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Gold Cup 2025

Gold Cup’s breakthrough strikers make case for Golden Boot and glory

June 27 – The Gold Cup 2025 has been the showcase for a number of forwards to make their case for international recognition and potential moves to Europe’s big leagues as they chase the Golden Boot for the competition’s top scorer.

Panama-Honduras in Glendale and Canada-Guatemala in Minnesota complete Gold Cup quarter final line-up

El Salvador self destruct in Houston as Canada Marsch on

Added time drama secures Honduras quarter final slot over battling Curaçao

Diaz hat-trick secures Panama progress, sending Jamaica home

Los Chapines hold their nerve

News

Fixtures

Match previews

Match reports

Stadiums

Teams

Bank of America, Charlotte, NC

Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina

Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte North Carolina is a 74,867-seat stadium is located on 33 acres and is the home of the Carolina Panthers in the NFL and Charlotte FC in the MLS.

The stadium opened in 1996 as Ericsson Stadium, before Charlotte-based Bank of America bought the naming rights under a 20-25-year agreement at $140 million.

When Charlotte FC became the 30th MLS franchise in 2019 the stadium was announced as its home venue.

FIFA

FIFA’s new agency commission regs face legal challenge for breaking competition rules

May 26 – FIFA’s new agency regulation is under attack with the latest assault coming in Germany where the District Court of Dortmund has provisionally prohibited FIFA and the German Football Association (DFB) from “enforcing, implementing or applying” the new rules.

Bad boy Toney has ban reduced for being a good boy

May 26 – Brentford striker Ivan Toney’s football ban has been reduced to eight months by the Football Association (FA), citing his good record, “genuine remorse,” and a diagnosis of gambling addiction, according to an announcement made on Friday.

Europe

FK Tirana ultras storm pitch and attack officials after late penalty knock them off the top league

May 26 – Supporters of Albania’s FK Tirana attacked the match officials after the club’s game against with FK Bylis. The Tirana Ultras of Tirana stormed the pitch and chased the referee after the match ended 2-2.

Man Utd secure point that keeps Liverpool out of Champions League

May 26 – Manchester United will return to Champions League action next season following their 4-1 defeat of Chelsea to ensure a top-four finish and a coveted ticket for Europe’s premier club competition.

Coventry City and Luton Town hunt £170m play-off win in world’s richest football prize fight

May 26 – Billed as the biggest financial prize in world football for a one-off match, the winners of Coventry City vs Luton Town Championship play-off on Saturday stand to earn an increase in revenue of at least £170 million across the next three seasons.

Football Marketing

Google becomes official sponsor of German women’s team

May 26 – The German FA (DFB) has signed a three-year deal with Google to become the official sponsor of the national women’s team with its Google Pixel brand.

Football Marketing

Barcelona switch on €50m TP Vision sleeve sponsorship

May 26 – FC Barcelona have a new sleeve sponsor. Netherlands-based TP Vision has become a ‘main partner’ of the club in a multi-year deal that begins with Barca’s home game against Mallorca this weekend.

Performance

Revolving doors. More than 1 in 2 coaches fired worldwide in 2022/23 season

Red card

May 26 – A stunning 56.9% of clubs worldwide replaced their coaches over the season currently ending. Of 850 teams analysed, 484 changed personnel.

FIFA

FIFA and WHO add four years to agreement to joint promotion of better health

May 26 – FIFA has extended its Memorandum of Understanding with the World Health Organisation (WHO) for a further four years and with a commitment to promote better health through football.

Gold Cup 2023 Stadiums

BMO Field, Toronto, CAN

BMO Field, Toronto, Canada

The Gold Cup returns to Canada and the BMO Field, Toronto, for the second time. The last time the stadium hosted Gold Cup was a double header in 2015.

A football-specific outdoor stadium located at Exhibition Place in Toronto, the stadium is the home of Toronto FC who play in the MLS and Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football league.

Stadium capacity is currently about 28,000 but can be expanded to 40,000.

Europe

German clubs walk away from €2bn private equity deal for stake in their media rights

Bundesliga TV

May 25 – The German Football League (DFL) has walked away from a potential €2 billion of private equity funding for a stake in the Bundesliga’s media rights.

FIFA

Shakhtar go to war with FIFA over €80m cost of ripping up of Ukranian player contracts

May 25 – FC Shakhtar has responded to the extension of FIFA’s suspension of player and coaching contract with Ukrainian clubs saying it could mean losses of €80 million.

FIFA

Hyundai buckle in for seven more years of FIFA sponsorship

May 25 – FIFA has renewed its long-running sponsorship with Hyundai Motor Group and its Hyundai and Kia brands until 2030.

Europe

Tebas apologises to Vinicius over fast-fingered Twitter post

May 25 – LaLiga President Javier Tebas has issued an apology for his online rant at Vinicius Jr after the Real Madrid star said the Spanish league belonged to racists following the racist insults he suffered at Valencia last Sunday.