Atlanta United announced on Sunday, December 23 that Dutchman Frank de Boer has signed a multiyear contract to become the club’s next head coach, succeeding Gerardo ‘Tata’ Martino. A superstar at Ajax Amsterdam, FC Barcelona and several other clubs during his playing days, de Boer, 48, began his managerial career …
Read More »A wind of digital change blows through CONCACAF Member Associations!
On December 11/12 representatives of FIFA and the FIFA Connect team presented the digital platform to a range of selected Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) Spanish-speaking Member Association (MA) representatives who will be using the new system to register their football stakeholders in the future. …
Read More »Curacao to Host the 2019 CONCACAF Caribbean Club Shield!
The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) today announced that Curacao will host the 2019 CONCACAF Caribbean Club Shield. The competition for amateur Caribbean clubs is scheduled to take place April 5-15, 2019 at the Ergilio Hato Stadium and Dr. Antoine Maduro Stadium, in Willemstad, Curacao. …
Read More »2019 Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League: Round of 16 match schedule out!
The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) today unveiled the dates and kickoff times for the Round of 16 matches of the 2019 Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League, the region’s premier club championship. First leg matches are scheduled to be played from February 19-21, 2019, beginning on …
Read More »Zlatan Ibrahimovic to stay with LA Galaxy for 2019 season!
The era of Swedish legend Zlatan Ibrahimovic in Los Angeles is not over yet. After a scintillating first season with the LA Galaxy, Ibrahimovic was heavily rumoured for a return to AC Milan, but the Swede is staying in the MLS for 2019. The club announced on Tuesday that he …
Read More »MLS announces new playoff format for 2019 season!
The Audi MLS Cup playoffs are undergoing a big change, starting in 2019. The MLS playoffs will now consist of a fixed-bracket, single-elimination format with the higher seed hosting every match. The Bracket In 2019, 14 of the league’s 24 teams will qualify for the postseason, up from 12 in …
Read More »CONCACAF and SAVI announce Partnership for Referee Uniforms!
The Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) announced yesterday a multi-year agreement naming SAVI the official referee uniform provider for all CONCACAF tournaments and properties. With this agreement, SAVI becomes CONCACAF’s official female and male referee uniform provider over the next four years, for a range …
Read More »CONCACAF statement on Ottawa Fury playing in 2019 USL!
CONCACAF typically does not comment publicly on sanctioning matters, but due to the lack of clarity regarding the state of the process and the unilateral statements from various parties in regard to the Ottawa Fury Football Club (Ottawa Fury) participating in the 2019 season of the United Soccer League (USL), …
Read More »Tickets.com selected as United Soccer League’s Ticketing Provider!
The United Soccer League announced on Wednesday, December 12 it has entered a landmark multi-year partnership with Tickets.com to become the Official Ticketing Provider to the USL Championship and USL League One. The service also becomes the newest member of the USL’s Preferred Supplier Program. “Having Tickets.com as our first …
Read More »2018 CONCACAF Awards Nominations announced!
The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) yesterday announced the nominees and the opening of fan voting for the annual CONCACAF Awards, to honor the year’s standout performers and achievements from across Confederation events. The awards, which began in 2013 and will be presented for the …
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