Concacaf warms up for Gold Cup final 2023 with series of fan activations
July 14 – A drone show lit up the sky on Santa Monica Pier ahead of the 2023 Concacaf Gold Cup final this Sunday July 16 at the SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles.
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Panama-Honduras in Glendale and Canada-Guatemala in Minnesota complete Gold Cup quarter final line-up
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.
Man City receive table topping $4.6m from FIFA’s $209m World Cup player compensation scheme
July 13 – For the second straight World Cup, Manchester City have topped the list of FIFA payments to clubs who released players for the tournament in Qatar.
Women’s World Cup giveaway. 2023 sponsor Xero to hand out 20,000 free tickets in NZ
July 13 – FIFA has been forced to take the drastic step of giving away 20,000 free tickets for Women’s World Cup games in four New Zealand cities amid concerns about the slow pace of sales.
Nottingham Forest’s Toffolo charged with 375 breaches of betting rules
July 13 – Nottingham Forest fullback Harry Toffolo has been charged by England’s Football Association for an alleged 375 breaches of its betting rules between January 2014 and March 2017.
Carney report calls for fully professional top two ties of English women’s club game
July 13 – Former England international Karen Carney has called for the Women’s Super League and Women’s Championship – the two top divisions of the domestic game – to become fully professional in order to bring about the necessary investment.
EA FC 24 to allow men and women to play on the same team
July 13 – For the first time, EA sports are offering players the chance to play male and female football players in the same team, a change that is causing ripples in the gaming community.
FIFA sign pact with UNHCR and pledge support for refugees through football
July 13 – Hard on the heels of UEFA’s Unity Euro Cup for refugees that has just completed in Frankfurt, FIFA have announced their own support for displaced communities via a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed with Filipino Grandi, the UN high commissioner for refugees (UNHCR).
AEK Athens plug in Volton for another season as a main sponsor
July 13 – Greek champions AEK Athens have renewed their sponsorship with energy company Volton Hellenic Energy.
AFC kicks-off 6-month countdown to Asian Cup with Dream XI fan campaign
July 13 – The AFC has marked the six-months to go date before the start of the AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2023, inviting fans to vote for their all-time AFC Asian Cup Dream XI.
Clock ticking on countdown to WWC2023, and so is TikTok
July 13 – FIFA has partnered with TikTok to deliver tailored content from Australia and New Zealand during the Women’s World Cup that kicks off July 20.
USA exit to Panama after a Snapdragon shoot-out
By Sam Nicholson in San Diego
July 13 – Panama stunned a tired-looking USA who ran out of ideas in a Gold Cup semi-final that was settled on penalties 5-4. To get to penalties flattered the US on this first time visit to the Snapdragon Stadium for the men’s national team.
Mexico’s fast start knocks Jamaica off their rhythm
By Paul Nicholson in Las Vegas
July 12 – Mexico marched into the Gold Cup with a 3-0 win over Jamaica that was powered by an impressive first half display that saw them go into the break 2-0 up and the match pretty much won.
BMW and AC Milan renew partnership and sustainability drive
July 13 – AC Milan have renewed their partnership with BMW Italia who will remain a club Premium Partner and Automotive Partner.
Portuguese court postpones verdict on Football Leaks whistleblower Rui Pinto
July 12 – A Lisbon court on Tuesday postponed a verdict in the trial of Rui Pinto, the infamous whistleblower whose string of incriminating revelations shook the footballing world before he was controversially extradited from Hungary to his native Portugal.
Kick It Out study finds ‘alarming’ 65% increase in reported abuse
July 12 – The UK charity Kick It Out received a 65% rise in reported incidents of discriminatory behaviour during the 2022-23 domestic season, describing the increase as “alarming”.