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.
Women's Euro 2025
Girelli strike edges Italy towards knock-outs
Italy 1 Portugal 1
July 7 – Italy edged closer to the Women’s Euro quarter-finals after a 1-1 draw with Portugal at the Stade de Genève, in a match defined by moments of individual brilliance and late drama.
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Panama ready to reverse run of big game losses against Mexico
March 21 – The Mexico vs Panama semi-final at the AT&T Stadium tonight in Arlington, Texas, is third time in closing rounds of Concacaf competitions that these two have met in the past 10 months.
CNL leading goalscorers: USA, JAM, MEX, PAN
USA midfielder Weston McKennie heads the list of all-time CNL scorers, followed by his teammate Christian Pulisic who taller the same number of goals as Jamaica’s leading scorer Shamar Nicholson.
All time CNL appearances: USA, JAM, MEX, PAN
Weston McKennie not only tops the list of goalscorer for the US, but he has also made the most appearances in the Nations League. His 12 appearances for his country do not match the 17 game commitment Damion Lowe (pictured) has shown for Jamaica.
All time, all nations, CNL leading goalscorers
Sint Martin’s Gerwin Lake tops the list of all-time CNL goalscorers with 17. Canada’s Jonathon David, with 10 goals, is the only player from a League A nation to make the top 10.
German clubs generate record €5.24bn in revenue
March 20 – German professional football has hit record revenues, breaking the €5 billion barrier for the first time, according to the 2024 DFL Economic Report.
FIFA moved goalposts as Danish bid for U17 World Cup ignored in favour of Qatar and Morocco
March 20 – The Danish Football Association (DBU) have said they expressed interest in hosting the U-17 World Cup, but never heard back from FIFA who awarded the next five editions of the tournament to Qatar, claiming the decision “followed a global call for expressions of interest.”
YallaVamos! Morocco, Portugal and Spain unveil plans and visual identity for 2030 Bid
March 20 – The Morocco, Portugal and Spain bid for 2030 have formally released advanced plans for hosting and the visual identity for the bid and its YallaVamos slogan – ‘for football, for the world, for tomorrow’.
Westerlo fire Rik de Mil over ‘convenient’ draw with Racing Genk
March 20 – Belgium club Westerlo have dismissed their manager Rik De Mil with immediate effect after widespread criticism over his team’s convenient draw with Racing Genk on the last day of the regular season.
Spanish court finds Turkey’s Turan guilty of tax fraud over undeclared image rights earnings
March 20 – Former Turkey captain Arda Turan has been found guilty of tax fraud in Spain and sentenced to a one-year prison sentence suspended for two years.
Real Madrid file complaint against ref for ‘deliberately’ failing to report racist abuse
March 20 – Real Madrid have filed a complaint against the referee who took charge of the team’s recent 4-2 La Liga win at Osasuna for “the negligent drafting” of his report about the match following yet more abuse meted out to Vinicius Jr. by home supporters.
Man City join Celtic, Barca and Chelsea for pre-season series in US
March 20 – World champions Manchester City will play in the growing FC Series of pre-season matches in the US this summer.
AFC expands medical excellence network
March 20 – The AFC Medical Committee has approved the recognition of two new healthcare providers as part of the AFC Medical Centre of Excellence network at its second meeting held virtually on Tuesday.
Lozano leaves Jiménez at Fulham as Mexico seek first Nations League title
March 20 – Mexico coach Jaime Lozano (pictured) has left Fulham striker Raúl Jiménez off his Concacaf Nations League roster as the country bids to win the event for the first time in its third edition.
Bosnia renew ASA insurance sponsorship ahead of Euro 2024 qualifier play-offs
March 20 – The Football Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (FSBIH) has signed a two-year sponsorship renewal with the country’s largest insurance company in the country, ASA Central Insurance. No value for the deal was given.
Berhalter calls up Wright and Aaronson after injuries force de la Torre and Sargent out
March 19 – The USA have been forced to make two last minute additions to their squad for the Nations League final four that kicks off this Thursday at the AT&T stadium in Arlington, Texas.