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,
By Andrew Warshaw at the Leaders in Football Conference at Stamford Bridge in London
October 11 – The controversy over whether to switch the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar to the winter to avoid the searing June-July desert temperatures was reignited today – this time by one of Qatar’s very own ambassadors.
By Andrew Warshaw
October 10 – The Football Association of Wales (FAW) has expressed its support for UEFA President Michel Platini’s plan to push the 2020 European Championship finals across the entire continent.
By Andrew Warshaw at the Leaders in Football Conference at Stamford Bridge in London
October 10 – FIFA is to implement a new ticketing resale system for the 2014 World Cup designed to avoid the large swathes of empty seats that plagued the London 2012 Olympics, and the 2012 UEFA European Championship finals in Poland and Ukraine.
By Andrew Warshaw
October 10 – Construction of Qatar’s first stadium for the 2022 FIFA World Cup tournament will start next year, it has been confirmed.
By Andrew Warshaw
October 10 – Liverpool may be struggling on the field but their brand awareness overseas shows no sign of diminishing.
By David Gold
October 10 – Spain’s Marca Television has gained a package of La Liga rights from the Mediapro agency which shares league rights with Canal+.
By Andrew Warshaw
October 9 – After years of delays, postponements and foot-dragging, English football’s new £105 million ($170,000/€130,000) centre of excellence was finally opened today with the aim of revolutionising the game from grassroots to national level.
By Andrew Warshaw
October 9 – The Olympic football tournament will no longer feature a men’s British team, the Football Association (FA) confirmed today.
By Tom Degun
October 10 – A total of 13 of the 17 venues that have been shortlisted for the England 2015 Rugby World Cup are football venues.
By Andrew Warshaw
October 9 – The Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA) has lost out on a grant to help fund match-fixing investigations after failing to meet a deadline set by FIFA.
By Andrew Warshaw
October 9 – Russia 2018 has reiterated plans to scrap visa requirements for fans – provided they have FIFA World Cup tickets.
By Andrew Warshaw
October 9 – FIFA has mysteriously postponed its verdict into Park Jong-Woo, the South Korean footballer who was banned from receiving his Olympic bronze medal for displaying a political message at London 2012.
By Andrew Warshaw
October 9 – England defender Ashley Cole has been charged by the Football Association (FA) following comments he made on Twitter.
By Tom Degun
October 8 – Eduardo Paes has been re-elected as the Mayor of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil’s municipal elections meaning that he will hold the prestigious position when the country hosts the FIFA 2013 Confederations Cup and the 2014 World Cup, as well as the Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
By Andrew Warshaw
October 8 – Fans of Russian Premier League club Kuban Krasnodar have written to both Russian President Vladimir Putin and FIFA boss Sepp Blatter protesting that their city was not chosen as one of the host venues for the 2018 World Cup.