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Major League Soccer on Friday, August 28 provided an update on the results of COVID-19 testing for players, coaches, and staff throughout the league since clubs began returning to home markets following the conclusion of their time at the MLS is Back Tournament through the end of Wednesday, August 26. …

CONCACAF has announced the launch of CONCACAF Fútbol Talks. This new weekly series is part of the Confederation’s #HomeFans campaign and will give fans the opportunity to remember some of the region’s most memorable moments during CONCACAF competitions. On a weekly basis and beginning this Thursday at 11:00 am ET, …

CONCACAF is continuing to work with its stakeholders to plan for the resumption of its suspended competitions as soon as possible. In the cases of the 2020 CONCACAF Caribbean Club Shield and 2020 Flow CONCACAF Caribbean Club Championship, originally due to take place in April in Curacao and May in …

FIFA is lodging an appeal against the decision of the Trinidad and Tobago High Court issued last week to proceed with a claim from the former leadership of the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) against the decision of the Bureau of the FIFA Council in March 2020 to appoint …

FIFA and CONCACAF today conducted the official draw for the CONCACAF Qualifiers to the 2022 FIFA World Cup – Qatar. The live event, held at the Home of FIFA in Zurich, was conducted by FIFA’s Director of Tournaments and Interim Competitions, Jaime Yarza, with the assistance of CONCACAF Legends Shaun …

The 2020 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup has officially been canceled, U.S. Soccer announced on Monday, August 17 afternoon, confirming initial reporting on Friday by Sports Illustrated. In a release, the federation cited the continuing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic as the driving factor behind the U.S. Open Cup Committee’s …

St. Louis City SC have hired a world-renowned sporting director in Lutz Pfannenstiel of Germany, the expansion club announced Monday, August 17 ahead of their inaugural MLS season in 2023. Pfannenstiel arrives stateside from Bundesliga side Fortuna Düsseldorf, where he was the club’s sporting director and served on the managing …

CONCACAF’s Safeguarding Children in Sports program has moved into higher gear with more initiatives to bring greater awareness and education across its Member Associations. On August 13, the Confederation hosted a Global Safeguarding Webinar jointly with the International Safeguarding Children in Sport Working Group, a UNICEF-led international initiative that provides …

Yesterday, the latest FIFA Women’s World Ranking were released by the world football governing body and in the third rankings of 2020, India stay in 55th position alongside Northern Ireland behind South Africa and Belarus, but ahead of Venezuela. India have 1432 points, the same as last quarter and they …

On Wednesday, August 19, following the completion of the CONCACAF Qualifiers First Round draw (1:00 pm ET), FIFA will conduct a draw to determine the schedule for the Final Round. The Final Round of the CONCACAF Qualifiers will involve the top five ranked teams in CONCACAF, based on the FIFA …