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
March 23 – Zimbabwean team FC Platinum (pictured) have been ordered by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to play a Champions League game against Sudanese side El Merreikh in the country’s capital Harare, rather than their home town of Zvishavane.
By Andrew Warshaw in Istanbul
March 22 – British domestic associations concede the time has come to consider giving up their unique privilege of an automatic vice-presidency at FIFA that has stood for 66 years.
By Andrew Warshaw in Istanbul
March 22 – UEFA President Michel Platini today revealed he has still not received any official apology from Premier League chairman Sir Dave Richards (pictured) following his outrageous claim that that FIFA and UEFA “stole” football from England.
By Andrew Warshaw in Istanbul
March 22 – UEFA President Michel Platini (pictured) promised today to vote for Turkey if the country goes ahead with a bid for the 2020 European Championships – but not if Istanbul pursues its drive to stage the Olympics and Paralympics in the same year.
By Andrew Warshaw in Istanbul
March 22 – Europe’s leading clubs today gained a valuable concession in their battle with the game’s governing bodies when UEFA agreed to hand them massive payouts for players released for the European Championships in June.
By Andrew Warshaw in Istanbul
March 22 – FIFA President Sepp Blatter has stepped into the match fixing scandal that has plagued Turkish football in recent months here today at the UEFA Congress.
By Andrew Warshaw in Istanbul
March 22 – FIFA President Sepp Blatter (pictured) today described the remarkable recovery of stricken Bolton Wanderers midfielder Fabrice Muamba as “a miracle” saying it rekindled memories of the tragic death of Cameroon’s Marc-Vivien Foe nine years ago.
By David Gold
March 22 – Lionel Messi (pictured) has overtaken David Beckham as the world’s best paid footballer, after a study revealed he made €33 million (£27.5 million/$52 million) during 2011.
By David Gold
March 22 – Bolton Wanderers will play their weekend Premier League clash with Blackburn Rovers and the abandoned FA Cup tie with Tottenham Hotspur next week after stricken midfielder Fabrice Muamba’s family encouraged the club to do so.
By Andrew Warshaw in Istanbul
March 22 – The Turkish Government today gave the broadest public hint yet that the country would like to stage the European Championships in 2020.
By Andrew Warshaw in Istanbul
March 21 – Welsh clubs playing in the English league will not be allowed to qualify for Europe by competing in their own domestic cup, UEFA ruled today.
By Andrew Warshaw in Istanbul
March 21 – UEFA announced here after a two-day Executive Committee meeting that the bidding process for the 2020 European Championships will begin next week when invitations are sent out to all 53 member nations who will then have until mid-May to declare their interest.
By Andrew Warshaw in Istanbul
March 21 – Over-ambitious clubs who try to flout Financial Fair Play (FFP) rules by taking UEFA to court were warned to think again today after the European Commission confirmed the regulations were legally compliant.
By David Gold
March 21 – Filling stadiums at the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations is the top priority for the tournament, being held in South Africa, according to the man responsible for organising the competition.
British football’s privileges are under threat. But don’t blame Sir David Richards if Britain loses its unique status in world football. That will be the natural reaction after our Dave’s extraordinary performance in Doha last week. But it will be wrong. Look to wider politics in the world body for the answer.
Not that the Premier League chairman covered himself with glory when he went to Qatar last week. His mission there was to tell the world what it can learn from the Premier League having become the most powerful League in the world.