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 Andrew Warshaw at Wembley Stadium in London
July 2 – Team GB coach Stuart Pearce suffered the anticipated bombardment here today over the shock omission of David Beckham from his London 2012 squad – and steadfastly insisted the decision was taken for purely footballing reasons.
By David Gold
July 2 – Laurent Blanc has left his role as head coach of the French national team following its quarter-final exit in the 2012 UEFA European Championship – with World Cup-winning captain Didier Deschamps primed to succeed him.
By Andrew Warshaw
July 2 – Around 580 clubs will benefit from payments handed out by UEFA to cover players who were involved in both the qualification phase for the 2012 European Championship and the finals in Poland and Ukraine.
By David Gold at Wembley Stadium in London
July 2 – Ryan Giggs and Craig Bellamy, as expected, defied the wishes of the Football Association of Wales (FAW) when they were confirmed by Team GB men’s football coach Stuart Pearce as part of his 18-man squad for the London 2012 Olympics here today.
By Andrew Warshaw
July 2 – Former England manager Sven-Göran Eriksson is the latest figure to express surprise at David Beckham being omitted from Team GB as one of the three over-age players at the London 2012 Olympics.
By David Gold
July 2 – Fenerbahçe chairman Aziz Yıldırım has been handed a six-year, three-month jail sentence after he was convicted for his role in the Turkish match-fixing scandal by a court in Çağlayan.
By Andrew Warshaw
July 2 – UEFA is doing its best to prevent football’s lawmakers, the International Football Association Board (IFAB), from finally giving the green light this week to goal-line technology.
Fabio Capello’s dig at Wayne Rooney that the England star striker only understands “Scottish” has raised a few hackles. It was in response to comments by Rooney that under Roy Hodgson there are no language problems in the English team.
This has generated much debate about whether a team can perform well unless players and managers share a common language. The Italian (pictured below, second from right), who has been criticised for not learning English,
By David Gold
July 1 – Russia 2018 chief executive Alexey Sorokin has revealed to insideworldfootball that FIFA will make a decision on the host cities of the World Cup at the end of September.
By Andrew Warshaw
June 30 – UEFA President Michel Platini says the 2020 European Championships could be staged across the continent instead of by one or two host nations.
By Andrew Warshaw
June 30 – Team GB’s chances of picking up a men’s medal at London 2012 have suffered a major blow with the news that Wales and Tottenham Hotspur star Gareth Bale will be unavailable due to injury.
By David Gold
June 30 – Bert van Marwijk, coach of the Netherlands, has left his post after the country’s poor UEFA European Championship 2012 campaign.
By David Gold
June 29 – The captains of the teams taking part in the 2012 European Championship semi-finals this week have helped to battle racism by speaking out before their respective games.
By David Owen
June 29 – Puma continues to punch above its weight at the 2012 European Championship in Poland and Ukraine, with the artistry of Andrea Pirlo and “Super” Mario Balotelli enabling the brand of the cat to keep pace with adidas, which had three times as many teams at the start of the tournament.
By David Gold
June 29 – English Premier League side Arsenal have agreed a three year partnership with mobile network operator Airtel Africa.