Concacaf unveils 14 cities and 15 stadia for 2023 Gold Cup
April 10 – Concacaf has announced the 15 stadiums that will host matches in the 2023 Gold Cup in 14 US and Canadian metropolitan areas between June 16 and July 16.
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CPL dials in telecoms giant Telus for 2023 kick off and a five-year deal
April 6 – The Canadian Premier League (CPL) has unveiled Telus as the league’s Official Telecommunications, Digital Health and Home Security Partner in a five-year deal.
NWSL awards 14th franchise to Sixth Street backed Bay Area team
April 5 – The top tier National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) in the US has awarded an expansion franchise to an investment group who will set up an as yet unnamed team in the Bay Area in Northern California.
Concacaf release seedings and pots for live Gold Cup group draw at SoFi Stadium
March 31 – Concacaf has released detail of the draw and seedings for the Gold Cup 2023 groups and preliminary plays offs.
Concacaf confirms draw and timings for Nations League Finals in Las Vegas
March 30 – Newcomers to the Concacaf Nations League finals Panama and Canada will kick off the semi-finals at the Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas on Thursday June 15.
Enterprise belted in for St Louis City’s record breaking MLS debut
March 30 – St. Louis City SC, whose debut in the MLS this season has seen them set debut records winning each of their first five games, has added car rental business Enterprise as a ‘Founding Partner’ sponsor in a wide-ranging multi-year agreement.
Canada and Panama to challenge Concacaf’s old order at CNL finals in Vegas
March 29 – Canada and Panama will complete the line-up for the four-team Concacaf Nations League finals in June, both teams winning their final group games against Honduras and Costa Rica to secure their places in the Las Vegas finals.
Mexico and USA leave it late to qualify for Nations League finals in Las Vegas
March 28 – Mexico and the USA are both through to the Concacaf Nations League finals to be played in Las Vegas in June, but both nations left it to the last match of the group games to qualify.
Mexico take step towards CNL Las Vegas finals but a Jamaica win would put Reggae Boyz through
March 24 – Mexico took a big step towards Las Vegas and the 2022-23 Concacaf Nations League finals last night with a 2-0 win over Suriname at the Frank Essed Stadion in Paramaribo.
Concacaf to start Gold Cup at SoFi Stadium with draw, and will finish there with final in July
March 23 – Concacaf will kick off the road to the Gold Cup final at the SoFi Stadium, Los Angeles, at the SoFi Stadium with the draw the 2023 edition of the confederation’s blue riband men’s national team championship on April 14.
El Tri to tour US fuelled by Anheuser-Busch’s continued support
March 23 – Drinks giant Anheuser-Busch has extended its agreement with the Mexican Football Federation (FMF) as the beer partner of EL Tri’s US tour.
TTFA closes in on bankruptcy exit but key creditors have another 26% trimmed off their deal
March 22 – The long running saga over the crippling debt built up by the Trinidad and Tobago FA could be resolved, at least in part, this week with creditors set to receive payments from bankruptcy proceedings. But not on the schedules they had agreed with TTFA trustee Maria Daniels a year ago.
Las Vegas to host Nations League finals in June; US, Mexico, and Canada have work to do
March 21 – Las Vegas and the Allegiant Stadium will be the venue for the finals of the 2022/23 Concacaf Nations League in June this year.
FC Bayern and LAFC form j/v business to develop and sell players
March 16 – German champions Bayern Munich have formed a partnership with Major League Soccer champions LAFC to identify and develop young talent for their own teams but also for the international market.
Scotiabank renews Concacaf commitment with CCL title deal and raft of championships
March 14 – Scotiabank have renewed its long term sponsorship of Concacaf’s major events, including the title sponsorship of the Champions League which is currently at the round of 16 knock out stage for the 2023 edition and in the final year of its current format before expansion in 2024.