Jamaica’s Hallgrimsson drops Leon Bailey from Nations League squad
March 19 – Jamaica have dropped in-form Aston Villa winger Leon Bailey from their Nations League Finals squad.
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Concacaf signs Chili’s as official restaurant for Nations League Finals
March 19 – Concacaf has announced Chili’s Grill & Bar as the official restaurant of the 2024 Concacaf Nations League Finals that kick off at the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Dallas, on Thursday.
Ricketts survives bitter challenge to win second term as Jamaican FA president
March 18 – Michael Ricketts has been re-elected as the Jamaican Football Federation (JFF) president for a second term. Ricketts was first elected in 2017.
Jamaican presidential battle stays nasty as Ricketts and Anderson head into Sunday’s election
March 15 – The Jamaican Football Federation (JFF) will hold the postponed election for president on Sunday (March 17), with incumbent Michael Ricketts going head-head with challenger Raymond Anderson, currently the JFF’s first vice-president.
Dennis Lawrence joins Eric Ramsey at Minnesota Utd
March 15 –Minnesota United have pinched Erik ten Hag’s first team coach at Manchester United, Eric Ramsay, to be the MLS club’s head coach, taking the position previously held by another Englishman, Adrian Heath, who left in 2023.
Canadian Premier League boosts salary cap and incentives to develop young players
March 14 – The Canadian Premier League (CPL), which kicks off in April, has boosted its club salary cap and made changes to both international and U21 player rules.
Concacaf unveils plans for W Champions Cup with play kicking off in August
March 13 – With the closure of the inaugural Concacaf W Gold Cup on Sunday in San Diego, the regional governing body has rolled straight into the next stage of its women’s competition development programme with the launch of the Concacaf W Champions Cup, its first official women’s continental club championship.
Cox will quit Panama if abusive comments persist, but doesn’t call for Arais’ resignation
March 11 – Marta Cox, the Panamanian striker fat-shamed by her federation president Manuel Arias, said that she will refuse to play for Panama if she hears further comments similar to his again.
USA beat Brazil to win inaugural W Gold Cup in San Diego
March 11- The USA beat Brazil 1-0 in front of 31,528 screaming fans in the Snapdragon Stadium in San Diego to win the inaugural W Gold Cup. It was an exciting climax to three weeks of international football that saw the women’s game take another major step forward on and off the pitch.
Panama FA boss Manuel Arias attempts to ‘fat shame’ Marta Cox after post-W Gold Cup comments
March 7 – In the post-Rubiales federation world of football governance within the women’s game, Manuel Arias, president of the Panamanian Soccer Federation, has clearly not got with the programme, instead choosing to let loose on his country’s star striker attempting to humiliate and ‘fat-shame’ her into keeping her mouth shut.
Beauty and the beast. One will triumph in the W Gold Cup final on Sunday
March 8 – The inaugural W Gold Cup concludes Sunday with the USA facing Brazil in the Snapdragon Stadium in San Diego. World ranked two against number 11 in the first major women’s championship of 2024 with eyes also focussed on form going into the 2024 Olympics.
Naeher’s penalty heroics end Canada’s dreams and send US into W Gold Cup final
March 7 – It was a night of high drama in the second semi-final of the W Gold Cup at the Snapdragon Stadium in San Diego.
Brazil head into W Gold Cup Final with 3-0 win over 10-player Mexico
March 6 – Brazil beat Mexico 3-0 to head into the W Gold Cup final with goals from Antonia, Adriana and a precocious backheel from Yasmim on a wet early evening at the Snapdragon Stadium in San Diego.
Nations League finalists draw battle lines as Mexico, Panama and Jamaica promise to burst US bubble in Texas
March 6 – With the Concacaf Nations League Finals (CNLF) two weeks away, the confederation has stepped up preparation for the final four event at the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.
W Gold Cup semis promise a blockbuster night of women’s football
March 6 – The W Gold Cup enters the semi-final stage tonight with both matches being played at the Snapdragon Stadium in San Diego, California.