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Doubts over whether Nigerian ‘billionaire’ has the cash for a £90m punt on Sheffield Utd

Sheffield United

By Paul Nicholson

February 3 – Touted as a Nigerian billionaire, on closer examination Dozy Mmobuosi, who is close to a reported £90 million takeover of Sheffield United, looks to be very far from it.

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South America

Civil unrest forces Peru to restart Liga1 behind closed doors

February 3 – Peru’s top-flight division kicks off this weekend behind closed doors following a two-week suspension because of the civil unrest that has reportedly cost more than 50 lives.

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Law

Police drop attempted rape charges against Man Utd’s Mason Greenwood

February 3 – Manchester United forward Mason Greenwood has had all criminal charges against him dropped, police and prosecutors said on Thursday, and will no longer face charges of attempted rape and assault.

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South America

Messi refuses to rule out 2026, but he is definitely in for Copa America 2024 in US

February 3 – World Cup winner Lionel Messi did not shut the door on returning to the biggest stage of all, but said he was not sure he can still bring what it takes at the 2026 World Cup. The Argentinean will be 39 at the start of the next World Cup.

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Europe

Belgian champions Club Brugge’s 16-year wait for a new stadium delayed again by city planners

February 3 – Belgian champions Club Brugge will have to wait longer for a new stadium after their plans for a new stadium again fell foul of city planners.

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Football Asia

AFC sets up professional football task force to oversee major revision of club comps

February 3 – The AFC Executive Committee has set up a dedicated AFC Professional Football Task Force to oversee the changes in the region’s club initiated by the AFC Competitions Committee last year.

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Broadcast

OneFootball and DAZN test new ground with live football PPV distribution deal

February 3 – Sports streaming leaders DAZN and OneFootball have struck a distribution deal that will widen the reach of DAZN content in Germany and Austria via OneFootball’s network.

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Finance

777 Partners agrees 5-year deal to take control of Melbourne Victory

February 3 – Melbourne Victory shareholders have backed a proposal that will allow US private equity investor 777 Partners to own up to a 70% stake in the club within five years.

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Football Marketing

Spurs line up SA Tourism for sleeve sponsorship, sign Exalt as nutrition partner

February 3 – Premier League Tottenham Hotspur have signed up Exalt as its Official Sports Nutrition Drink Supplier, while the club is close to closing a sponsorship deal with the South African ministry of tourism.

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Football Asia

AFC expands new competition agenda with OFC hook-up

February 3 – The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) have signed a three-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with a view to exploring future competitions for national teams.

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FIFA

FIFA revises Disciplinary and Ethics codes with a focus on sexual abuse and match-fixing

February 3 – FIFA has beefed up its integrity regulations with new editions of its Disciplinary Code and Code of Ethics. Although the new rules were passed by the FIFA Council on December 20, they only came into force on February 1.

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Aus-NZ 2023

FIFA under fire over proposed Saudi state tourist board sponsorship of WWC 2023

February 2 – On the same day that Saudi Arabia were confirmed as hosts of the 2027 Asian Cup, the Arab Kingdom faced criticism over rumours of the country’s tourism body’s sponsorship of the 2023 Women’s World Cup by human rights groups, who called it “a textbook case of sportswashing”.

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Europe

Tebas says Premier League is ‘financially doped’ and is damaging other European leagues

February 2 – LaLiga boss Javier Tebas (pictured) has again criticised the Premier League, saying the English top flight is “financially doped” after England’s top 20 clubs spent a combined record $1 billion in the recent transfer window, easily outspending Europe’s other big four leagues multiple times. 

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Match-fixing

Starlizard reports match-fixing is not slowing with youth matches increasingly targeted  

February 2 – Sports betting monitoring specialists Starlizard Integrity Services (SIS) are reporting a slight increase in the number of matches that showed ‘suspicious’ betting activity in 2022.

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Aus-NZ 2023

Kiwi’s argue proposed Visit Saudi WWC 2023 sponsorship sends ‘disempowering’ message

February 2 – Former New Zealand international Maia Jackman has added her voice to the mounting discontent over the proposed Saudi sponsorship of the Women’s World Cup.

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