July 15 – Before the final of Copa America between holders, Argentina and pretenders, Colombia, Uruguay coach, Marcelo Bielsa ripped Conmebol and hosts, the United States. He said that the pitches were unsuitable, the training grounds a disaster, that the US used FIFA lawsuits for its own interests, and that security was a joke.
July 15 – Argentina retained the Copa America with a 1-0 win over Colombia on Sunday but the showpiece finale was overshadowed by yet more organisational issues that from the start beset the tournament in the United States – joint hosts of the next World Cup.
July 15 – The pain goes on amid intensifying frustration and recrimination. Football once again isn’t coming home, not to England at least. By Andrew Warshaw
July 15 – Spanish coach Luis de la Fuente says he always believed in his Euro 2024 title-winning side even if others didn’t.
July 15 – Turkey’s Servet Yardımcı is reported to be quitting UEFA’s executive committee after withdrawing as a candidate for the Turkish FA presidency.
July 15 – Bulgaria’s Lokomotiv Sofia has changed its ownership following the withdrawal of Ivan Vasilev who has handed his shares, free of charge, to another local businessman, Veselin Stoyanov (pictured).
July 15 – The English Football League (EFL) has issued a Request for Proposal for interested parties to produce, distribute, and market an EFL documentary series, set to begin in the 2025/26 or 2026/27 season.
July 15 – The UEFA Euro 2024 Climate Fund has allocated a total of €7 million to support sustainable infrastructure projects across Germany.
July 15 – As Euro 2024 came to its thrilling conclusion on Saturday night with Spain crowned champions, UEFA have revealed that more than 35,000 people received CPR training at UEFA fan festival sites across the one-month span of the tournament.
July 15 – England manager Gareth Southgate has remained coy about his future after his side lost a second consecutive European championship final, extending the national team’s trophy drought to 58 years.
July 14 – Spain were crowned European champions for a record fourth time following a late strike from Mikel Oyarzabal in a 2-1 victory against England.
July 14 – Spain coach Luis de la Fuente has called on his team to make history as excitement builds ahead of tonight’s Euro 2024 final against England.
July 12 – Preparations for Sunday’s Euro 2024 final are reaching fever pitch in England with pubs and bars set for a bonanza and airlines scrambling to meet last-minute demands.
July 12 – Real Madrid’s dominance of the Champions League has translated into an overhwelming lead at the top of the social media rankings over the 2023/24 season.
July 12 – Sportradar and UEFA have announced a multi-year extension of their existing exclusive betting data rights agreement, expanded to include the non-exclusive right to distribute data to non-betting media.