July 3 – With tickets for the final of the Gold Cup in Chicago already sold out, fans in the Windy City can still enjoy a unique Gold Cup experience in the centre of the city at Union Station.
By Samindra Kunti in Belo Horizonte
July 3 – Lionel Messi’s wait for a major international team title goes on. On Tuesday night his Argentina were eliminated from the Copa America by hosts Brazil in a classic South American encounter that was high on emotions, but low in quality.
July 3 – The United States and Jamaica will battle for a spot in the 2019 Concacaf Gold Cup Final at the Nissan Stadium in Nashville tonight.
July 3 – The body of Swiss international women’s footballer Florijana Ismaili has been found days after she vanished following a swimming accident at Lake Como in Italy just over the Swiss border.
July 3 – Adidas UK were left hugely embarrassed when a social media gambit launching the new Arsenal kit backfired, leading to shirts being tweeted with racist and offensive slogans on the back.
Mexico 1 Haiti 0 (aet)
By Paul Nicholson at the State Farm Stadium, Phoenix
July 3 – Mexico made hard work of a semi-final win over comeback specialists Haiti to book their place in the Gold Cup final in Chicago July 7. Once again they needed extra time and a penalty – but not a penalty shoot out – to secure their progress.
July 3 – One of the features of the 2019 Gold Cup has the work that Concacaf’s refereeing department has been doing with its officials. Headquartering them in Coppell, Dallas, the officials have represented a diverse group in terms of nationality but fast-developing group in terms of learning and experience.
July 3 – Premier League Liverpool have launched an International Academy in Mauritius in partnership with The Ministry of Youth and Sport Republic of Mauritius.
July 3 – Japanese videogame maker Konami Digital Entertainment has signed a co-operation agreement with Manchester United for its eFootball PES 2020 game. The announcement follows news that Arsenal have extended their global partnership with Konami for a further three years, taking them through to June 2022.
July 2 – Bayern Munich, who opened their first international office in New York five years ago, have hit the 150 official fan club mark across 43 states in North America.
By Samindra Kunti in Rio de Janeiro
July 2 – ‘Why are we so incompetent?’ lamented famous Brazilian football journalist Juca Kfouri last Friday when Chile’s team bus got stuck in Sao Paulo’s traffic gridlock en route to their quarter-final with Colombia at the Arena Corinthians.
By Paul Nicholson at the State Farm Stadium, Phoenix
July 1 – The Gold Cup semi-final against Mexico in the State Farm Stadium tomorrow night is not just another game of football for Haiti, the ‘Comeback Kings’ of this tournament.
By Paul Nicholson at the State Farm Stadium, Phoenix
July 2 – Mexico start the Gold Cup semi-final against Haiti at the State Farm Stadium in Phoenix, Arizona, as nailed on favourites, not just to make it to the final but also to win the competition, and for Mexicans to preferably win against the US at Chicago’s already sold out Soldier Field.
July 2 – A Colombian player says he was threatened via social media after his missed penalty kick in a Copa America shoot-out with Chile last week cost his country the chance to remain in the tournament.
July 2 – Nike have extended their kit deal with Premier League Brighton & Hove Albion for three years, taking them through to the end of the 2021/22 season.