NRG Stadium sold out for Gold Cup final
July 6 – Concacaf has announced that today’s 2025 Gold Cup Final at NRG Stadium, Houston, between the United States and Mexico, is sold out.
Women's Euro 2025
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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[b]David Owen:[/b] Germany avenge 1966 and all that – but FIFA the real loser
By David Owen in Bloemfontein
June 27 – I need to make one thing clear at the outset: England were beaten today at Free State Stadium by a much better team: the 4-1 scoreline did not flatter Germany.
Sao Paulo urged to find new venue for 2014 World Cup
June 26 – Brazil’s largest city Sao Paulo needs to find an alternative venue for the 2014 World Cup after the Morumbi stadium was dropped due to lack of financial guarantees for renovation, FIFA said tonight.
Qatari Sheikh seals deal to become first foreign owner in Spain
June 26 – Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser Al Thani, a member of the Qatar ruling family, has bought the struggling Primera Liga club Malaga for $44 million (£29 million), the first foreigner to own a Spanish club.
FIFA reject Nigerian Government plea to hold onto World Cup cash
June 26 – Nigerian Sports Minister Ibrahim Bio has asked FIFA to hold on to the payment of the $8 million (£5 million) due to the Super Eagles for featuring in the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.
Sarkozy warned France will be banned if he interferes
June 26 – French President Nicolas Sarkozy has been warned that the country will be banned from international competition if his Government interfere in the organisation of the national football federation following the team’s disastrous performance in the World Cup in South Africa.
Jordaan accuses South African rival of organising smear campaign
By Duncan Mackay
British Sports Internet Writer of the Year
June 26 – Danny Jordaan, the chief executive of the South Africa 2010 World Cup, has accused Irvin Khoza, the chairman of the Organising Committee, of launching a public smear campaign against him.
Mike Rowbottom: England will beat Germany but it won’t ease 42 years of hurt
Hanover 1968 was where it all went wrong, as far as I was concerned.
To my mind, at that time, England were better than West Germany because they were the world champions. Which meant Charlton was better than Beckenbauer. Hurst was better than Seeler. Banks was better than Tilkowski. Moore was better than Schulz. It was all very simple.
Nice setting, shame about the game
By David Owen in Durban
June 25 – If you can’t get a ticket to the match, there are worse ways to watch it than with the sand trickling between your toes on a palm tree-fringed beach lapped by the Indian Ocean.
Clinton admits US unpopularity abroad could damage World Cup bid
By Duncan Mackay
British Sports Internet Writer of the Year
June 25 -Former President Bill Clinton, the honorary chairman of the United States bid to host the 2018 or 2022 World Cup, has admitted that people’s negative views of the country could scupper their chances.
Mihir Bose: Africa has wasted golden opportunity presented by World Cup
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On Wednesday night, as England qualified to meet Germany in the round of 16, with the USA topping England’s group and Australia doing Ghana a favour, the great and good of south African football returned to Sandton, the exclusive Johannesburg suburb which they have made their home during this World Cup, and their joy was unconfined.
The reason for the joy was not just on footballing grounds, although these are not insignificant.
Andrew Warshaw: Africa needs to rethink things after disappointing showing
They had a record six teams in the tournament but one by one they tumbled out, failing to live up to expectations, dashing the hopes of an entire continent.
The vuvezelas may still be screeching and organisers saying all the right things about the show going on but no-one can ignore the hugely disappointing performances of Africa’s teams at Africa’s World Cup.
Exclusive: South African police fear hooliganism at England v Germany match
By Mihir Bose in Johannesburg
June 24 – South African police and organisers are concerned that England’s match with Germany in the round of 16 match at Bloemfontein on Sunday (June 27) could see German hooligans clash with English ones.
Blatter cleared in ISL case as FIFA names remain a mystery
By Duncan Mackay
British Sports Internet Writer of the Year
June 24 – FIFA President Sepp Blatter was today cleared of any wrongdoing after the release of a Swiss court finding which claimed that senior FIFA officials were involved in a major bribery scandal.
Clinton gives US World Cup campaign big boost
By Duncan Mackay
British Sports Internet Writer of the Year
June 24 – Former President Bill Clinton has given the United States bid to host the 2018 or 2022 World Cup a massive boost by changing his travel plans so he can continue to support them in South Africa.