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USA clinch last four slot with penalty win over Costa Rica

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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,

Guatemala dump man-down Canada in penalty shoot-out

Mexico find the way to San Jose despite Saudi road blocks

Honduras stun Panama with penalty shoot-out win for spot in semi-finals

Gold Cup’s breakthrough strikers make case for Golden Boot and glory

Panama-Honduras in Glendale and Canada-Guatemala in Minnesota complete Gold Cup quarter final line-up

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Mihir Bose: Muamba outpourings demonstrate football has soul

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Ever since Fabrice Muamba collapsed in the first half of the FA Cup match against Tottenham at White Hart Lane, not a single football event has gone by without some sympathy being expressed for the stricken Bolton player. This has included fans and players, even players in countries far removed from England, wearing T-shirts wishing Muamba a speedy recovery. His progress in hospital has been monitored with the sort of attention that was once accorded to members of the royal family and would nowadays be given to high profile pop stars.

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Former AFC Competitions Director to work on Tokyo Olympic bid

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By Duncan Mackay

April 2 – Tokuaki Suzuki, the former Competitions Director of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and Japan Football Association (JFA), has been appointed by Tokyo 2020 its new communications director to oversee its bid for the Olympics and Paralympics.

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Celebrated ceremonies producer Balich to provide glitz at Euro 2012

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April 1 – Renowned Italian events and ceremonies producer Marco Balich (pictured) has been snapped up as the creative director in charge of the Opening and Closing Ceremonies of this summer’s European Championships in Ukraine and Poland.

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Mexico and Honduras book their places at London 2012

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By David Gold

March 31 – Mexico (pictured below) and Honduras booked their spots at this summer’s football tournament at the London 2012 Olympic Games with semi-final victories at the Confederation of North, Central and Caribbean Football (CONCACAF) men’s qualifiers.

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Berlusconi returns to AC Milan hot seat

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By David Gold

March 31 – Controversial politician Silvio Berlusconi has once again returned to the helm as President of Italy’s Serie A reigning champions, AC Milan.

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Football hero Pelé honoured with bust at USSA

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By David Gold

March 31 – The United States Sports Academy (USSA) has unveiled a bronze bust to commemorate legendary Brazilian footballer Pelé.

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Report slams FIFA’s “unconvincing” handling of corruption issues

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By Andrew Warshaw

March 30 – A hard-hitting dossier into the way FIFA has dealt with a mountain of corruption over the past two years has accused Sepp Blatter’s organisation of a “systematic” lack of transparency and “clearly unconvincing” sanctions.

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Brazil Congress approves long-delayed 2014 World Cup Law

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By David Gold

March 30 – Progress has been made in Brazil’s Congress on the controversial 2014 World Cup law, with the bill passing a crucial stage on the way to being formally approved by President Dilma Rousseff.

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Oman and Senegal compete for first Olympics football qualification

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By David Gold

March 30 – Oman will face Senegal at the Ricoh Arena, Coventry, next month for a place at the London 2012 Olympic football tournament after a 2-0 win over Uzbekistan on Thursday.

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New football governing body for Australian national league teams

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By David Gold

March 30 – Football Federation Australia (FFA) and Hyundai A-League clubs have agreed to form a new governing body for the national league.

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Blatter steals Pieth’s thunder on eve of FIFA reform proposals

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By Andrew Warshaw

March 29 – FIFA President Sepp Blatter, in classic tactical mode, says he is looking forward to hearing what recommendations will be made to clean up his organisation after the most scandal-tainted couple of years in its history.

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Anti-corruption expert expected to demand FIFA World Cup bid review

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By Andrew Warshaw

March 29 – Anti-corruption expert Mark Pieth tomorrow publishes his eagerly awaited report into the way FIFA operates amid growing concern he will recommend a review into the process that led to the 2018 and 2022 World Cups being awarded respectively to Russia and Qatar.

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Al-Ahly boycott Egyptian football after Al-Masry receive two year ban

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By David Gold

March 29 – Al-Ahly have vowed to boycott Egyptian football in protest at the decision of the Egyptian Football Association (EFA) to ban Al-Masry from the game for two years.

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Don’t delay in giving Redknapp the England manager’s job, warns Terry Venables

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By Andrew Warshaw at Soccerex in Manchester

March 29 – Former England manager Terry Venables (pictured) has added his voice to the clamour to give the England job to Harry Redknapp in succession to Fabio Capello.

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Jeffrey Webb to stand unopposed for CONCACAF Presidency

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By Andrew Warshaw

March 29 – Jeffrey Webb, President of the Cayman Islands Football Association (CIFA), will stand alone for the Presidency of the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) at its annual Congress on May 23 in Budapest, the confederation has confirmed.