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 13 – The new Football Australia (FA) organisation set up by Gold Coast United owner Clive Palmer (pictured) is to conduct an Australia-wide public Commission of Inquiry.
By Andrew Warshaw
March 13 – Two more former FIFA Executive Committee members have, as expected, lost their appeals after being banned for two years on corruption charges during the bidding process for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups.
By Andrew Warshaw
March 13 – The administrators running crisis-torn Scottish giants Glasgow Rangers say they have received interest from the Far East and the American continent in buying the debt-ridden 54-time domestic champions.
By David Gold
March 13 – UEFA has expressed its concern over the cost of hotels in Ukraine, the co-host with Poland for this summer’s European Championships.
By Andrew Warshaw
March 13 – Ricardo Teixeira’s (pictured) decision to throw in the towel as head of Brazil 2014 may have come as little surprise but it nevertheless heaps even more negative publicity on a tournament that continues to lurch from one crisis to another.
By David Gold
March 12 – The embattled Football Association of Indonesia (PSSI) is reportedly to receive help from a group of businessmen after losing its Government funding.
By David Gold
March 12 – Mark McCammon is suing his former club Gillingham for race discrimination after claiming he and other black players have been mistreated by the League Two club.
By David Gold
March 12 – Ricardo Teixeira has resigned as head of the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) and the Organising Committee of the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, bringing to an end a controversial 23-year reign.
By David Gold
March 12 – Liverpool forward Craig Bellamy is launching a 12 team football league in Sierra Leone to promote the women’s game in the country.
March 12 – The mascot for the 2014 World Cup will be a three-banded armadillo, according to reports in Brazil.
By David Gold
March 12 – The Egyptian Football Association (EFA) has officially decided to cancel the country’s Premier League following the disaster last month which left dozens dead after a match between Al-Masry and Al-Ahly.
By David Gold
March 11 – FIFA has launched two women’s football projects in Azerbaijan, where the Under-17 Women’s World Cup takes place later this year.
By Duncan Mackay
March 10 – India is planning to bid for the 2015 Club World Cup and the Under-17 World Cup in 2017, it has been revealed.
By Duncan Mackay
March 10 – FIFA general secretary Jérôme Valcke (pictured) has postponed his trip to Brazil next week following the criticism he received from the Government there after he criticised the preprations for the 2014 World Cup, claiming that they needed a “kick up the backside”.
By Andrew Warshaw
March 9 – After months of rumour and counter-rumour about his state of health, Ricardo Teixeira (pictured), controversial President of the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) and head of Brazil 2014, has taken an indefinite medical leave of absence.