Mexico dominate USA to retain their Gold Cup title
Mexico 2 USA 1
July 6 – In front of a sold-out crowd of 70,925 in the NRG Stadium in Houston, Mexico beat the USA 2-1 to win the 2025 Gold Cup.
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Swiss keep knockout hopes alive as Iceland exit
Switzerland 2 Iceland 0
July 6 – Switzerland got their Euro 2025 campaign back on track with a 2-0 victory against Iceland, the first team to be eliminated from the tournament.
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“I will sue Triesman” over bribe allegations claims FIFA Executive Committee member
By Duncan Mackay
May 14 – Worawi Makudi, one of the FIFA Executive Committee members who allegedly asked for favours to vote for England to host the World Cup in 2018, claimed today he is planning to sue Lord Triesman, the former leader of the bid.
David Owen: Why we should reluctantly applaud the success of Mark van Bommel
“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,
FIFA will “disappear into a black hole” if rival wins warns Blatter
By Andrew Warshaw
May 14 – Sepp Blatter has launched his most passionate defence yet of why he should retain the FIFA Presidency by declaring the organisation’s very survival is at stake and risks “disappearing into a black hole”.
Russian Premier League Executive Director confirmed as speaker for Inside World Football Moscow Forum
By David Gold
May 14 – Sergei Cheban, the executive director of the Russian Premier League, has been confirmed as a speaker for the Inside World Football Moscow Forum.
Bin Hammam admits alleged Qatar fixer is a “close friend”
By Andrew Warshaw
May 13 – FIFA have admitted that the go-between accused of brokering bribes on behalf of Qatar’s successful 2022 World Cup bid worked for the organisation and was responsible to Mohamed Bin Hammam, Sepp Blatter’s challenger for the Presidency.
Blatter predicting victory in FIFA election by two-thirds majority
By Andrew Warshaw
May 13 – Sepp Blatter says he has got the Presidential election in the bag by a landslide despite the serious corruption allegations that have rocked FIFA once again.
David Gold: French quota row stems from a loss of national identity
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,
FIFA need to reform because mud sticks, warns John Coates
By Duncan Mackay
May 13 – John Coates (pictured), the President of the Australian Olympic Committee, has today joined calls for FIFA to reform in the wake of latest damaging allegations made about the selection of the host countries for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups.
Parliamentary Committee apologise to Mike Lee after Qatar grilling
By Tom Degun
May 12 – Mike Lee, the former communications director of London 2012, has received an official apology from the Culture, Media and Sport’s Select Committee after he was forced to answer a series of non-stop questions on The Sunday Times allegations that the Qatar 2022 bid team paid for votes.
Blanc cleared by French Football Federation investigation
By David Gold
May 13 – The French Football Federation (FFF) has cleared Laurent Blanc after releasing its findings from the investigation it conducted into plans to implement quotas limiting the number of dual-nationality players in the country’s academies.
PFPO nears 80 per cent Champions League prediction success
By David Gold
May 13 – Following Barcelona and Manchester United’s progression into the European Champions League final earlier this month, the Professional Football Players Observatory (PFPO) has successfully predicted almost 80 per cent of the knockout games during this season’s competition.
FIFA Executive Committee member named in bribe allegations told he has lost his position in Thailand
By Duncan Mackay
May 13 – Worawi Makudi, one of the four FIFA Executive Committee members who allegedly asked for favours to vote for England 2018 during its World Cup bid, is no longer the head of the Thailand Football Association (FAT), he has been told.
England may abstain voting for Blatter or Bin Hammam at FIFA election
By Andrew Warshaw
May 12 – England could take the remarkable step of abstaining when the FIFA Presidential election takes place on June 1, Football Association chairman David Bernstein disclosed today.
Oceania latest Confederation to pledge support for Blatter
By Duncan Mackay
May 12 – Sepp Blatter was given another boost in his bid to be re-elected as FIFA president when the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) announced that it would back him against Asian football chief Mohamed Bin Hammam.
“New atmosphere” needed for FIFA claims Bin Hammam
By Andrew Warshaw
May 12 – FIFA Presidential candidate Mohamed Bin Hammam laid into Sepp Blatter today as the war of words between the pair intensified but was careful not to directly blame his rival for the latest wave of corruption allegations that have made worldwide headlines.