Mexico send a message with their CNL win at the SoFi Stadium

March 24 – Mexico is the new name on the Concacaf Nations League trophy after beating a battling Panama 2-1 in the SoFi Stadium, Los Angeles, with two more goals from striker Raul Jimenez.

It is the first time that Mexico have won this trophy after each of the three previous editions were won by the USA. It marks an emphatic return to the top of the Concacaf podium as they also hold the Gold Cup – a title they won in this stadium in 2023 with a 1-0 victory,

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Where does the US go from here? IWF spoke to USMNT legend Eric Wynalda

March 24 – Former United States International Eric Wynalda played for his country 106 times. He also played in three World Cups, becoming the first American to be sent off in 1990, and becoming the first American to score a World Cup goal on American soil against Switzerland in 1994.

After witnessing a weak, timid performances from his national team against Panama and Canada in the Concacaf Nations League, he had plenty to say about the current state of US Soccer to Nick Webster.

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Nations League 2025

Results
DateStage    VenueKick off (local)
March 23FinalPanama12MexicoSoFi Stadium, Los Angeles6.30 pm
March 23Third place play-offUSA12CanadaSoFi Stadium, Los Angeles3 pm
March 20Semi-finalCanada02MexicoSoFi Stadium, Los Angeles6.30 pm
March 20Semi-finalUSA01PanamaSoFi Stadium, Los Angeles4 pm
Nov 20, 2024QF 2nd legMexico 40Honduras
Nov 20, 2024QF 2nd legCanada20Suriname
Nov 19, 2024QF 2nd legPanama22Costa Rica
Nov 19, 2024QF 2nd legUSA42Jamaica
Nov 16, 2024QF 1st legHonduras20Mexico
Nov 15, 2024QF 1st legSuriname01Canada
Nov 15, 2024QF 1st legCosta Rica01Panama
Nov 15, 2024QF 1st legJamaica01USA

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David Owen: Why we should reluctantly applaud the success of Mark van Bommel

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“Congrats to Mark van Bommel for being first player to win league titles in four different countries (PSV, Barcelona, Bayern Munich and AC Milan).”

When I read this on Twitter on Sunday morning, I nearly went straight back to bed.

If there is a player who epitomises the way the Dutch national team has been transformed over the past decade from Europe’s foremost footballing artists to a group of efficient, but soulless functionaries,

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David Gold: French quota row stems from a loss of national identity

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Laurent Blanc may have escaped censure from the French Government and the French Football Federation this week, but French football’s reputation is still hanging by a thread following the row which has erupted following revelations by Mediapart that senior football officials in the country wanted to limit the number of African and north African players in their academies.

The French Football Federation report into the revelations cleared Blanc and the organisation reaffirmed their faith in their national team coach,

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