UEFA lodges Nations League trademarks in the US and Europe
February 18 – UEFA has registered a logo and a trademark related to the Nations League in its ongoing feud with FIFA over new competitions that would reshape the football landscape.
Author: Paul Nicholson
Real Madrid secure €575m loan to redevelop Bernabeu stadium
February 18 – Real Madrid have taken a step closer to redeveloping the Santiago Bernabeu stadium after Merrill Lynch and JP Morgan agreed loans of €575 million ($650 million) for the project.
Barca and Real Madrid rank top for developing players, Man Utd 4th
February 18 – Players who have developed through the Barcelona or Real Madrid academies are far more likely to have careers in Europe’s Big 5 leagues than players developed anywhere else in Europe.
Qatar-shirt wearing British fan returned to UK from UAE to lick his wounds
February 18 – A British fan who was detained whilst on holiday in the United Arab Emirates for wearing a Qatari football shirt says he was convinced he was going to be killed.
Premier League clubs sign up for sponsorship evaluation conference
February 18 – More than half of the English Premier League clubs have signed up to the first SPONSORSHIP ROI EXPOSED conference dedicated to understanding how to report the value of partnerships and sponsorship.
FIGC fury as Pro Piacenza’s unlucky 7 lose 20-0 in Italy’s third tier
February 18 – A financially destitute Italian third-tier club is under fire for fielding just seven players at the weekend and losing 20-0 in the process – the worst trouncing in the league’s history.
Man Utd keep the sponsorship wave ride going with Maui Jim deal
February 18 – They might not be needed too often in Manchester, but Man Utd are never ones to be left in the shade when it comes to sponsorship and have agreed a multi-year partnership with Hawaii-based sunglasses and eyewear brand Maui Jim.
Glasgow Rangers clinch Al-Kass International Cup title
By Abdelaziz Abuhamar
February 18 – Glasgow Rangers became the 2019 champions of the U17 Al-Kass International Cup, a football tournament organized annually in Qatar by the Al-Kass TV channel since 2012.
Chile join South American bid for 2030 World Cup hosting
By Andrew Warshaw
February 15 – Chile are to join Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay in bidding to stage the 2030 World Cup in what, if successful, would be the first ever four-nation joint hosting.
Liverpool director joins £1m club as full details of historic profit revealed
By David Owen
February 15 – Liverpool’s record year resulted in sharply higher salaries for staff and directors.
Europe’s Big 5 make up $642.8m of global $1.09bn January transfer spend
February 15 – Europe’s big five leagues spent a combined $642.8 million in the January transfer market, a dip of 37.5% on 2018. Italian clubs bucked the downward trend by more than quadrupling their spend, but still laying out less than English clubs.
OL plan 15,000-capacity ‘side’ venue to boost club revenue
February 15 – Ligue 1 side Olympique Lyonnais have announced plans to build a second 15,000-capacity stadium next to its Groupama Stadium which was completed in 2016 in time for the France 2016 European Championships.
Concacaf to live stream Champions League on Yahoo Sports platform
February 15 – Concacaf has taken a deeper step in live streaming with the announcement that 2019 Champions League matches will be broadcast in English on Yahoo Sports platforms, a part of the confederation’s multi-platform media-rights deal with Verizon.
Did he? Didn’t he? UEFA to probe Ramos ‘deliberate’ booking
February 15 – UEFA have launched an investigation that could rule Real Madrid captain Sergio Ramos out of a potential Champions League quarter-final after he admitted getting booked on purpose in Wednesday’s 2-1 win at Ajax Amsterdam.
Trading places: Palermo sold again in prep for another big money investor
February 15 – Italian Serie B club Palermo has been sold for the second time in three months.