Canada 5 Honduras 0
June 17 – Canada over the past six years have forced their way into Concacaf’s elite but have so often flattered to deceive. They are the team everyone quite likes but have never delivered the championship title their talent screams for. Re-adjust everyone.
By David Gold
August 3 – The United States continued the defence of their Olympic women’s football title with a 2-0 victory over New Zealand at St James’ Park in Newcastle, to reach the semi-finals.
By Andrew Warshaw
August 3 – Organisers of the 2016 Rio Olympics have controversially decided to keep João Havelange’s name on their main stadium (pictured) despite the former FIFA President being tarnished by the ISL bribery scandal.
By Tom Degun
August 3 – The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has admitted it is content with the decision from FIFA not to punish the Japan women’s football team after the head coach asked his team not to win in order to avoid playing their Olympic quarter-final in Glasgow.
By David Gold at Club France in London
August 3 – French Guiana has unveiled a project it hopes will encourage leading athletes and nations to base themselves in the region prior to the 2014 FIFA World Cup in neighbouring Brazil.
By David Gold
August 3 – Former Barbados international Mark McCammon has won an employment tribunal case against Gillingham after his dismissal last year for alleged misconduct, claiming the club treated black players differently from their white counterparts.
By David Gold
August 3 – A new way of utilising space inside football stadiums, pioneered by Championship side Brighton and Hove Albion, could influence the design of venues used at the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil, if Phil Nutley has his way.
By David Gold
August 2 – Juventus coach Antonio Conte could be handed a lengthy ban after the Italian Football Federation (FIGC) rejected a plea-bargain from the former Siena manager.
By Andrew Warshaw
August 2 – Uruguay striker Luis Suárez has accused British fans of showing no respect after booing his country’s national anthem before last night’s do-or-die Olympic men’s group game in Cardiff.
By David Gold
August 2 – Élie Baup has denied charges of fraud relating to unemployment benefits he is alleged to have receieved while working for French television channel Canal+.
By David Gold
August 2 – Nikolai Tolstykh, the executive director of the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC), is set to become the new President of the Russian Football Union (RFU).
By Andrew Warshaw
August 1 – Highly-rated Uruguay followed Spain out of the Olympic football tournament tonight as Team GB’s men emulated the women 24 hours earlier by clinching a quarter-final place – and topping their group.
By David Gold
August 1 – World champions Japan have escaped FIFA censure after the coach of the women’s football team admitted he had wanted to avoid a result which would have meant his team playing their Olympic quarter-final in Glasgow.
Thirteen years ago, during a trip to California, I watched the United States beat China in a nail-biting penalty shootout at the famous Rose Bowl to clinch the women’s World Cup amid intoxicating euphoria.
It was an awesome spectacle in front of a staggering 90,000-plus crowd – made even more so by Brandi Chastain becoming an overnight celebrity by ripping off her shirt at the finish and swinging it in the air, pictures of which were immediately flashed around the world.
By Andrew Warshaw
August 1 – FIFA has imposed a two-match ban on Colombia’s Lady Andrade for punching the United States’ Abby Wambach during the Americans’ 3-0 women’s football win at London 2012 last weekend.
By David Gold
August 1 – World champions Japan were held to a goalless draw by South Africa last night, meaning they will face Brazil in a mouthwatering London 2012 women’s football quarter-final match.