Betclic scores four-year naming rights deal with Liga Portugal
July 14 – Liga Portugal has announced that online sports betting company Betclic has taken the reigns as title sponsor for the top division of Portuguese football.
Bayern agree South American deal with Chilean fintech business Global66
July 14 – FC Bayern Munich have announced a partnership with Chilean financial services platform Global66, their first in South America and second in Latin America.
Mediapro accuses Spanish FA of on-going discrimination over VAR contract award
July 14 – The on-going dispute between the Spanish football federation (RFEF) and the Mediapro group has hit a new impasse with the media giant accusing the RFEF of ‘covertly’ awarding the federation’s VAR contract.
Bundesliga top global league of attendance figures, Premier League second
July 14 – The German Bundesliga with an average attendance of 43,000 across the league stadiums in the 2022/23 season, is the highest attended football league in the world.
Mexico hunt 9th title; having beaten the US, Panama look to continue reordering of Concacaf’s elite
July 14 – With the dust settling around the semi-finals and the US loss to Panama in the penalty shoot-out in San Diego, attention is switching to 100 miles up the road and the magnificent SoFi stadium where Panama will meet Mexico.
Concacaf warms up for Gold Cup final 2023 with series of fan activations
July 14 – A drone show lit up the sky on Santa Monica Pier ahead of the 2023 Concacaf Gold Cup final this Sunday July 16 at the SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles.
Man City receive table topping $4.6m from FIFA’s $209m World Cup player compensation scheme
July 13 – For the second straight World Cup, Manchester City have topped the list of FIFA payments to clubs who released players for the tournament in Qatar.
Women’s World Cup giveaway. 2023 sponsor Xero to hand out 20,000 free tickets in NZ
July 13 – FIFA has been forced to take the drastic step of giving away 20,000 free tickets for Women’s World Cup games in four New Zealand cities amid concerns about the slow pace of sales.
Nottingham Forest’s Toffolo charged with 375 breaches of betting rules
July 13 – Nottingham Forest fullback Harry Toffolo has been charged by England’s Football Association for an alleged 375 breaches of its betting rules between January 2014 and March 2017.
Carney report calls for fully professional top two ties of English women’s club game
July 13 – Former England international Karen Carney has called for the Women’s Super League and Women’s Championship – the two top divisions of the domestic game – to become fully professional in order to bring about the necessary investment.
EA FC 24 to allow men and women to play on the same team
July 13 – For the first time, EA sports are offering players the chance to play male and female football players in the same team, a change that is causing ripples in the gaming community.
FIFA sign pact with UNHCR and pledge support for refugees through football
July 13 – Hard on the heels of UEFA’s Unity Euro Cup for refugees that has just completed in Frankfurt, FIFA have announced their own support for displaced communities via a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed with Filipino Grandi, the UN high commissioner for refugees (UNHCR).
AEK Athens plug in Volton for another season as a main sponsor
July 13 – Greek champions AEK Athens have renewed their sponsorship with energy company Volton Hellenic Energy.
AFC kicks-off 6-month countdown to Asian Cup with Dream XI fan campaign
July 13 – The AFC has marked the six-months to go date before the start of the AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2023, inviting fans to vote for their all-time AFC Asian Cup Dream XI.
Clock ticking on countdown to WWC2023, and so is TikTok
July 13 – FIFA has partnered with TikTok to deliver tailored content from Australia and New Zealand during the Women’s World Cup that kicks off July 20.