World Football Central & North America
By Duncan Mackay
British Sports Internet Writer of the Year
September 3 - Trinidad and Tobago's football officials, including FIFA vice-president Jack Warner, will refuse to accept a court judgement that they must pay the country's 2006 World Cup squad multi-million dollar bonuses they were promised, goalkeeper Kelvin Jack has predicted.
By Duncan Mackay
British Sports Internet Writer of the Year
August 20 - Major League Soccer (MLS) in the United States could pick-up a few lessons from cricket's Indian Premier League (IPL), the head of the United States Soccer Federation (USSF) has claimed.
August 5 - New York Cosmos have been warned that they still faced a long struggle to be given a franchise to play in Major League Soccer (MLS) despite the razzmatazz that has accompanied their relaunch.
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August 2 - Don Garber has signed a four-year contract that could be worth up to $12 million (£7.5 million) as Major League Soccer Commissioner until 2014, it has been announced.
August 1 - A new group led by English businessman Paul Kemsley has acquired the name of the old Cosmos soccer team of the North American Soccer League (NASL) and made Pele its honorary President.
| The earliest formal form of football dates back 3,000 years to Ancient China. |
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