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 David Gold at Westminster in London
July 10 – Richard Scudamore, the chief executive of the English Premier League, today gave a vigorous defence of the regulation of their clubs, despite the excessive debt still swirling around the English game.
By David Gold
July 10 – A strong Uruguay squad for the London 2012 Olympic tournament will feature Liverpool duo Luis Suárez and Sebastián Coates as well as Edinson Cavani of Napoli.
By David Gold
July 10 – Russian state-owned gas company Gazprom will be a UEFA Champions League sponsor for the next three years.
By David Gold
July 10 – Younès Belhanda has been left out of Morocco’s squad for the London 2012 Olympic football tournament, a significant blow for the North African country.
By Andrew Warshaw
July 9 – The John Terry racism case opened today with his alleged victim, Anton Ferdinand, saying he would have been “very hurt” if he had heard the England defender use unacceptable language.
By Andrew Warshaw
July 9 – Russia’s hopes of hiring Roberto Mancini as their national coach in succession to Dick Advocaat were scuppered today when it was announced that the Italian, who led Manchester City to the English Premier League title for the first time in 44 years, had signed a new five-year agreement with the club.
By David Gold
July 9 – Didier Deschamps has been confirmed as the new coach of the French national team, taking over from Laurent Blanc.
By Andrew Warshaw
July 9 – Reports from Russia and Italy say Roberto Mancini could quit his role as manager of Manchester City to take over the Russian national team on a six-year contract that would cover the period of the country hosting the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
By Andrew Warshaw
July 9 – FIFA President Sepp Blatter believes his counterpart at UEFA, Michel Platini, will finally see the light and embrace goal-line technology.
By Andrew Warshaw
July 9 – England defender John Terry, watched by millions of fans at the European Championship finals, is due to stand trial today accused of racially abusing a fellow professional last season.
By Andrew Warshaw
July 8 – The new President of CONCACAF, Jeffrey Webb, is remaining coy over details of a possible joint tournament with CONMEBOL in 2016 that would pit together North and South America.
By Andrew Warshaw
July 8 – Ryan Giggs, who retired from international football five years ago, will captain Team GB at London 2012, it was announced today.
By David Gold
July 7 – A former Israeli Health and Justice Minister, Haim Ramon, has taken over Hapoel Tel Aviv.
By Andrew Warshaw
July 6 – The Court of Arbritation for Sport (CAS) has dismissed an appeal by 13-time Turkish champions Besiktas against their exclusion from next season’s Europa League.
By David Gold
July 6 – Vitaly Mutko, Russia’s Sports Minister, has hit out at the “irresponsible” decision to relax the rules over how many foreign players can play in the country’s Premier League.