USA 2 Costa Rica 2 (USA win 4-3 on pens)
June 29 – You’d hate to use the word ‘sterile’ to describe a Concacaf Gold Cup quarter-final, but following the drama and passion of Guatemala versus Canada, it all felt a little flat as the United States Men’s National Team (USMNT) and Costa Rica kicked off for the right to face Guatemala in St. Louis. After 90 minutes and the drama of penalty kicks,
June 11 – The Queens of Europe have found their throne. Arsenal Women, fresh off their UEFA Women’s Champions League triumph, are making the Emirates Stadium their permanent residence for the 2025/26 season – all 60,704 seats of it.
June 11 – Inter Milan has signed a wide-reaching partnership with Fanatics that will see the US-based e-commerce giant take control of the club’s global merchandise operations.
June 11 – The beautiful game has just borrowed from America’s biggest show. FIFA has announced that J Balvin, Doja Cat, and Tems will headline the first-ever Club World Cup final halftime show at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey. Think Super Bowl meets soccer – with a global twist.
June 11 – Premier League Liverpool have signed a five-year retail partnership with Japanese fashion group Baycrew’s, aimed at growing the club’s retail and merchandise presence in Japan and the wider Asia-Pacific region.
June 11 – With ticket sales lagging and global interest lukewarm, FIFA has unveiled a star-studded Technical Study Group (TSG) for its expanded Club World Cup project, set to kick off on Saturday in the United States.
June 11 – The final weekend of the Premier League season saw an average stadium capacity of 98.35% across all ten fixtures – a figure that, while still robust by European standards, represents a slight and unexpected dip from the penultimate round of matches.
June 11 – On his home debut, Carlo Ancelotti’s Brazil, the five-time world champions, defeated Paraguay 1-0 to secure their qualification for the 2026 World Cup.
June 11 – The Croatian Football Federation has signed a sponsorship agreement with Naturalis whose Cetina mineral water brand becomes the official water of the Croatian Football Federation and its national football team.
June 10 – Fans of MLS club LAFC protested the Trump administration’s crackdown on immigrants in Los Angeles during Sunday’s 3-1 win over Sporting Kansas City.
June 10 – The English Premier League (EPL) is preparing to bring its international broadcast operations in-house, announcing that its new media production hub — Premier League Studios — will be based at Olympia London from 2026, marking a major strategic shift as its long-standing partnership with IMG draws to a close.
June 10 – A dispute is brewing in Spanish football over the congested 2025-26 calendar, as the Association of Spanish Footballers (AFE) pushes back against LaLiga’s proposed start date for Real Madrid and Atlético Madrid, both of whom are due to compete in the expanded FIFA Club World Cup in the United States this summer.
June 10 – With a late strike, Kevin De Bruyne led Belgium to an important 4-3 win against Wales in the qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup.
June 10 – With the scourge of match-fixing continuing to rear its ugly head in the European game, the Bulgarian Football Union (BFS) has taken a proactive approach to the issue by hosting the “Integrity in Football in Eastern Europe” workshop.
June 10 – Football governing body Concacaf has rejected Greenland’s application for membership.
June 10 – The United States Men’s National Team (USMNT) lost their third consecutive game on Saturday in a friendly against Turkey during their preparations for the CONCACAF Gold Cup.