Faroe Islands minnows Klaksvig are one game away from Champions League group glory
They just keep on defying the odds and are edging ever closer to the promised land of top tier European club competition.
Premier League players to keep taking the knee
August 9 – Premier League captains have confirmed that players will once again take the knee before specific matches during the upcoming season to demonstrate their ongoing commitment to fight racism and all forms of discrimination.
Serie A opens 5-season tender for betting streaming and data rights
August 9 – Serie A has issued a five-season tender for betting streaming and data rights starting with the 2024/25 season and running through to the end of the 2028/2029 season.
LaLiga and Iraqi FA activate co-operation agreement with series of seminars
August 9 – LaLiga and the Iraq Football Association (IFA) have begun activation of their three-year collaboration project via a series of workshops for IFA executives addressing key aspects in the development of Iraqi football.
Fifpro joins efforts to get Nigerian FA to pay its women’s team
August 9 – World players union Fifpro has stepped in to help the Super Falcons of Nigeria in their pay dispute with the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) to pay wages as well as Women’s World Cup prize money. The NFF called Fifpro’s intervention a “storm in a teacup.”
Arsenal and Liverpool dial up Google Pixel deals
August 9 – Google Pixel has announced two long-term partnerships with Premier League clubs Arsenal FC and Liverpool FC, making it both club’s official mobile partner across men’s and women’s first teams.
Saudi Pro League builds broadcast footprint; SRJ to construct a sports business
August 9 – The billion dollar spending of Saudi Pro League clubs to build a league worthy of global attention is starting to see its first significant broadcast deals in major football markets outside the Middle East.
Lopetegui walks out on Wolves three days before season starts
August 9 – Julen Lopetegui left his position as Wolverhampton Wanderers manager on Tuesday after just nine months in charge and three days before the start of the new Premier League season.
Jamaican coach Donaldson questions how Women’s team will be funded going forward
August 9 – Jamaica’s women’s coach Lorne Donaldson has questioned how the Reggae Girlz will be funded in the future following their second-round departure from the Women’s World Cup.
WWC2023 reaches quarter final stage with big names missing from a record breaking finale
By Samindra Kunti in Melbourne
August 8 – The United States headlined the last 16 of the Women’s World Cup, but for all the wrong reasons, with the field more open than ever now to crown a new world champion in a tournament that keeps breaking records but lacks exposure on free-to-air TV in both the co-hosts.
UEFA calls off AEK vs Dinamo Zagreb UCL qualifier after fan killed outside training ground
August 8 – In a dramatic move, UEFA has postponed tonight’s Champions League third qualifying round clash between AEK Athens and Dinamo Zagreb following the death of a 29-year-old Greek fan caught up in overnight clashes between rival supporters.
Trump rant blames Rapinoe and Joe Biden for exit of US team from WWC2023
August 8 – In a preposterous intervention even by his own eccentric standards, former US president Donald Trump has blamed the USA team’s shock exit from the Women’s World Cup on star player Megan Rapinoe and the country’s situation under his nemesis, Joe Biden.
PSG recruit new frontline with Ramos signed and Dembele deal closing
August 8 – Portugal star Gonçalo Ramos is joining PSG from Benfica in a one-year loan deal, with a which has a 65 million obligation to buy at the end of the loan. The fee could rise to €80 million including add-ons for the -23-year-old.
Neymar asks to join PSG’s big name exodus, reports
August 8 – First Lionel Messi, then Kylian Mbappe, now Neymar. The superstars are lining up to want out of Paris St Germain.
Arsenal adds Unilever brand to partnership roster in two-year-deal
August 8 – Arsenal FC have unveiled a two-year partnership with Unilever’s ‘Dirt Is Good’ laundry brand, which is known as Persil in the UK amongst other names worldwide such as OMO or Surf Excel.