USA 2 Guatemala 1
July 2 – The USA hung on to beat Guatemala on a hot, steamy and passionate night in the Energiser Stadium in St Louis with two goals from the irrepressible Diego Luna.
Switzerland 1 – Norway 2
July 2 – Host nation Switzerland stumbled as they kicked off Euro 2025 with a 2-1 defeat to Norway following a second-half collapse.
June 26 – Luis Rubiales’ spectacular fall from grace hit another low on Wednesday as a Spanish court upheld his sexual assault conviction for forcibly kissing Jenni Hermoso at the 2023 Women’s World Cup final.
June 26 – Unsurprisingly, global footballing superstar Lionel Messi is the highest-paid player in the Major League Soccer (MLS) ranks – shocking stuff.
June 26 – The concrete skeleton of Miami Freedom Park Stadium is rising beside Miami International Airport, and Inter Miami officials are confident their 25,000-seat palace will be ready for spring 2026.
June 26 – A coalition of non-governmental organisations (NGOs), including Fairsquare, leading experts and scholars, has sent a letter to FIFA arguing that the Israel Football Association (IFA) has violated FIFA Statutes in relation to settlement clubs in the West Bank.
June 26 – The Croatian Football Federation (HNS) has secured broadcasting and marketing rights deals worth €59.2m for the competitions organised by the national association with Hrvatski Telekom and SuperSport respectively.
June 26 – The Sport Integrity Global Alliance (SIGA) has agreed a strategic partnership with Soul Touchin’ Experiences LLC (STE) aimed at advancing inclusion, equity, and integrity in sport.
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.
June 24 – French giants Olympique Lyonnais have been relegated from Ligue 1 following an audit by the French football financial watchdog. The club, owned by American John Textor, said it will appeal the decision.
June 254 – Manchester United will face Dutch club PSV Eindhoven in the second round of UEFA Women’s Champions League qualifying.
June 24 – Twenty-seven years ago in Lyon, France, white roses and geopolitics collided in football’s most politically charged encounter. Iran beat the United States 2-1 at the 1998 World Cup, but not before gifting their opponents flowers in a carefully choreographed show of diplomacy that had FIFA suits sweating in the stands.
June 24 – In a world where football partnerships often feel like hollow branding exercises, there’s something refreshingly substantial about Macron’s continued relationship with UEFA. The Italian sportswear brand has just secured their third consecutive contract as Official UEFA Referee Match Kit Supplier.
June 25 – Japanese publishing house Kodansha that is behind the manga and anime titles, is collaborating with Concacaf for a first-of-its-kind series featuring manga and anime series Blue Lock.
June 25 – Romania’s FC Rapid 1923 Bucharest has changed its name to Fotbal Club Rapid. The new name of the club will be used officially from the start of the 2025/2026 season in Romania.
June 24 – There’s something deeply disturbing about a 19-year-old sitting behind a screen in Málaga, typing death threats to Álvaro Morata and his family because of a penalty miss. Not disappointment, not frustration – death threats.
June 24 – Some may say that Scottish football is considered a backwater; however, Glasgow Celtic Football Club have always punched with the big boys, and their latest venture is one that would make Jock Stein smile.