those more senior positions,"
color. The percentage for general Lapchick said. "I think that's an
managers or executives with important thing for any organization
equivalent responsibilities was 26 because obviously those become
percent. the leaders of the organization."
There were five African-American
CEOs/presidents for teams and two Seattle PI
women who were presidents. Charlotte Bobcats general manager Rich Cho, left, talks with head coach Paul Silas, right,
Rod Higgins, president of basketball operations, back center, and Fred Glover, front center,
"Our goal has always been to hire during a pre-draft workout for the NBA team in Charlotte, N.C., Wednesday, June 15, 2011.
the best people available, which has

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Ndamukong Suh
is NFL rookie of the year
Detroit Lions defensive tackle
Ndamukong Suh became the
first defensive player to win the
NFL rookie of the year award
Thursday. The second overall
pick in last year's draft, Suh is the
second rookie ever to register 10
sacks.
"It's truly an honor, it's the NFL,"
said Suh, a Pro Bowl starter who
also had 66 tackles, one forced
fumble, an interception and one
fumble returned for a
touchdown. "I'm glad I can take
this home to Detroit."
Suh beat out four other finalists,
including St. Louis Rams
quarterback Sam Bradford, who
was the top draft pick overall and
set a rookie record for pass
attempts and completions.

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Sepp Blatter
wins re-election as
president of Fifa
Blatter has been president of Fifa "I thank you for your trust and me, and I accept it."
since 1998 and will now continue confidence from the bottom of my Later in the day, in his closing
until 2015 heart," said Blatter, who was statements, Blatter said the
Fifa president Sepp Blatter applauded back into the audito- congress's resolutions had given
has been voted in for a rium by the rest of Fifa congress him "the instruments needed to
fourth term in office. after his unchallenged victory in restart the credibility of Fifa".
Zurich.
The 75-year-old Swiss was the He also spoke of the need to make
only candidate in Wednesday's "Our pyramid is intact, the base, amends for all the negative
election, with the English and the foundation is strong and publicity the organisation had
Scottish Football Associations together we have four years to generated.
failing to delay the vote. continue on our path and do our
job. Analysis
They wanted a delay amid corrup-
"We will put Fifa's ship back on the England have once again been
tion allegations within the sport's
right course in clear, transparent marginalised on Fifa's world
world governing body, but were
waters. We need some time to do stage. After making his lone
only supported by 17 member
it, but we shall do it. appeal to postpone the re-election
associations.
of Sepp Blatter, FA chairman
Blatter was re-elected after "Today something marvellous David Bernstein could only watch
receiving 186 of the 203 votes cast happened and I'd simply like to tell as, one by one, delegates from the
to remain in charge until 2015. you I'm deeply moved and honou- rest of the world took it in turn to
red. It's a challenge, a new one for attack the FA's last-minute move.


"From the beginning I wanted this England's FA, David Bernstein,
congress to know and understand had put a proposal to congress to
we are in a situation which needs delay the vote but 172 of 206
not only words but action in order voters [the associations of Brunei
to counteract all these attacks." Darussalam and Democratic
Blatter conceded the decision to Republic of Sao Tome and Prin-
have the bidding processes for cipe were not eligible] opted
two World Cups at the same time against a delay.
had been "a mistake" but said the Blatter was unopposed because
move to have the 208 congress his rival Mohamed Bin Hammam,
delegates vote on future World president of the Asian Football
Cups, rather than the 24-man Federation, pulled out after being
executive committee making the suspended over bribery allega-
decision, was a step forward as it tions.
gave more power to individual The English and Scottish FAs
football associations. needed three-quarters of Fifa's
"I'm happy with this - it reinforces congress to back their proposal
Fifa's pyramid, it will no longer be but received little support, with but the rest sitting in silence.
shaking." Wales and Northern Ireland both
choosing not to back a delay. The lack of support became even
The two-day congress in Zurich clearer when several Fifa mem-
has seen plenty of public disputes In an address to Fifa's congress on bers who followed Bernstein to the
and generated negative publicity Wednesday, Bernstein asked for a podium voiced strong criticism of
for Fifa, but Blatter said it had delay "to allow time for an additio- the FA's stance.
ended with real achievement. nal candidate or candidates to
stand and compete in an open and "We are ill at ease with people who
"We are very happy we have come wield unfounded accusations - he
to the unity of Fifa - at the begin- fair election".
who accuses must provide
ning of congress we had doubts He added: "Only by doing so will evidence," said Selemani Omari,
unity could be maintained," he the winner have proper credibility president of the Democratic
said. over the next four years." Republic of the Congo's football
federation.
"Fifa belongs to 208 national
associations and not to one
association, we must not seek
solutions through the media or a
Parliament in any third country."
Representatives of Haiti, Benin,
Fiji and Cyprus also expressed
their disapproval to more enthu-
siastic applause.
Fifa senior vice-president Julio
Grondona, also president of the
Argentina FA, delivered a stinging
riposte to his English counter-
parts.
"We always have attacks from
England which are mostly lies with
the support of journalism which is
more busy lying than telling the
truth," said the Argentine. "This
"Everyone was waiting for solu- The conclusion to his speech upsets and disturbs the Fifa family.
tions - now we will apply them." received a noticeably cool recep-
Earlier in the day, the chairman of tion from the Fifa members in
Zurich, with one or two applauding


Blatter looks on as FA chairman "We agree with the FA that Fifa storm, this is a difficult period for
Bernstein walks off the stage should have suspended the Fifa and I admit that readily. Not
"It looks like England is always presidential election until the only is the pyramid shaking but our
complaining so please I say will investigations had been comple- ship has drawn some water.
you leave the Fifa family alone, ted," said a spokesman for Dow- "We need someone who will
and when you speak, speak with ning Street. accept this responsibility. I'm
truth." "The most important thing is for the willing to do this. And reforms will
But Bernstein later released a public to have confidence in Fifa be made not just touch-ups but
statement which defended the and for that to happen we need to radical decisions, the necessary
FA's stance and said they were have Fifa reform." reforms.
encouraged by the support they Blatter, who has held his post "We must do something because I
received from other member since 1998, has promised to do not want ever again that we
associations as well as Blatter's implement changes at Fifa in the face this undignified situation."
speech which followed on from wake of the allegations of corrup- Original presidential candidate Bin
Bernstein's in which he promised tion as he told the congress he was Hammam, along with Concacaf
to implement changes. determined to guide the organisa- president Jack Warner, was
"After hearing the speech from tion out of its current troubles. provisionally suspended by Fifa's
ethics committee over allegations
that financial incentives were
offered to Caribbean Football
Union (CFU) members. Both have
denied any wrongdoing.
Bin Hammam has appealed
against his ban but was denied
entry into the Fifa congress
meeting on Wednesday.
The controversy over his withdra-
wal resulted in the English and
Scottish FA's action, with allega-
tions of bribery concerning the
World Cup bidding process also
undermining Fifa.
Major sponsors expressed their
Sepp Blatter, we believe the calls concern over the damage being
we have made for greater transpa- "We have been hit and I personally
done by these allegations, while
rency and better governance have have been slapped," said the
the president of the German
been worthwhile," said Bernstein. Swiss, who continues to receive
Football Federation, Theo Zwanzi-
plenty of support despite the
"While we did not succeed in ger, has called upon the organisa-
controversy which has surrounded
deferring the presidential election, tion to re-examine the award of the
Fifa.
it was positive to be joined by 16 2022 World Cup to Qatar.
other nations in supporting our
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be delayed, while a further 17
nations abstaining clearly shows I am the ship's captain - Sepp
that we are not alone or isolated in Blatter
our views in relation to the current "We have made mistakes and we
situation Fifa finds itself in. " will learn from this. I can say to a
The FA had announced before the certain extent that this is a good
congress that it would be abstai- warning, not just to look into our
ning from the presidential vote problems and I am willing to face
and, even though their actions the public anger in order to serve
unsettled many Fifa members, football.
they did receive the backing of the "I am the captain weathering the
UK government.


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