By Andrew Warshaw
August 2 – With the women’s European Championship reaching its climax, the international players union FIFPro has issued a sobering reminder of how hard it is for female footballers to make a living compared with some of their highly-paid male counterparts.
August 2 – Despite concerns over financial fair play, Barcelona forward Neymar’s world record €222 million transfer to Paris St-Germain has moved to the brink of completion after he was formally given permission to move according to Spanish and French reports.
August 2 – The majority shareholder of English Premier League club Arsenal, Stan Kroenke, often targeted by fans for the way he runs the club, is now under fire over a TV channel he owns which shows graphic footage of wildlife hunting.
August 2 – The vice-president of the Chinese Football Association says his country is going to need time to develop a credible national team after making mistakes “in the last 10 or 20 years.”
By Samindra Kunti
August 2 – New rules have been passed to allow Indian I-League clubs as many as six overseas players for the upcoming season. The aim is to raise the profile and the attractiveness of the struggling league.
August 1 – Whilst speculation intensifies over Cameroon’s ability to stage the 2019 African Cup of Nations without co-hosting, the Ivory Coast says it intends to go it alone for the 2021 finals.
August 2 – Sunderland, relegated from the Premier League last season but now gearing up for the Championship after a summer of aborted takeover talk, have turned back to business matters and signed UK bookmaker Coral as a club partner.
By Andrew Warshaw
August 1 – Angel Maria Villar, FIFA’s second most senior official until he quit last week after being arrested for suspected corruption, has been granted bail by a Spanish judge despite having previously been considered a flight risk.
By Paul Nicholson
August 1 – The acquisition of majority ownership of Premier League Southampton by Chinese construction business Lander Sports has hit a new roadblock, though it was probably always the same one.
August 1 – As expected, Cristiano Ronaldo protested his innocence when he made his highly anticipated court appearance outside Madrid to face accusations of evading €14.7 million in taxes.
August 1 – Manchester United have been charged with breaching anti-doping regulations following the Europa League final against Ajax in May with two of the club’s international players also punished.
August 1 – The growth of Futsal in the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) region was re-emphasised as the AFC Futsal Club Championship Vietnam 2017 drew to a close at the weekend with Bluewave Chonburi taking the title in Ho Chi Minh.
August 1 – The so-called ‘ABBA’ format for penalty shootouts will be used in all English Football League competitions from this coming season.
August 1 – Portugal and Real Madrid social media machine Ronaldo has taken his digital immersion a step further buying a majority ownership position in Portuguese digital agency Thing Pink.
August 1 – Real Madrid has signed a three-year sponsorship deal with retail foreign exchange broker Exness which will become the Spanish club’s official trading partner for the next three years.