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,
October 24 – World governing body FIFA is again under fire following the accusation by trade union Building and Wood Workers’ International (BWI) that it is refusing to engage on human rights concerns in Saudi Arabia, defying its own human rights obligations.
October 24 – UEFA has confirmed that either Madrid or Baku will stage the 2027 Champions League final after the capital cities of Spain and Azerbaijan stepped in to replace Milan as host of the showpiece fixture.
October 24 – Chelsea owners BlueCo are closing in on Red Bull as the kings of youth scouting, according to an age recruitment study from the CIES Football Observatory.
October 24 – Liverpool FC has unveiled German sportswear company Adidas as the club’s new kit supplier in a deal expected to bring in the region of £60 million a year.
October 24 – Concacaf has confirmed the venues and dates for the 2024/25 Concacaf Nations League quarter-finals in November that will qualify the four semi-finalists for the March 2025 finals at Hollywood Park’s SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles.
October 24 – Premier League side Southampton have announced a new partnership with Ebury which will see the global financial services platform become the club’s Official Fintech Partner until the end of the 2024/25 campaign.
October 24 – Fresh from making a tidy sum of money brokering and then selling her stake in Newcastle United, Amanda Staveley is rumoured to have her eye on another Premier League club in the form of Tottenham Hotspur.
October 24 – Just four days before the next parliamentary elections in Bulgaria, the country’s caretaker government has secured BGN 30 million (€15 million) for the reconstruction of the Varna stadium in the Black Sea city.
October 24 – The self-styled Special One appears to have lost none of his mischievous, outspoken impishness.
October 24 – Once again the Copa Libertadores is heading for an all-Brazilian final after Botafogo and Atletico Mineiro won the first legs of their semi-finals convincingly.
October 24 – One of the hottest players in the world, and most certainly the Premier League, is Chelsea’s England international Cole Palmer. Since making the bold move from Manchester City last season, Palmer has scaled new heights in West London and is making himself known throughout the sports world, most notably in the USA.
October 24 – Kenyan political and football commentator Francis Gaitho was arrested Tuesday night at the house that he was staying in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi.
October 23 – Confederation of African Football (CAF) boss Patrice Motsepe has defended the organisation’s general secretary Véron Mosengo-Omba, who is under investigation for alleged misconduct.
October 23 – The Greek owner of Premier League Nottingham Forest, Evangelos Marinakis, has been handed a five-match stadium ban for spitting at the feet of officials after last month’s defeat by Fulham.
October 23 – The Confederation of African Football (CAF) is reviewing rules on the treatment of away teams following the suspension of the Africa Cup of Nations qualifier between Libya and Nigeria because of a diverted flight.