Guatemala 0-1 Panama:
June 20 – Friday night at Q2 Stadium bore no resemblance to the venue that hosted football just 24 hours earlier. The transformation was complete, and the catalyst was simple: unbridled passion provided by the hordes of Guatemala supporters who descended on Austin. Stark contrast to the lack of interest shown by US fans on Thursday.
By Samindra Kunti
September 24 – Brazilian club Corinthians have entered into a new partnership with social media network Twitter. At the same time Corinthians are set to break the one million fan attendance mark this season.
By Andrew Warshaw
September 23 – Yet another of those arrested in Switzerland back in May as part of the FBI probe into widespread fraud is a step closer to facing justice in the US.
By Paul Nicholson
September 24 – The war on match-fixing and match-fixers requires a greater and more joined-up global co-operation and co-ordination, was the core message coming out of the UNESCO-ICSS MINEPS V meeting that concluded in Qatar last week.
By Samindra Kunti
September 24 – Brazil and FC Barcelona star Neymar has signed new personal sponsorship deals with Gillette in Latin America and Replay.
By Paul Nicholson
September 24 – Sylvia Schenk, the former German athlete and lawyer who leads the Sport working group of the Sport and Rights Alliance has said that Qataris have a “right to catapult themselves into modernity and I find it a very exciting development”, Referring to the programme of labour reform that Qatar has begun, she said that the “World Cup can be an accelerator for change beyond the infrastructure”.
By Tom Parsons
September 24 – Former Manchester United captain Gary Neville has agreed a deal to become a regular analyst on China’s Sina Sports network where he will link up with current pundits Carlo Ancelotti and Michael Owen.
By Mark Baber
September 23 – Barcelona, have asked the Spanish football federation and FIFA to allow them to play their summer acquisition Arda Turan, a player who was signed during their transfer ban, on the understanding he would not play until January, as soon as possible.
September 23 – Nigerian businessman Orji Uzor Kalu has become the latest prospective contender, little known outside his own Continent, to bid for the presidency of FIFA.
By Andrew Warshaw
September 23 – Prospective FIFA presidential candidate Zico may already be a rank outsider in the race to succeed Sepp Blatter but the Brazilian legend is talking as good a game as he showed on the field in a bid to upset the odds on February 26.
By Samindra Kunti
September 23 – DHL, the world’s leading logistics provider, has agreed a sponsorship deal with the Indian Super League, India’s premier professional football championship, for the upcoming 2015 season.
By Andrew Warshaw
September 23 – As the fallout from football’s unprecedented corruption scandal shows no sign of diminishing, FIFA are considering a possible new venue and date for its vital year-end executive committee meeting currently scheduled for Japan in December.
September 23 – Premier League champions Chelsea have been dealt a double blow on and off the field with yet more adverse publicity heaped on the club and their outspoken Portuguese manager Jose Mourinho.
By Paul Nicholson
September 23 – English Premier League fans looking for value for money on their away trips should stop attending games in England and start travelling to Germany where the country and the Bundesliga offer much better value, according to the World Football Price Index.
By Paul Nicholson
September 23 – A breakdown of where the money went from the last transfer window finds that the overwhelming bulk of it – 70% – stayed within the Big 5 European leagues of England, Germany, France, Italy and Spain. And keeping it in the family proved particularly good for AS Monaco who took in €202 million in transfer fees and topped the list of clubs who profited from the summer trading window with a €121 million positive balance.
September 22 – FIFA reports that construction at it’s FIFA World Football Museum in Zurich is running according to plan and that the museum will open in the first quarter of 2016.