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.
By Mark Baber
May 14 – Another milestone in the downward spiral of Turkish football has been reached with a statement by the Turkey Football Federation that six Süper Lig clubs have failed to meet UEFA’s requirements to participate in European football in the 2015-2016 season.
May 14 – Former Birmingham City chairman Carson Yeung (pictured) has lost an appeal against a six-year Hong Kong jail sentence for money laundering. Yeung moved HK$720 million (£55 million) though his accounts between 2001 and 2007.
By Andrew Warshaw
May 14 – In a major snub to the country’s national federation and its long-time leader, FIFA vice-president Angel Maria Villar Llona, Spain’s national court today blocked a proposed strike that would have thrown the end of the La Liga season into chaos.
By Andrew Warshaw
May 14 – Four and half years after the vote to hand the 2022 World Cup to Qatar, one of FIFA’s former vice-presidents has been banned for a second time for his conduct in the build-up to the contest – this time for eight years.
By Alexander Krassimirov
May 14 – When it comes to money Bulgaria can be gloomy place for football with clubs desperate for cash, players often unpaid and sponsors in short supply. But this month the Bulgarians have had some good news with FIFA approving the country’s $1.1 million ‘Goal’ application to build a new training camp for the national team near Sofia.
By David Owen
May 14 – The Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) has unveiled betting company Ladbrokes as its new title sponsor, in a two-year deal running from 2015 until 2017.
By Andrew Warshaw
May 13 – The Asian Football Confederation (AFC), whose leader insisted only two weeks ago was entering a new era of transparency and unity, has been plunged into fresh crisis after its number two official was suspended pending an internal investigation into reports he asked for incriminatory evidence against him to be removed.
By Mark Baber
May 13 – Recently retired Egyptian soccer legend Abu Treika [Aboutrika] has seen his appeal for the return of his assets, seized over alleged links to the now-outlawed Muslim Brotherhood, turned down.
By Jaroslaw Adamowski
May 13 – AS Roma is poised to sign a main sponsorship deal with Etihad Airways. Under the plan, the UAE-based airlines will pay the Italian side about €14 million per year as the club’s main sponsor, and a further €14 million per annum for the naming rights to its new stadium, Stadio della Roma.
By Samindra Kunti
May 13 – Malaysian billionaire businessman and Cardiff City owner Vincent Tan has bought Belgian Pro League club KV Kortrijk for a reported €5 million.
May 13 – Tickets for Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard’s last ever home game for the club where he has spent 17 years are being exchanged for a staggering £1,300, such is the legendary status of the former England skipper.
By Andrew Warshaw
May 13 – FIFA’s medical chief has called on football leagues across the world to pay more attention to the dangers of sudden heart failure following the tragic deaths of two young Belgian players in the space of two weeks.
By Samindra Kunti
May 13 – For a second time this season São Paulo is in arrears paying its players. President Carlos Miguel Aidar has confirmed that the club owes its players two months of image rights payments.
By Paul Nicholson
May 13 – Anyone who thought Mike Ashley was going to take losing grip of his control of Scottish giant Rangers lieing down was mistaken. Ashley now wants another extraordinary general meeting, his £5 million loan back, and a full explanation of why the company was de-listed from the stock exchange.
May 13 – UEFA and the Local Organising Committee of EURO 2016 have announced ticket prices as cheap as €25 for next year’s tournament with the aim of making the matches accessible to all fans.