Group A: El Salvador 2 Trinidad and Tobago 2
July 15 – El Salvador guaranteed their qualification for the knock out rounds of the Gold Cup with a 2-0 win over Trinidad and Tobago in Frisco, Texas. It left Mexcio needing a win in the later game against in Guatemala in Dallas to keep them in the running to top the group.
July 15 – Houston’s BBVA stadium will host the first sell out crowd of the Concacaf Gold Cup 2021 this Saturday (July 17) for the Group D doubleheader of Honduras vs Panama and Grenada vs Qatar.
July 14 – Has a separation between France’s LFP and its traditional anchor broadcaster Canal+ become inevitable? With Ligue 1 kicking off the first weekend of August, the broadcaster has renewed its request to terminate its contract with the league, confirming its position after Amazon won broadcast rights for the first time in June.
July 14 -Lawyers for Rogerio Caboclo (pictured) has said the suspended CBF president was “badly” interpreted and demanded the ruling body’s ethics committee drop the complaint against their client.
July 14 – The Belgian FA has lifted the transfer ban of both Standard Liège and Mouscron, allowing the pair of clubs to enter the market again before the 2021/22 season kicks off.
July 14 – With its reputation already shattered, England face being handed a stadium ban after an investigation was opened by UEFA into the disgraceful scenes at Wembley ahead of the Euro 2020 final, and the English Football Association charged over fans booing “during the (Italian) national anthem” and “lighting of a firework”.
July 14 – Manchester United have reportedly reached agreement with Borussia Dortmund to sign England star Jadon Sancho for over £70 million.
July 14 – England striker Marcus Rashford, one of the three black players racially abused on social media following the penalty shootout loss to Italy, says he is “overwhelmed” and “lost for words” after hundreds of messages of support were placed on a mural depicting the England striker.
July 14 – The Euro 2020 tournament will become a moment in history, not just because it took place against the backdrop of a global pandemic, but because it set a number of records both on and off the pitch.
July 14 – UEFA’s team of the Euros, selected by the confederation’s technical observers, features eight players from the two finalists: five players from Italy and three from England.
July 14 – Qatar isn’t just building stadiums for the 2022 World Cup, it is also building towns, metro and road systems, and new hotel accommodations to house visitors as the country.
Group D: Qatar 3 Panama 3
July 13 – Group D opened with a storm in Houston tonight. Torrential rain and severe weather warnings delayed the start of the Panama vs Qatar game by an hour with fans ordered to stay on the stadium concourses or in their cars until the storm had passed through.
Group D: Honduras 4 Grenada 0
July 14 – Honduran fans roared their team on to a comfortable win in the BBVA Stadium in Houston last night. Having belted out their national anthem they went through their full repertoire of chants to Mexican waves in anticipation of a long run in the competition.
By Jhannet Sanchez
July 13 – The injury to Mexico’s star striker Hirving ‘Chucky’ Lozano in the opening Gold Cup clash against Trinidad and Tobago continues to be a talking point at the Concacaf Gold Cup.
July 13 – Confederation of African Football (CAF) president Patrice Motsepe has confirmed that next year’s Africa Cup of Nations will be hosted by Cameroon following months of speculation over the future of the 2022 tournament.