Canada 4 Martinique 0
By Paul Nicholson at the Rose Bowl, Pasadena
June 15 – Four goals from a rampant Canada opened the 2019 Gold Cup in style at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena. The Canadians issued an early warning that talk of them being contenders for the title is not misplaced. Group and tournament favourites Mexico will have taken note.
By Duncan Mackay
British Sports Internet Writer of the Year
July 12 – A new study released today claims that if Australia is chosen to host the 2022 World Cup it will be worth $35.5 billion (£20.6 billion) for the country’s economy – more than four times the amount generated by the Sydney Olympics.
July 12 – Boutros Boutros (pictured left), the senior vice-president of corporate communications at airline Emirates, is the latest speaker to commit themselves to Leaders in Sponsorship, the world’s most exclusive sport sponsorship taking place at Chelsea on October 6.
By Andrew Warshaw
July 10 – Keisuke Honda, Japan’s outstsanding player at the World Cup, is the latest signing by the country’s bid team seeking to win the right to host the 2022 finals.
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So Spain versus the Netherlands it is.
And an obvious question presents itself for students of the race to host the 2018 World Cup: Is this an omen for the vote in December?
July 9 – Supermarket giant Sainsbury’s has revised plans for a flagship store it wants to build at Ashton Gate which holds the key as to whether Bristol will be able to build the new stadium it needs to if it wants to hold World Cup matches if England’s bid to host 2018 is successful.
By Duncan Mackay
British Sports Internet Writer of the Year
July 8 – Danny Jordaan (pictured), the organiser of South Africa 2010, will not have any opportunity to rest after the end of the tournament as he will be jetting off a 11 nations tour as part of the FIFA inspection team who will evaluate the nine bidders to host the 2018 and 2022 World Cup.
By Tom Degun in London
July 8 – The Premier League is in negotiations with London 2012 officials to leave the sporting calendar in Britain free during the period of the Olympics, which are due to open on July 27 and finish on August 12.
July 8 – Former Football League chairman Brian Mawhinney (pictured) has been appointed as a special advisor by the international arm of the National Football League (NFL) as the sport looks to continue to establish its presence in Britain.
By Duncan Mackay
British Sports Internet Writer of the Year
July 7 – A review into the Irish Football Association (IFA) has been announced by chief executive Patrick Nelson following the controversial resignation of President Raymond Kennedy and his deputy David Martin.
July 6 – England’s disastrous World Cup campaign appears to have cost the Football Association another multi-million pound sponsor after Nationwide revealed that it will not renew its current deal when it expires at the end of this month.
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By Duncan Mackay
British Sports Internet Writer of the Year
July 6 – Defamation proceedings by Football Federation Australia (FFA) against The Age newspaper are underway in the Supreme Court of New South Wales, they announced today.
July 6 – Raymond Kennedy has negotiated a series of concessions in return for his resignation as President of the Irish Football Association (IFA), it has emerged.
July 5 - Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has rescinded a decision to withdraw the country’s teams from international competition after FIFA warned Government interference could result in the federation being suspended.
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By Duncan Mackay
British Sports Internet Writer of the Year
July 5 – Lord Triesman is set to talk about being forced to step down as the head of England’s bid to host the 2018 World Cup and chairman of the Football Association for the first time on Friday (July 9).
By Duncan Mackay
British Sports Internet Writer of the Year
July 5 – Senior senators have called for the dismissal of FIFA Executive Committee member Vitaly Mutko (pictured) as Russia’s Sports Minister following revelations he charged for five breakfasts a day during the Vancouver Olympics and a new survey ranked him as the country’s second most disliked Government official.