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.
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Spain turn on the style against battling Belgians
Spain 6 Belgium 2
July 7 – With a dominant performance and four second-half goals, Spain defeated a combative Belgium 6-2 in a Group B goal feast that left their opponents on the brink of elimination.
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Swedes crack gates open fractionally to allow 500 in for Allsvenskan restart
August 28 – Swedish football fans will be allowed to attend domestic matches again after local health authorities green-lighted a government proposal to cap attendance at public events at 500.
Coronavirus: Pogba out, Chelsea quarantine, Brighton test to allow fans this weekend
August 28 – Manchester United star Paul Pogba has been left out of France’s squad for the upcoming Nations League games against Sweden and Croatia after testing positive for coronavirus.
Coronavirus: Sharp rise in cases keeps German stadia closed to year end
August 28 – Despite some countries making tentative plans for a gradual return of fans, the Bundesliga looks set to remain largely behind closed doors until at least the start of next year after German Chancellor Angela Merkel announced that a ban on large events will be extended from October 31 to December 31.
‘Buy now, pay later’ Man City sign Laybuy as payment provider sponsor
August 28 – Manchester City who just avoided falling foul of the ‘buy now, pay later’ mentality when it won its CAS appeal against UEFA’s sanction for overspending and breaking its financial fair play rules, has somewhat appropriately signed a new financial sponsor who offers exactly that kind of consumer service.
FIFA issues deadline warning to Trinidad as Wallace issues his own threats
By Paul Nicholson
August 27 – The soap opera that has become Trinidad and Tobago football took another turn for the worse for the rank and file of the game on the islands yesterday as FIFA issued a deadline, via letter, and a clear warning of suspension. At the same time former TTFA former president William Wallace issued his own warning to FIFA that he and his allies will not back down.
MLS cancels mid-week matches to join protests against Jacob Blake shooting and US racism
August 27 – Major League Soccer cancelled five games that were due to be played on Wednesday (yesterday) joining a wave of boycotts in US sports, with NBA play-off games, baseball and tennis matches all called off in protest over the police shooting of Jacob Blake in Wisconsin on Sunday.
Sports Integrity Week speakers lined up for 5-day September webinar series
August 27 – The SIGA organised Sport Integrity Week taking place September 7-11 has now released a list of 38 speakers as it nails down its final agenda.
EFL and Sky agree streaming deal to let fans in for non-TV games
August 27 – The English Football League (EFL) has agreed a streaming deal for non-TV matches with its anchor UK broadcaster Sky Sports to give fans access to games while stadium attendance is restricted during the Covid-19 crisis.
Maguire conviction annulled as appeal pushes retrial to higher Greek court
August 27 – Manchester United captain Harry Maguire will get a full retrial in a more senior Greek court after the appeal his lawyers lodged was accepted. The appeal nullifies Maguire’s suspended jail sentence of 21 months and 10 days handed down by a lower Greek court on Tuesday.
Celtic crash out of Champions League with loss to Ferencvaros
August 27 – Glasgow Celtic crashed out of the Champions League following a dramatic 1-2 defeat at the hands of Hungarian championss Ferencvaros. It was the Scottish club’s earliest exit in the competition in 15 years.
Qatar make first move on Asian Cup 2027 hosting with bid book submission
August 27 – World Cup 2022 hosts Qatar have become the first to submit their full bid documentation to host the AFC Asian Cup in 2027.
Liverpool refuels expanded HollyFrontier sponsorship
August 27 – Premier League champions Liverpool has expanded its partnership with Petro-Canada Lubricants to include parent company HollyFrontier.
Messi tells Barca formally he wants out. Man City look favourites, if he can escape
By Samindra Kunti
August 26 – Lionel Messi has done what previously would have been considered unthinkable. The greatest player of his generation has told his club FC Barcelona that he wants to leave. On Tuesday, he handed in his transfer request, dealing an existential blow to the Catalan giants.
UEFA keeps stadia closed but Super Cup test to be played with 30% capacity
August 26 – UEFA has confirmed that the Super Cup to be played on 24 September 2020 in Budapest will be the first of its competitions to see a partial return of fans to the stadium, but all other matches will continue behind closed doors “until further notice”.
UEFA unbottles 5-year PepsiCo deal for Women’s competitions
August 26 – US food and beverage giant PepsiCo has taken a deep step into the women’s game in Europe with the signing of a five-year sponsorship running through to the end of the 2025 season.