July 4 – With just three days to go before the final of the 2025 Gold Cup in the NRG Stadium in Houston, Concacaf is reporting that there are less than 4,000 tickets left for the 72,200 capacity stadium that will host Mexico and the USA.
Germany 2 Poland 0
July 4 – With second-half goals, Germany laboured to a 2-0 victory against debutants Poland in Group C in St Gallen, but lost their captain Gulia Gwinn to injury.
2012
2011
2010
Wages
143,448
(4th)
124,401
(5th)
110,733
(5th)
Transfer Spending
69,609
83,395
79,974
Turnover
n/a
45,088
36,739 ◊
Solvency index
49,976
49,870
47,382
Cashflow
n/a
13,556
12,976 *
Wages to turnover
55,342
56,064
54,971
League position
1st
2nd
3rd
Arsenal’s forced marriage of a football club with a property business to deal with the Emirates Stadium and its associated projects gave rise to a great,
By Mark Baber
August 19 – FIFA yesterday completed an inspection of facilities for the 2015 Women’s World Cup and has given Canada a clean bill of health, although questions over the artificial pitches to be used will not be answered until next year. Meanwhile, Secretary General Jerome Valcke begins yet another inspection visit to Brazil today, to check preparations for the 2014 World Cup.
By Andrew Warshaw
August 19 – Russia’s sports minister Vitaly Mutko, who is also head of the country’s 2018 World Cup organising committee, has accused western media of overplaying the anti-gay issue that has caused such a furore among athletes, officials, politicians and activists.
By Mark Baber
August 19 – Indian club football has been thrown into chaos with all its I-League clubs failing to pass the club licensing test – leaving the league without a single eligible club. At the same time the All India Football Federation (AIFF) and their sponsors IMG-Reliance are continuing their drive to emulate the success of Indian cricket by restructuring football including setting up a new tournament and new franchise clubs.
By Andrew Warshaw
August 19 – Former English FA chairman David Bernstein has waded controversially into the Qatar World Cup debate by calling for a revote for the 2022 tournament in preference to any rescheduling. In recent weeks, debate has intensified over a possible switch to winter because of the fearsome mid-summer Gulf heat – an idea Bernstein has long opposed yet one that is supported by his successor, Greg Dyke.
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5
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0
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Cayman Islands
5
4
0
1
12
Aruba
5
3
0
2
9
Bahamas
5
1
1
3
4
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5
1
1
3
4
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5
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Guatemala
4
4
0
0
12
Belize
4
3
0
1
9
Jamaica
4
2
0
2
6
Grenada
4
1
0
3
3
Saint Lucia
4
0
0
4
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Honduras
4
4
0
0
12
Guadeloupe
4
3
0
1
9
St. Kitts
4
2
0
2
6
St Martin
4
1
0
4
3
Curacao
4
0
0
4
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El Salvador
5
3
2
0
11
Martinique
5
3
1
1
10
Haiti
5
3
1
1
10
Puerto Rico
5
3
0
2
9
Antigua and Barbuda
5
1
0
4
3
Saint Vincent
5
0
0
5
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A
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NED
3
3
0
0
10
3
9
CHI
3
2
0
1
5
3
6
ESP
3
1
0
2
5
7
3
AUS
3
0
0
3
2
7
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COS
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2
1
0
4
1
7
URU
3
2
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1
4
4
6
ITA
3
1
0
1
3
4
3
ENG
3
0
1
2
2
4
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ARG
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3
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6
3
9
NIG
3
1
1
1
4
3
4
BOS
3
1
0
2
4
4
3
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