Danes confident they have what it takes to turn over England at Wembley
July 6 – Denmark’s Andreas Christensen believes his side has what it takes to silence Wembley when they take on England in their Euro 2020 semi-final on Wednesday.
French stars Dembele and Greizmann apologise for racially offensive video
July 6 – French football stars Ousmane Dembele and Antoine Griezmann have been at the centre of a racism row after a leaked video clip showed the pair mocking Asian technicians fixing a hotel TV. The duo were forced to apologise.
Euro 2020 semi-final: Italy shape up for Spanish inquisition
July 6 – Thirty-two matches unbeaten and in great form, Italy are the team to beat at Euro 2020. On Tuesday, Spain, masters of the game for much of the past decades, will be underdogs in the tournament’s first semi-final.
Online bookie VBET takes title sponsorship of Ukrainian Premier League
July 6 – Ukraine, whose national team had a strong run in Euro 2020 to the quarter finals, has sold the title sponsorship to its top tier Ukrainian Premier League (UPL) to online bookmaker VBET.
Guatemala bring the crowd and a possession game to Guadeloupe decider
July 5 –Guatemala, once a regular name on Gold Cup final tournament fixture lists, are having to battle their way back to the top tier of confederation competition through the knock-out qualifying rounds for the Gold Cup group stages.
Haiti vs Bermuda. Nazon vs Wells. Big guns in shoot out for Gold Cup group slot
July 5 – The Haiti vs Bermuda play-off for a slot in the Gold Cup group stages is a return to hostilities between two nations that went head-to-head in 2019 with Haiti just coming out on top 2-1. It was the precursor of a run that took them to the semi-finals, leaving Bermuda rueing what might have been.
Concacaf names female refs to Gold Cup officiating teams as VAR debuts
July 6 – Concacaf have broken new ground with their officiating teams and is introducing VAR – it debuted in the Preliminary Qualifying rounds last weekend – for the first time.
Free scoring Trinidad and Tobago face the unknown in must-win French Guiana play-off
July 5 – Trinidad and Tobago will open the final round of preliminary qualifiers for the Gold Cup group stage in Fort Lauderdale tomorrow as favourites against a French Guiana that has not played a competitive fixture since 2019 due to the covid pandemic.
Pandemic forces AFC to reformat ACL knockout rounds and return to centralised hosting
July 5 – The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has switched the format of the Asian Champions League knockout phase to single leg ties because of the coronavirus pandemic.
England vs Germany II: Boris tells Angela that Wembley 60,000 capacity will go ahead
July 5 – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has rebuffed concerns raised by German Chancellor Angela Merkel that increased crowds at upcoming Euro 2020 games in London could accelerate the spread of Covid-19.
Montagliani stresses the importance of fans as Concacaf set for big Gold Cup month
July 4 – In an open letter to fans and federations, Concacaf president Victor Montagliani has welcomed the important return of fans to stadiums for the Gold Cup and highlights the increased playing national team playing opportunities as the confederation celebrates their 60thanniversary.
French football’s financial regulators send Girondins and Angers to Ligue 2
July 5 – Lurching from crisis to crisis, French football has been rocked again after the Direction Nationale du Contrôle de Gestion (DNCG) temporarily demoted both Bordeaux and Angers to Ligue 2 and placed Nantes under supervision.
England reaches fever pitch in advance of Euros semi-final
By Andrew Warshaw
July 5 – ‘It’s coming home’ has been the familiar refrain for the best part of a month and now England are two games away from erasing 55 years of hurt by becoming European champions for the first time.
Viera returns to Premier League as Crystal Palace boss
July 5 – Former Arsenal captain Patrick Vieira is the new manager of Premier League Crystal Palace — his third senior coaching role.
Belgium out, doubts loom over whether Martinez is still in
By Samindra Kunti in Munich
July 5 – Belgium’s golden generation is on its last legs with the future of coach Roberto Martinez in doubt after his team crashed out of Euro 2020 in a 2-1 high-octane quarter-final defeat against Italy.