Haiti target win over Honduras to qualify for knockout rounds
July 1 – Haiti will “go out to win” their final group match against Honduras to clinch a ticket for the quarterfinals and cement the Caribbean’s fine showing at the Gold Cup.
Crypto creep. OKX adds Man City sleeve to its club assets
July 1 – Crypto exchange OKX has expanded its sponsorship of Manchester City to include the left sleeve of both themen’s and women’s first teams.
Guatemalan fans gather pre-match outside team hotel to show their love
By Paul Nicholson in Houston
July 1 – Guatemalan fans were gathering outside the team hotel earlier today in downtown Houston in advance of their second group game against Canada at the Shell Energy stadium.
Costa Rica and El Salvador stalemate keeps door open to next round
By Samindra Kunti in New Jersey
June 30 – El Salvador and Costa Rica failed to find the net in the Gold Cup’s first goalless draw, but the point keeps both sides in the hunt for the knockout stages.
Panama step towards quarter finals but Murillo injury could hurt
By Samindra Kunti in New Jersey
June 30 – On six points, Panama took a big step closer to qualifing for the last eight of the Gold Cup with a simple 2-1 victory against Martinique.
UEFA clamps down on transfer amortisation, limiting it to 5-years
June 30 – European clubs will no longer be able to spread a transfer fee across more than five years of a player’s initial contract after UEFA closed a loophole in its regulations.
French court bans wearing of Islamic hijab during matches
June 30 – France’s top administrative court on Thursday ruled the country’s FA is entitled to ban headscarves in women’s matches.
Wolves pull out of South Korean pre-season tour blaming promoters broken promises
June 30 – Wolverhampton Wanderers have pulled out of a pre-season tour to South Korea, just a month before they were due to play games against Celtic and AS Roma.
Robbie Fowler heading to Saudi to manage Aramco-owned Al-Qadisiyah
June 30 – Former Liverpool legend Robbie Fowler has become the latest football star to head to Saudi Arabia, taking up the manager’s role at local club Al-Qadisiyah.
Kante invests in Belgium’s Virton with view to developing academy
June 30 – World Cup winner and new Al-Ittihad signing N’Golo Kanté is investing in Belgian third-division club Royal Excelsior Virton.
Albanian FA cancel Over Sport TV contract and sues for damages
June 30 – The Albanian Football Federation (FSHF) has terminated its TV broadcasting contract with the Over Sport which owned the rights for First and Second tier of Albanian football, as well for Albanian Cup and Supercup.
U17 Asian Cup: Japan and Korea Republic line up for Bangkok final
June 29 – Japan will attempt to win their fourth AFC U17 Asian Cup title on Sunday against Korea Republic at the at the Pathum Thani Stadium in Thailand.
Netspend carded as inaugural Leagues Cup sponsor
June 29 – Financial services business Netspend has agreed a ‘multi-year’ sponsorship of the new Leagues Cup competition that kicks off July 21 and runs through to August 19.
Tata Martino hired to manage Messi at Miami
June 29 – If you hire the best player in the world then you are going to need one of the best managers.
Everton says new stadium is on-schedule but won’t be open for 2024-25 season start
June 29 – Premier League Everton, who kept their top tier status on the last day of the season have confirmed that they will not be in their new stadium for the start of the 2024-25 season.