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
September 26 – Barcelona’s $230 million (£168 million/€194 million) shirt sponsorship deal with Qatar Foundation, the European champions’ first of its kind, has been ratified by the club’s members.
By Andrew Warshaw
September 26 – Real Madrid President Florentino Pérez (pictured) wants to change the statutes of the members-based ownership of the club in order to prevent the kind of foreign takeovers that have affected the English Premier League, the French league and other European countries.
By David Gold
September 26 – Morocco’s under-23 coach Pim Verbeek has slammed the timing of the African Olympic men’s qualifying tournament for London 2012, which kicks off in Egypt on November 26.
By David Gold
September 26 – Jennifer Pogorelec O’Sullivan spoke of her delight at the opportunity to work with “the best female soccer players in the world” after being appointed as the chief executive of Women’s Professional Soccer (WPS).
By David Gold
September 26 – The winner of this season’s Confederation of African Football Orange Champions League will take home $1.4 million (£900,000/€1 million), with the Confederations Cup champions taking just under half that figure.
By David Gold
September 25 – Football Federation Australia (FFA) has announced that Wellington Phoenix will continue to participate in the Hyundai A-League after their licence was given to a consortium led by Rob Morrison.
By David Gold
September 25 – The South African Football Association (SAFA) has announced the creation of a fund to help victims of famine in Somalia.
By Andrew Warshaw
September 25 – UEFA President Michel Platini (pictured right) wants the European Union to protect his organisation against civil court cases brought by clubs in the wake of the FC Sion affair.
By Andrew Warshaw
September 25 – FIFA’s under-fire Executive Committee member Worawi Makudi has failed to follow up his threat to sue former English Football Association chairman Lord Triesman over allegations of corruption involving last December’s 2018 and 2022 World Cup ballots.
By Andrew Warshaw
September 24 – UEFA President Michel Platini has been summoned to appear in court to answer claims that FC Sion were uinfairly expelled from the Europa League, according to the Swiss club.
By Andrew Warshaw
September 24 – The scandal-rocked Caribbean Football Union (CFU) will elect a new chief on November 20 to replace Jack Warner who resigned from all football activities after being suspended in the wake of the FIFA cash-for-votes debacle.
By Andrew Warshaw
September 23 – The ongoing FIFA bribery scandal snared yet another victim today when the President of the Guyana Football Association, Colin Klass, was banned for 26 months by the organisation’s Ethics Committee.
By Andrew Warshaw
September 22 – Players’ agents could have their earnings from transfers capped under a controversial new crackdown being considered by FIFA.
By David Gold
September 23 – The general manager of La Liga outfit Sevilla, Jose Maria Cruz, has warned that unless a new centralised television rights deal is agreed in Spain, Real Madrid and Barcelona could end up winning the European Champions League every year.
By David Gold
September 23 – The Spanish Government has agreed a new law which will prevent the countries’ clubs from using administration to avoid paying players’ wages.