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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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David Owen: Despite all the hard work, Wembley Stadium is still a huge financial burden on the FA

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The most telling information in the Football Association’s recently published 2010 annual report and financial statements comes on page 24 of the 42-page document.

This tells us that, for all the pain and hard work that went into driving up the body’s overall financial performance, stadium and non-FA event management remained heavily in loss – to the tune of £12.1 million ($18.9 million/€13.9 million) at the pre-tax level, against £15.6 million ($24.4 million/€ million) in 2009.

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FIFA confident of Russia’s will to deliver at 2018 World Cup

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By David Gold

October 11 – FIFA general secretary Jérôme Valcke has praised the enthusiasm and commitment of Russia after the first meeting of world football’s governing body and the 2018 World Cup Local Organising Committee (LOC).

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Exclusive: Latest FA accounts reveal a more than six-fold jump in operating profit despite mystery payments

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By David Owen

October 11 – The Football Association last year paid £63,000 ($98,500/€72, 400) in compensation to directors for “loss of office”, newly published accounts show.

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We will still take over Olympic Stadium, insist West Ham

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By Andrew Warshaw

October 11 – West Ham United insisted today they still want to take over the Olympic Stadium despite the collapse of the deal allowing the club to move in straight after next year’s Games.

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Exclusive: If I didn’t believe in FIFA’s integrity, I would resign, claims D’Hooghe

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By Andrew Warshaw

October 11 – Michel D’Hooghe, one of FIFA’s most experienced and respected policy shapers, has hit out at criticism of the scandal-hit organisation by saying not enough account is taken of the work it does to promote the game globally.

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Olympic Stadium deal with West Ham United collapses

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By Duncan Mackay

October 11 – The deal to award West Ham the Olympic Stadium after the London 2012 Games has collapsed, it has been reported.

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Revealed: The true cost of England’s failed 2018 World Cup bid

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By Andrew Warshaw

October 10 – Four days after Sport and Olympics Minister High Robertson described England’s doomed 2018 World Cup bid as the “biggest single failure” of his ministerial career, it was revealed today that the bid cost £6 million ($9.5 million/€7 million) more than everyone had been led to believe.

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China’s Jilong heads up London 2012 football committee

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By Andrew Warshaw

October 10 – FIFA have appointed China’s Zhang Jilong, acting head of Asian football, to chair next week’s meeting of the London 2012 Olympic football tournament’s Organising Committee.

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England to learn of Rooney’s fate following red card

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By Andrew Warshaw

October 10 – England will discover on Thursday (October 13) how long they will be without Wayne Rooney at next summer’s European Championship finals.

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Platini will succeed Blatter, claims Beckenbauer

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By Andrew Warshaw

October 10 – German football legend Franz Beckenbauer says UEFA chief Michel Platini is the obvious candidate to succeed Sepp Blatter as the next President of FIFA in four years’ time.

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Exclusive: Caribbean officials head to Zurich to face FIFA Ethics Committee

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By Andrew Warshaw

October 10 – The FIFA bribery investigation reaches another significant milestone today when 15 Caribbean officials face an Ethics Committee hearing into their involvement in the biggest scandal in the organisation’s history.

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South Africa appeals over African Nations Cup elimination

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By David Gold

October 9 – South Africa are appealing to the Confederation of African Football (CAF) over their elimination from the 2012 African Nations Cup after they mistakenly played for a draw in their final qualifying game with Sierra Leone.

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Fulham to renovate Craven Cottage and increase capacity to 30,000

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By Duncan Mackay

October 8 – Premier League club Fulham plan to increase the capacity at their picturesque Craven Cottage ground from 25,700 to 30,000 after shelving plans to move, they have revealed.

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Exclusive: European Parliament expected to support La Liga collective TV deal

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By David Gold

October 8 – The European Parliament is set to put forward a motion which will pressure La Liga to introduce a collective television deal in order to tackle the dominance of Barcelona and Real Madrid in Spain’s top division.

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MATCH appoints two agents for 2014 World Cup hospitality in Brazil

By David Gold

October 7 – MATCH Hospitality has continued its appointment of official 2014 FIFA World Cup Hospitality Programme sales agents, by giving Traffic Sports and Grupo Águia the rights to sell the packages in the host country Brazil.