Mexico dominate USA to retain their Gold Cup title
Mexico 2 USA 1
July 6 – In front of a sold-out crowd of 70,925 in the NRG Stadium in Houston, Mexico beat the USA 2-1 to win the 2025 Gold Cup.
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Swiss keep knockout hopes alive as Iceland exit
Switzerland 2 Iceland 0
July 6 – Switzerland got their Euro 2025 campaign back on track with a 2-0 victory against Iceland, the first team to be eliminated from the tournament.
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El Tri’s home away from home
Mexico 2-0 Suriname:
June 18 – The Mexican national team is perhaps the only country in world football that plays home matches in two countries. The Azteca Stadium in Mexico City is, of course, their spiritual home; however, in Los Angeles – where they roared to victory over the Dominican Republic – and tonight in the heart of Texas at AT&T Stadium in Arlington versus Suriname, the team is welcomed by partisan support and rapturous anticipation.
Costa Rica squeeze past Dominican Republic into next round
Costa Rica 2 Dominican Republic 1
June 28 – Picture this: AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas, a gleaming, cavernous, colossus of modern architecture, standing like a metallic monument to American excess. With its 80,000-seat capacity echoing like a vast, empty cathedral, barely 3,000 souls scattered across its bowels at kickoff. It didn’t matter.
Marsch and CSA under investigation for breaking suspension rules and abusing officials
June 18 – Having thumped Honduras 6-0 last night in Vancouver and riding the high of becoming one of the favourites for the Gold Cup, today the Canadians are facing the low further disciplinary sanctions against their coach Jesse Marsch.
Tebas says Club World Cup breaks the club eco-system and makes ending it his mission
June 18 – Javier Tebas is seemingly determined not to make FIFA President Gianni Infantino’s Christmas card list, as his criticisms of the expanded FIFA Club World Cup are becoming increasingly vitriolic. But here’s the thing – he might actually have a point.
Heat turned up on FIFA after Rose Bowl tempers hit boiling point
June 17 – Even to the casual television viewer watching DAZN’s broadcast of Paris Saint-Germain versus Atlético Madrid at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, during FIFA’s Club World Cup, it looked brutally hot. Now we’re hearing from the fans and media who were actually there – and it’s an absolute horror story that should have the brass at FIFA headquarters asking questions.
Corpay renews long-running West Ham partnership
June 18 – Premier League West Ham United have renewed their long-standing partnership with Corpay, signing a multi-year extension that will see the collaboration enter its eighth year.
UEFA draws ties for Champions League qualifiers that kick off early July
June 18 – The road to the 2025/26 UEFA Champions League officially got underway on Tuesday, with 28 clubs learning their fate in the first qualifying round draw held at UEFA’s headquarters in Nyon.
It was ‘emotional’ says Levy as Frank replaces Postecoglu
June 18 – In ‘Ange we Trust’ sang Tottenham Hotspur fans, however, the chairman of the club, Daniel Levy didn’t feel the same way releasing Ange Postecoglou from his job 16 days after the Australian brought home the clubs first European trophy in more than 40 years.
Charai and Hubert in at Belgium’s Westerloo and OH Leuven
June 18 –Belgium’s Pro League clubs are ringing the management changes with Issame Charai replacing Timmy Simons as manager of Westerloo, while at OH Leuven, David Hubert (pictured centre) succeeds Chris Coleman.
‘100%’ fit Neymar turned down Club World Cup cameo for Fluminense
June 18 – Brazilian star Neymar has confirmed that Fluminense approached him with a short-term offer to join the club for the Club World Cup.
Club World Cup attendances struggle from coast-to-coast as crowds fail to match the pre-game hype
June 18 – FIFA’s expanded Club World Cup is attracting more attention over the thousands of empty seats in stadia across the US than the football that is being played.
PSG launch ‘Beyond Limits, Beyond Borders’ promo with The Weeknd in LA
June 18 – Paris Saint-Germain has deepened its creative partnership with Canadian music artist The Weeknd and his brand XO, launching the ‘Beyond Limits. Beyond Borders.’campaign with a focus on Los Angeles – where the European Champions will play two of their Club World Cup group games.
Crossing the white line. FA charges suspended Coote for Klopp outburst
June 18 – Former Premier League referee David Coote’s spectacular fall from grace has taken another turn for the worse, with the Football Association now charging him over comments he made about former Liverpool manager Jürgen Klopp in July 2020. Because apparently, his career wasn’t quite dead enough already.
Rampaging Canada tear Honduras apart
Canada 5 Honduras 0
June 17 – Canada over the past six years have forced their way into Concacaf’s elite but have so often flattered to deceive. They are the team everyone quite likes but have never delivered the championship title their talent screams for. Re-adjust everyone.
Goal-less and soul-less as Curacao and El Salvador share points
Curaçao 0 El Salvador 0
June 17 – The “Little General” – aka the Dutch master Dick Advocaat – has coached some of the biggest teams in world football, so Curaçao versus El Salvador in the Group B Concacaf Gold Cup opener at PayPal Park should be a walk in the park, right?