Mexican wave flows past Costa Rica
July 8 – Mexico overcame Costa Rica 2-0 in Arlington, Texas, to progress to the semi-finals of the Gold Cup in Las Vegas next week.
Author: Paul Nicholson
Ismael Diaz hattrick sends rampant Panama past Qatar into Gold Cup semis
July 8 – A 9-minute second-half hattrick by Panama forward Ismael Diaz, in a 4-0 win, sent Gold Cup guest Qatar home at the quarter final stage.
UEFA multi-club ownership probe clears AC Milan, Brighton and Villa for Euro club comps
July 7 – UEFA has cleared the path for Aston Villa, Brighton & Hove Albion and AC Milan to compete in next seasons European club competitions after opening an investigation into their potential conflict under UEFA’s multi-club ownership rules.
Croatian FA receives land donation to build national team training centre
July 7 – The Croatian government has donated land worth €4.2 million to the Croatian Football Association (HNS) to build a national team training centre.
Haiti’s Jean-Bart remains free to return after Swiss court backs CAS sex-abuse ruling
July 7 – Swiss federal judges have dismissed FIFA’s appeal against a ruling that overturned its life ban on Yves Jean-Bart, the former president of Haiti’s football federation, for alleged sexual abuse of women’s national team players.
Motsepe Foundation makes donation to break South African women’s pre-World Cup strike
July 7 – The South Africa Football Association (SAFA) says a pay dispute with its Women’s World Cup squad has been resolved after a charity set up by Confederation of African Football president and billionaire businessman Patrice Motsepe stepped in.
Concacaf unveils 98-match end-2023 schedule for third edition of Nations League
July 7 – Concacaf has released the schedule for the 2023/24 Concacaf Nations League (CNL) that will be played in the International Match Windows of September, October, and November 2023.
Schweinsteiger blames Guardiola philosophy for Germany’s decline
July 7 – Manchester City’s treble-winning manager Pep Guardiola has been partially blamed for the recent decline of the Germany national team.
LaLiga launches ‘transformative’ EA strategic partnership, starting with renamed leagues
July 7 – LaLiga, having unveiled its rebrand, has now formally launched its strategic partnership with Electronic Arts, a five-season deal that the Spanish league says will be transformational.
AFC leads on sports medicine with new conference dates, courses and anti-doping regime
July 7 – The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Medical Committee has appointed Malaysia as the host for its 8thmedical conference to be held in 2025, July 21 to 25.
Conmebol picks Sportradar to market data rights to betting market worldwide
July 7 – Sportradar has won the rights to be Conmebol’s exclusive global audio and video betting data rights holder for its club competitions and a bulk of its national team championships.
Millwall owner John Berylson dies in US car crash
July 7 – John Berylson (pictured), owner and chairman of English Football League side Millwall, has died aged 70 following a fatal car accident in the United States.
England and Spain cruise to final of Euro U21 championship
July 6 – England and Spain set up a heavyweight clash in the final of the European under-21 Championship after breezing through their respective semi-finals on Wednesday.
PSG’s Al-Khelaifi tells Mbappe to sign or be sold
July 6 – Paris St-Germain president Nasser Al-Khelaifi has warned Kylian Mbappe he will not be allowed to leave the club as a free agent next summer.
England captain Bright says packed match schedule needs to be reviewed
July 6 – Stand-in England captain Millie Bright has called for improved scheduling in the women’s game after a raft of players were ruled out of the upcoming World Cup with anterior cruciate ligament injuries.