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CAS clears Chelsea to re-enter transfer market after ban is cut in half

December 6 – Chelsea have been cleared to re-enter the transfer market in the January window after a Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) ruling halved the transfer ban to just one window from the original two-window ban imposed by FIFA.

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Football Marketing

Man Utd join Alibaba for major content-driven foray into China

December 6 – Manchester United have unveiled a partnership with Alibaba Group that will see club content on Alibaba’s digital platforms for the first time in China.

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FIFA

Four years after Blatter left, Infantino is set to gain admission to Olympic club

By David Owen

December 6 – FIFA president Gianni Infantino is finally set to enter world sport’s most prestigious club. The 49-year-old is one of three new International Olympic Committee (IOC) members proposed for the next IOC Session in Lausanne on January 10.

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Performance

Clearer, faster, less invasive. UEFA’s Ceferin demands shake-up of VAR ‘disaster’

December 6 – Amid growing criticism across Europe over the inconsistent way VAR is being interpreted, UEFA are to ask football’s lawmakers for greater clarification according to UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin.

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Europe

Italian whitewash. Institutionalised racism now making the headlines?

December 5 – A leading Italian sports daily has been widely criticised for a headline reading ‘Black Friday’ featuring two leading black Serie A players.

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Africa

After 5-year hiatus, Sierra Leone’s Premier League is back in action

December 6 – A new chapter has begun following Sierra Leone football’s troubled recent past, with the Premier League having resumed for the first time in more than five years.

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Football Asia

Saudi squeeze past Qatar in Doha to set up Gulf Cup final with Bahrain

December 6 – Saudi Arabia and Qatar ended 2019 the way they had began it with a blockade derby. This time the venue was Doha’s al-Janoub Stadium, with the Green Falcons winning thanks to a first-half goal from striker Abdullah al-Hamdan. The Saudis will now meet Bahrain in Sunday’s Gulf Cup final.

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Football Americas

Concacaf set draw date for final four Gold Cup 2021 qualifiers, with big names still in the pot

December 6 – With 12 teams already qualified for the 16-team 2021 Gold Cup, Concacaf have announced the knockout draw for the final four slots will take place December 11.

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Law

Nantes have to wait on Sala €6m as CAS set Cardiff’s appeal ruling for June 2020

December 6 – The final decision on whether Cardiff City have to pay the first instalment of €6 million to Nantes for €17 million striker Emiliano Sala will not taken until June 2020.

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Europe

PAOK fiercely deny Savvidis dual ownership and point finger at Olympiacos

By Paul Nicholson

December 5 – Greek champions PAOK, and their fans, have responded furiously to allegations that owner Ivan Savvidis also controls Greek Super League club Xanthi FC.

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Europe

UEFA expands women’s Champions League with group stage added

December 5 – UEFA has announced the introduction of a new 16-team group stage for the Women’s Champions League from the 2021-22 season with centralised marketing and TV sales programme raise revenues and the profile of the women’s club game. 

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Finance

Brighton swoop back into the red as staff costs jump

By David Owen

December 5 – Brighton and Hove Albion, the south coast club winning plaudits for their adventurous style under new head coach Graham Potter, slipped back into loss in their second season in the Premier League. 

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Europe

UEFA wants to add Nations League Qatar 2022 qualification route

December 5 – UEFA wants to tweak the qualifying process for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, allowing a pathway via the Nations League to reach the global finals. 

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Football Marketing

Lagardere in African limbo as CAF contract dispute heads for Swiss courts

By Osasu Obayiuwana

December 5 – The consequences of the decision of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to terminate its $1 billion, 12-year marketing contract with Lagardere Sports (LS) continue to reverberate at the French company, with staff of its Africa Division uncertain of their future.

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Africa

East Africa’s Cecafa Cup reduced to nine teams as nations withdraw

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December 5 – East Africa’s flagship competition the Cecafa Cup will kick off with a depleted participants field after South Sudan, DR Congo and Ethiopia all withdrew from the competition. 

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