Commisso plans Fiorentina stadium upgrade as they head to US for pre-season
June 24 – New Fiorentina owner Rocco Commisso has wasted no time getting his feet under the desk at the Serie A club saying he will refurbish the stadium.
Author: Paul Nicholson
Grp A preview: Mexico gave Canada a lesson, did they learn it?
MEX vs MTQ; CAN vs CUB
June 22 – The Mexican roadshow is in Charlotte, Sunday, with Martinique looking like the unlucky victims for the form team of the 2019 Gold Cup so far.
Penalty rethink: No yellow cards for keepers who come off their line
June 24 – Amid widespread condemnation, a new rule that states goalkeepers at the Women’s World Cup must be cautioned for stepping off their goal line at penalties has been suspended.
Grp D: US send Mexico a message, we can score too
USA 6 Trinidad and Tobago 0
By Paul Nicholson at the FirstEnergy Stadium in Cleveland
June 22 – The US marched into the quarter finals with another commanding attacking display putting five unanswered goals past Trinidad and Tobago and reinforcing their credentials as Gold Cup contenders.
Grp D: Panama secure next round spot
By Paul Nicholson at the FirstEnergy Stadium, Cleveland
June 22 – Panama made sure of their place in the knockout rounds of the Gold Cup with a 4-2 win over tournament new boys Guyana.
Grp C: Curaçao stun Honduras
June 21 – Curaçao produced the shock result of the Gold Cup to date, stunning Honduras with a 1-0 goal win that turned their group upside down.
Grp C: Reggae Boyz miss a beat to draw with El Salvador
June 21 – After the euphoria of their home victory over Honduras in Kingston, the Reggae Boyz bumped back down to earth at the BBVA Stadium in Houston, sharing a 0-0 draw with El Salvador.
Grp D, Rd 2 preview: US vs Trinidad, Panama vs Guyana
By Paul Nicholson at the FirstEnergy Stadium in Cleveland
June 21 – Group D favourites the US will go into their second group game against Trinidad and Tobago knowing that a win will likely guarantee qualification. On the undercard of this doubleheader, Panama are in the same position against Guyana.
Tyler who? Boyd’s breakthrough fuels US’s Gold Cup start
By Andrew Warshaw
June 21 – He’s the new US goal scoring hero with a man of the match performance. But it could all have been so different.
Grp C rd2: Jamaica vs El Salvador, Honduras vs Curacao
June 21 – Jamaica go into their second Group C game off the back of a euphoric 3-2 win over top ranked group see Honduras in Jamaica, the first time the Gold Cup had been played in the Caribbean.
Exclusive: CAF exco did not agree to cede control to FIFA or Samoura, says Tenga
By Osasu Obayiuwana
June 21 – With barely a day after a June 20 joint declaration by FIFA and CAF – African football’s governing body – that there was “unanimous agreement” by CAF’s executive committee, to accept the direct involvement of the world body in Africa’s football affairs, a member of that committee says no such agreement exists.
Ceferin refuses to be railroaded into support of Infantino’s move on Africa
By Paul Nicholson
June 20 – The corruption-riddled, ungoverned FIFA-fiefdom that Africa has become has now impacted on the offices of the president of FIFA, Gianni Infantino. In an act of demagoguery that may come to define his leadership, and in order to protect his own powerbase, FIFA has stepped in to take charge of Africa.
Grp B, rd 2: Costa Rica survive a Bermudan hurricane
Costa Rica 2 Bermuda 1
By Paul Nicholson at the Toyota Stadium, Frisco, Texas
June 20 – Bermuda coach Kyle Lightbourne promised his players would attack Costa Rica and for the first half hour Costa Rica’s reputation meant nothing as Bermuda gloriously threw everything they had at their storied opponents.
Crossing the line. Has VAR overstepped the mark on penalty taking?
By Andrew Warshaw
A new rule agreed by football’s lawmakers in the spring which gained little publicity at the time has suddenly burst into controversy within days of taking effect and threatens to cause widespread consternation across the game.
Grp B, rd 2: Hot, hot, humid and Haiti
By Paul Nicholson at the Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas
Haiti 2 Nicaragua 0
June 20 – When the water break was taken on 30 minutes the temperature on the pitch of the Toyota Stadium, Frisco, was 97 degrees. The humidity was 51%.