Ferreira hattrick as US brush aside St Kitts and Nevis
June 28 – The USA made short work of St Kitts and Nevis in front of a home crowd in a not quite full stadium in St Louis, beating the Caribbean islanders 6-0.
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Guatemala’s Tena says his team is improving and can challenge Canada
June 29 – Guatemala coach Luis Tena believes his team can build on their narrow 1-0 victory against Cuba to improve and challenge Canada in their second Group D fixture.
Game changers: UEFA unveil first FootbALL Awards winners
June 28 – UEFA have announced the inaugural recipients of their ‘FootbALL Awards’, recognising the contribution to social change.
Scotland mourns the loss of former manager Craig Brown
June 28 – Craig Brown, Scotland’s longest serving national team coach, has died aged 82.
Canada Soccer struggles for cash as World Cups loom
June 28 – With the country due to co-host the men’s World Cup in just three years’ time, Canada Soccer has been plunged into financial turmoil with its interim general secretary, Jason de Vos, warning it may need to consider filing for bankruptcy protection.
Italy bans players wearing No.88 as part of anti-semitism crackdown
June 28 – Italy has banned players from wearing No. 88 on their shirts as part of an initiative combating anti-semitism. The No. 88 is a numerical reference for the nazi slogan ‘Heil Hitler’.
Group A moves into second round matches with a Caribbean Classico
June 27 – The Gold Cup second round of group games start to night in Group A at CITYPARK, St Louis with a Caribbean classic.
Guatemala lose Mendez, miss penalty, but still find enough to dispatch Cuba
By Samindra Kunti in Fort Lauderdale
June 27 – Guatemala sank Cuba with a second-half strike from Darwin Lom to kickstart their Gold Cup campaign in winning fashion.
Canada and Guadeloupe trade own goals in Group C stalemate
June 28 – For 20 minutes it looked like Canada’s blushes, and coach John Herdman’s chutzpah, had been spared in their Gold Cup opener against preliminary round qualifier Guadeloupe.
Costa Rica’s Suarez feels the heat in Fort Lauderdale after Panama loss
February 27 – Costa Rica coach Luis Suarez will need to pick up the pieces with growing calls for his resignation following a dismal 2-1 defeat in their Gold Cup opener against Panama.
BMO signs up for World Cup/Gold Cup double deal
June 27 – The first deal coming out of the new Concacaf/FIFA commercial partnership has been struck with Canada-based bank BMO.
Pandev completes sale of North Marcedonian club to Brera who unveil youth-focussed plan
June 27 – North Macedonian playing legend Goran Pandev has said the sale of FK Akademiya Pandev to Brera Holdings has been completed.
Panama make it a hattrick of wins against Costa Rica
By Samindra Kunti in Fort Lauderdale
June 27 – In a clash of Central American giants, Panama carried the momentum from the Nations League group stages forward to defeat Costa Rica for a third time in a row with a routine 2-1 victory.
Panama use pain of missing out on World Cup to drive new era
June 27 – Panama’s painful World Cup qualification defeat to Costa Rica is still a source of motivation for the country, said manager Thomas Christiansen.
Burner and Fortune fire Martinique past El Salvador
June 27 – Ten-man Martinique upset El Salvador with an accomplished 2-1 victory after early goals from Patrick Burner and Kevin Fortune to claim joint top spot in group C.