Infantino sees red over blue card proposals
March 4 – FIFA President Gianni Infantino has ruled out blue cards being shown to players sent to sin bins.
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US muscle out Colombia 3-0 and head to San Diego for Canada showdown
February 3 – In a bad tempered quarter final, particularly in the first half, the USA beat Colombia 3-0 in the BMO Stadium in Los Angeles. The US now move on to face Canada in the semi-finals in San Diego on Wednesday.
Bellingham crash landing after mid-air goal chaos
March 4 – Real Madrid’s Jude Bellingham was shown a red card for approaching the referee after the official called an end to action whilst the ball was seemingly in mid-air, about to be headed home by the England international in the last minute of the game.
Fan fury mounts as time looks to be running out for Poch
March 4 – Chelsea boss Mauricio Pochettino has asked for the blame to be placed on his shoulders after Blues fans turned on the Argentine during their 2-2 draw with Brentford on Saturday.
Flamengo build on winning start with Tite
March 4 – Flamengo clinched the Taça Guanabara with a 3-0 victory against Madureira to kickstart the new year in style.
Mexico take the hard route to Brazil semi-final with 3-2 win over Paraguay
March 3 – In an entertaining quarter final at the BMO Stadium in Los Angeles, Mexico dominated and then only just managed to scrape past a brave Paraguayan challenge 3-2 that in the second half pushed the Mexicans to the brink of disaster.
Zanaretto brace as Brazil cruise past Argentina into semis
March 2 – Brazil turned on the style for a 5-1 win over Argentina at the BMO Stadium in Los Angeles to secure their semi-final spot in San Diego next week where they will face either Mexico or Paraguay.
Extra-time drama sees Canada squeeze past Costa Rica to the W Gold Cup semi-finals
March 2 – It took extra time, but Canada eventually dispatched Costa Rica 1-0 in a one-sided quarter final that saw the Canadians throw everything they had at Costa Rica’s defence and their outstanding goalkeeper Daniela Solera.
Saudi Arabia officially launches 2034 World Cup bid with unveiling of logo and slogan
March 1 – The Saudi Arabian Football Federation (SAFF), the only country left in the bidding to host the 2034 World Cup, has formally launched its bid campaign under the ‘Growing. Together’ slogan.
Tebas says A22’s new Super League proposal is an unworkable deception
March 1 – Controversial La Liga boss Javier Tebas has reignited his attack on backers of the proposed revamped breakaway European Super League (ESL), claiming the A22 Management organisation is attempting to deceive fans by promising to show matches for free.
Croatian referees boss resigns over ‘severed head’ threat
March 1 – Bruno Marić, the president of the Croatia’s referees commission, has resigned from his position after receiving threats to his personal safety.
Fluminense beat Quito to win first Recopa Sudamericana
March 1 – Brazil’s Fluminense claimed their maiden Recopa Sudamericana on Thursday with a 2-0 victory against Ecuador’s Liga de Quito to overturn a 1-0 defeat from the first leg.
UEFA enlist stars for CPR video tutorial
March 1 – UEFA and the European Resuscitation Council (ERC) have introduced an interactive training module on get-trained.com – a dedicated platform teaching football fans the basic skills of cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in under four minutes.
Ten Hag defends fall down Fernandes’ antics and demands Fulham remove TikTok stinger
March 1 – Fulham have been criticised by Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag after they released a short video on their TikTok account which appeared to mock Red Devils Captain Bruno Fernandes.
Tebas defends Greenwood saying it is time to respect the law
March 1 – La Liga President Javier Tebas has leapt to the defence of disgraced England forward Mason Greenwood, revealing he hopes the Manchester United loanee stays in Spanish football when his current spell with Getafe is over.