Investors punt on Las Vegas as location for 30th MLS franchise
August 13 – Aston Villa owner Wes Edens has backed the expansion of Major League Soccer (MLS) with a potential 30th franchise in Las Vegas.
Concacaf
Concacaf confirms triple matchday dates for Qatar 2022 qualifying Octagonal
August 10 – Concacaf’s men’s national teams return to World Cup 2022 qualifying action after their Gold Cup exploits with a series of triple match international weekends starting September 2.
US men’s team back women in pay dispute
August 2 – The US men’s national team are once again backing their female counterparts in their dispute with the US Soccer Federation over equal pay.
US dismantle Martinique with six goal blitz
Group B: Martinique 1 USA 6
July 15 – The USA cruised past Martinique to take maximum points into their final group decider with Canada. Both teams are unbeaten though Canada top the group on goal difference.
Concacaf open investigation into Cuba’s failure to make it to Gold Cup qualifying
July 9 – Cuba, who failed to turn up for their Concacaf Gold Cup Preliminary Qualifier against French Guiana last week, now face disciplinary proceedings by governing body Concacaf as new information has arisen regarding their failure to travel.
Concacaf Congress: Montagliani ‘positive’ about progress as Gold Cup primed for kick-off
July 7 – Concacaf president and FIFA Vice President Victor Montagliani told his member associations that he was both “positive” and “reflective” about what they have achieved, emphasising his “putting football first” message that was the key pillar of his election manifesto when he first took the presidency in 2016.
Concacaf returns Fulford and Hernandez to FIFA Council for new terms
July 7 – Concacaf have returned both Sonia Fulford (pictured) from the Turks and Caicos and Luis Hernandez from Cuba for new terms on the FIFA Council.
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.
Guatemala and their fans up the ante with play-off win over Guyana
Prelims Qualifer: Guatemala 4 – Guyana 0
July 4 – A pulsating night of crowd energy and fast paced football in Fort Lauderdale last night ignited the touch paper for the Gold Cup whose group stages start July 10.
Cuba forfeit Gold Cup play-off after no-show in Florida
July 4 – Cuba became the first covid and visa casualty of the return to competitive international football after the country failed to get to Fort Lauderdale in Florida for their 2021 Concacaf Gold Cup Preliminary Round (Prelims) qualifier for a spot in the group stages that start July 10.
Guadeloupe siege eventually breaks Bahamas’ defensive wall
Prelim Qualifier: Guadeloupe 2 Bahamas 0
July 3 – Guadeloupe scored twice to overcome a Bahamian rearguard resistance to take them one step nearer to the Gold Cup group stages at the DRV PNK.
Trinidad and Tobago reverse fortunes to dispatch Monserrat in bid for Gold Cup group spot
Trinidad and Tobago 6 Monserrat 1
July 2 – Trinidad and Tobago’s players put the off-field soap opera of their federation’s disastrous administration behind them with an emphatic 6-1 win over Monserrat in the First Round of the 2021 Gold Cup Prelims on Friday night at the DRV PNK Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Wells’ Gold Cup record sets Bermuda up winner-takes-all Haiti tie
Prelims Qualifier: Bermuda 8 Barbados 1
July 2 – It took just 17 seconds for Nakhi Wells to put Bermuda a goal ahead in the Gold Cup preliminary play-offs and begin what was a night of pain for Barbados as they crashed to an 8-1 defeat.
Haiti extinguish St Vincent challenge
Prelims Qualifier: Haiti 6 St Vincent and the Grenadines 1:
July 2 – Haiti did what was expected of them in rolling over St Vincent and the Grenadines in the opening preliminary qualifier for the Group Stages of the Gold Cup. Duckens Nazon, Haiti’s free scoring forward was their hero. St Vincent had 13 heroes.
Concacaf’s turn: Gold Cup ready for kick off as region showcases its best
July 2 – The Concacaf Gold Cup kicks off tonight in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, with the first of three triple header preliminary knockout rounds that will decide the final three qualifiers for group stages that start at the end of next week, July 10.