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 – The semi-finals and final day of the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) men’s football qualifiers for this summer’s London Olympics were postponed following extreme weather conditions in Taupo, New Zealand.
By David Gold
March 23 – FIFA has made its debut on YouTube seeking to make its online content more accessible to football fans across the globe.
By David Gold
March 23 – Championship outfit West Ham United have confirmed that they are one of four parties submitting formal bids to move into the Olympic Stadium after London 2012.
By David Gold
March 23 – Brazilian Marco Polo Del Nero (pictured) is to take Ricardo Teixeira’s seat on the FIFA Executive Committee, the South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL) have confirmed.
By David Gold
March 23 – The Confederation of North, Central and Caribbean Football (CONCACAF) men’s Olympic football qualifiers have begun in the United States, with all eight teams hoping to make it to London.
By David Gold
March 23 – The Russian Football Union (RFU) has launched a taskforce to tackle racism in football, just days after Christopher Samba (pictured far right) had a banana thrown at him during a league game.
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.