Mexico 1 Honduras 0
July 2 – The question on the lips of pundits and fans at Levi Stadium, Santa Clara, was “would tonight be business as usual or unusual business?” as Mexico and Honduras met for the right to face the United States in the Concacaf Gold Cup Final on Sunday in Houston.
Spain 5 Portugal 0
July 3 – With an imperious display, world champions Spain waltzed past neighbours Portugal at the Wankdorff Stadion in Bern, winning 5-0 to back up their status as tournament favourites.
June 2 – A seller of Illegal Streaming Devices (ISDs) offering unauthorised access to Premier League football matches has been sentenced to six months in prison in Singapore, in a significant anti-piracy ruling in a case supported by the Premier League and the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE).
June 1 – Manchester City have had a torrid time on the field this season, and it hasn’t been plain sailing off the pitch either, as chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak has had to deal with fan unrest over the issue of rising ticket prices.
June 2 – Another week, another “game-changing partnership” at Arsenal. This time it’s TCL – the TV people – getting promoted from regional sponsor to ‘Official Global Consumer Electronics Partner’.
Located in Switzerland’s third most populous city, Basel lies in the north-west of the country on the River Rhine, with its outer suburbs stretching into both France and Germany.
Stade de Genève is a modern multi-purpose stadium located in the La Praille district of Geneva, Switzerland. Opened in 2003, it primarily serves as the home ground for Swiss football club Servette FC.
Stadion Letzigrund is a premier multi-purpose stadium located in Zurich, Switzerland. Opened in its current form in 2007, it replaced the original 1925-built venue.
The multi-use stadium at St Gallen’s is used mainly for football and has seen an impressive array of important fixtures since its opening in 2008. The stadium is part of a larger complex that includes a shopping centre underneath the arena. On the roof is the largest solar installation.
The home of FC Lucerne, Stadion Allmend first showed up on the maps of Lucerne in 1934, as a pitch with a single wooden stand. The last match in the old stadium took place on June 13, 2009, FC Luzern beating FC Lugano 5-0.
Home to FC Sion, the stadium was opened in 1968, replacing Sion’s old Parc des Sports. It was redeveloped over the late eighties and early nineties and has undergone refurbishments in recent years.
June 1 – The group draw for the U-20 World Cup was held in Santiago at the end of last week and saw hosts Chile opening their campaign in Group A against New Zealand before facing Japan and Egypt.
May 30 – Paris Saint-Germain will be the slight favourites to win their first Champions League, but a resilient, battle-tested Inter Milan will provide obdurate opposition in the final in Munich, Saturday.
Without the presence of Real Madrid or an English Premier League club, the final may have the appearance of being low wattage, but PSG, the nouveau riches of European football, and Inter Milan, the old aristocracy, are deserved finalists after eliminating Arsenal and FC Barcelona,
May 30 – Real Madrid may have played a season without significant silverware but they have retained their title of being the world’s most valuable football club, according to the 10th Football Benchmark Football Clubs’ Valuation: The European Elite report, with an Enterprise Value (EV) of €6.3 billion.
By Harry Ewing in Munich
May 30 – When EA Sports unveiled the new-look UEFA eChampions League, the ambition was clear: to align competitive virtual football with the structure, emotion, and drama of the real thing.
May 30 – Ruud Gullit is not one to draw lazy comparisons. Ask the AC Milan legend whether traditional football has something to learn from the booming esports industry and his answer is refreshingly honest.
May 30 – U.S. ownership of English Premier League clubs has become commonplace, and now women’s football is emerging as the next frontier. Ballard Capital, led by Angie and Chris Long (pictured) – owners of the Kansas City Current in the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) – has acquired Danish club HB Køge Women.