June 25 – The Gold Cup quarter-final line-up was completed yesterday with Panama vs Honduras being scheduled for the State Farm Stadium, Glendale, Saturday June 28.
July 21 – Concacaf president Victor Montagliani, coming off the back of the successful conclusion of the Gold Cup, has turned his attention to his six member nations competing at the Women’s World Cup.
July 21 – With Premier League clubs head for the East coast of the US for pre-season friendlies as part of the Premier League Summer Series, Destination Sport Travel Group has announced a new partnership with league for its sport travel brand Sportsbreaks.com.
July 21 – AA Gent will remain in Belgian ownership hands with Sam Baro taking control of the Flemish club, replacing current owner Ivan de Witte.
July 21 – The Skopje City Council have voted unanimously to grant financial aid to the local football club Vardar Skopje.
July 21 – Manchester United have signed a regional sponsorship with Estée Lauder, focusing on the club’s fanbase in China and the Asia Pacific region.
July 20 – The exodus of elite players to Saudi Arabia in the latter stages of their careers looks set to continue after Manchester City’s Riyad Mahrez was granted permission to miss their pre-season tour of Japan and South Korea to finalise a £30 million move to Al Ahli.
July 20 – The champions of the tiny Faroe Islands, Klaksvik, have made history by reaching the Champions League second qualifying round for the first time.
July 20 – Rocked by the forced withdrawal of skipper Sam Kerr, the poster girl of the tournament, co-hosts Australia got off to a winning start in the women’s World Cup with a 1-0 victory over the Republic of Ireland.
July 20 – On a historic night for Kiwi football, New Zealand got their World Cup party underway in style with a deserved 1-0 against a lacklustre Norway to claim a first-ever victory at the finals.
By Samindra Kunti in Auckland
July 20 – Australians once described football as a game for Sheilas, Wogs and Poofters but from Thursday on they will co-host, alongside New Zealand, the sport’s premier women’s tournament with more finalists than ever vying for the global crown in a World Cup that FIFA boss Gianni Infantino believes will win over the sceptics, even if pay disputes and prize money inequality shroud the month-long football festival.
July 20 – A survey of fans across the US has found that fans want to see New York New Jersey as the host for the World Cup 2026 Final at the MetLife Stadium.
By Samindra Kunti in Auckland
July 20 – A shooting downtown New Zealand’s capital, killing two, on the morning of the opening game of the Women’s World Cup between the co-hosts New Zealand and Norway overshadowed the big kickoff.
July 20 – Former France international Benjamin Mendy has signed a two-year deal with French club Lorient on Wednesday, only days after being cleared of rape allegations.
July 20 – The United States start as the bookies favourites to win a third consecutive Women’s World Cup to cement their dominance in the game in Megan Rapinoe’s farewell finals, but they face real competition from Europe as well as from host nation Australia.
July 20 – Greek champions AEK Athens have extended their back-of-shirt sponsorship with CAR.gr for a further two years.