Mexico dominate USA to retain their Gold Cup title
Mexico 2 USA 1
July 6 – In front of a sold-out crowd of 70,925 in the NRG Stadium in Houston, Mexico beat the USA 2-1 to win the 2025 Gold Cup.
Women's Euro 2025
Girelli strike edges Italy towards knock-outs
Italy 1 Portugal 1
July 7 – Italy edged closer to the Women’s Euro quarter-finals after a 1-1 draw with Portugal at the Stade de Genève, in a match defined by moments of individual brilliance and late drama.
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Aussies win their first U20 Asian Cup title with shoot-out win against Saudi
March 3 – Australia’s rising stars etched their names into history, claiming their first-ever AFC U20 Asian Cup title with a dramatic penalty shootout victory over three-time winners Saudi Arabia in Shenzhen, China.
Fenerbahce files suit against Galatasaray over claims Mourinho made racist comments
March 3 – The fierce rivalry between Turkish giants Fenerbahce and Galatasaray has reached new heights off the field after the former revealed it had filed a lawsuit against the latter for suggesting Fenerbahce coach Jose Mourinho had made racist comments.
IFAB tests 8-second rule in clampdown on goalkeeper time-wasting
March 3 – Football’s lawmakers are trying again to reduce time-wasting by goalkeepers, one of the bugbears of fans worldwide.
AFC adds Barbican as Champions League Elite sponsor
March 3 – The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has added another commercial heavyweight to its growing portfolio, announcing a regional partnership with Barbican for the remainder of the current season (2024-2025).
Pakistan has FIFA suspension lifted with immediate effect
March 3 – FIFA has lifted Pakistan’s suspension after tweaks to the federation’s constitution.
Norwegian FA members vote to keep VAR despite clubs voting to scrap it
March 3 – After months of contention, Norwegian football has voted to retain the use of VAR at the elite level following the federation’s congress on Saturday.
No Messi, no money. Houston Dynamo offer free tickets after Leo no-show
March 3 – Major League Soccer (MLS) clubs have all benefited from the Lionel Messi effect as match-day tickets soar in value whenever the Argentine great hits the road, however, when he doesn’t show up, the financial effects are felt the other way.
US Soccer recognises Phil Anschutz for his foundational contribution
March 3 – Phil Anschutz along with Lamar Hunt, is widely considered to be one of the true pillars of American soccer, and on Saturday night at the U.S. Soccer Annual General Meeting (AGM), he was the recipient of the Werner Fricker Builder Award amongst other awards.
San Diego’s MLS home debut marred by ‘Puto’ chant
March 3 – San Diego FC began life as a Major League Soccer (MLS) club on Saturday with a sold-out Snapdragon Stadium witnessing a 0-0 draw with St. Louis City SC. However, the celebration was marred by the homophobic chant that follows the Mexican National team around the world.
Croatia select construction firm for Velika Gorica national training centre
March 3 – The Croatian Football Association (HNS) has selected Croatian construction company Kamgrad to build its National Football Camp in Velika Gorica.
Benni McCarthy to take over Kenya national team ahead of 2027 AFCON hosting
March 3 – Benni McCarthy will become the new manager of Kenya after agreeing to the role in principle.
Tebas likens Man City to Enron saying they hide losses in businesses outside CFG
February 28 – La Liga president Javier Tebas has accused Manchester City of financial deception akin to that of Enron, claiming that the Premier League champions hide losses in different companies to improve the club’s finances.
Jesse Marsch ignites Concacaf’s Nations League finals with a message to Trump to stop the ‘ridiculous rhetoric’
February 27 – “If I have one message to our president (Donald Trump), it’s lay off the ridiculous rhetoric about Canada being the 51st state,” and with that statement, Canadian national team boss, Jesse Marsch, who grew up in Wisconsin and enjoyed a 13-year career in Major League Soccer (MLS) has lit the fuse and given the Concacaf Nations League (CNL) tournament, a spiciness, that has previously been missing from the three earlier editions, all won by the country of his birth,
Premier League’s Masters refuses to be drawn on when Man City case will be decided
February 28 – English Premier League boss Richard Masters has refused to set a date on when the footballing world will learn the outcome of the 115 financial fair play charges against Manchester City.
Pakistan FA agrees new constitution to exit FIFA normalisation in time for Asian Cup qualifiers
February 28 – Pakistan’s return to world football could be imminent after football officials approved the federation’s new constitution.