Guatemala 0-1 Panama:
June 20 – Friday night at Q2 Stadium bore no resemblance to the venue that hosted football just 24 hours earlier. The transformation was complete, and the catalyst was simple: unbridled passion provided by the hordes of Guatemala supporters who descended on Austin. Stark contrast to the lack of interest shown by US fans on Thursday.
By Andrew Warshaw in Paris
March 22 – Broadcasting rights for all competitive games involving European countries are being taken over by UEFA – starting with the qualifiers for Euro 2016 in France.
March 22 – Nicolas Leoz is set to remain as head of CONMEBOL, the South American Football Confederation, after the continent’s ten members backed him unanimously.
By Andrew Warshaw in Paris
March 22 – FIFA President Sepp Blatter will stand down in 2015 if re-elected in June for a fourth term of office, he promised here today.
By David Gold
March 22 – Damien Comolli has been promoted to the role of director of football at Liverpool, with Ian Ayre (pictured) becoming the club’s new managing director.
By Duncan Mackay in Paris
March 21 – Ukraine should not have been chosen to host next year’s European Championships, UEFA President Michel Platini has admitted but conceded that they have to see it through now.
By Andrew Warshaw in Paris
March 21 – Mohamed Bin Hammam today launched his media offensive to unseat Sepp Blatter as FIFA President by insisting it was time for a change after 13 years under the rule of the veteran Swiss.
By David Gold
March 20 – All 12 Japanese internationals plying their trade in Europe will be available for Japan’s charity game against a J-League XI on March 29 to honour the victims of the earthquake and tsunami that hit the country earlier this month, it has been announced.
By Andrew Warshaw in Paris
March 21 – European football’s governing body are refusing to lower ticket prices for the Champions League final at Wembley despite its President Michel Platini admitting they were too expensive.
By David Gold
March 19 – The 2011 CAF African Youth Championship will be hosted by South Africa after the Confederation of African Football (CAF) confirmed the switch from war-torn Libya.
By Andrew Warshaw
March 18 – Mohamed Bin Hammam has wasted no time in his effort to unseat Sepp Blatter as FIFA President, launching his own personal website (pictured) to try and attract publicity.
By David Gold
March 18 – Japan has been forced to cancel a friendly with New Zealand scheduled for March 29, due to be played in Tokyo, and will instead hold a charity match in Osaka, with their opponents yet to be confirmed.
By Michael Church in Kuala Lumpur
March 18 – Asian Football Confederation (AFC) President Mohamed Bin Hammam declared his long-speculated intention to run against incumbent Sepp Blatter for the role of FIFA President on June 1, outlining plans to significantly overhaul the game’s decision making body.
By David Owen
March 17 – Mohamed Bin Hammam will tomorrow fire the starting-pistol for what promises to be a hard-fought contest for the top job in world football.
So now we know. After seemingly interminable prevarication, Mohamed Bin Hammam has finally shown his hand and announced that he really does intend to try and end Sepp Blatter’s 13-year reign at the head of football’s world governing body.
For the last few months, at conferences and congresses the world over, rather like handing a sweet to a child and then withdrawing it at the last moment, bin Hammam has teased us with all manner of hints and innuendos.
By David Gold
March 16 – FIFA President Sepp Blatter has opened a new football academy in Myanmar and spoken of the country’s potential to play a “very active role” in the development of football in Asia.