Spanish players to decide on 15-year plan to play LaLiga fixtures in US
September 11 – Landmark proposals to play a top-flight Spanish league game in the USA has taken another twist with reports that the players will have the final say.
Author: Paul Nicholson
FIFA parachute in Nigeria’s underfire Pinnick to fix Ghana crisis
September 11 – In a somewhat unusual turn of events, Amaju Pinnick (pictured), whose own Nigerian federation was embroiled in a bitter leadership struggle and narrowly avoided a FIFA ban, has been selected by FIFA to lead the organisation’s normalisation committee in Ghana.
PSG takes next level blockchain step with Socios.com partnership
September 11 – Blockchain platform Socios.com have become Paris Saint-Germain’s Official Branded Cryptocurrency Partner and will work alongside the club to develop a blockchain strategy that the company says will bring in the next generation of fan engagement programmes.
PR leader and VERO founder Mike Lee dies, aged 61
September 11 – Mike Lee, former UEFA head of communications and widely regarded as one of the gurus of British sports public relations, has died suddenly of a heart attack aged 61.
Olympique Marseilles have threat of European ban lifted on appeal
September 11 – UEFA has lifted its threat to ban Olympique de Marseille from European competition if there is a repeat of the violence which marred their Europa League campaign last season.
European clubs show €600m profit on revenue of €20.1bn
September 10 – European football’s top-division clubs made a profit for the first time on record in 2017 totalling €600 million as the effects of financial fair play kicked in.
Kanu calls for more grass-roots support in Africa to stop the Europeans killing creativity
By Andrew Warshaw
September 10 – Two-time former African player of the year Nwankwo Kanu says the continent must step up grass-roots development of players to start fulfilling their potential on the world stage.
Crowd stampede kills one and injures 40 in Madagascar
September 10 – At least one person has been killed and nearly 40 injured in the latest stampede to occur at an African stadium with tragic consequences.
Belgian ruling raises questions over football bodies’ ability to insist disputes go to CAS
By David Owen
September 10 – The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS)’s uncontested jurisdiction over sporting disputes appears to have been put in question by a ruling handed down by a Brussels Court of Appeal.
Tebas keeps up ‘financial doping’ pressure saying it damages Spanish football
September 10 – Controversial Spanish league boss Javier Tebas has made another attack on Paris St Germain for breaking the spirit of football law in terms of the money they acquire and spend.
Nations League minnows swim upstream in race for Euro 2020 place
By David Owen
September 10 – The race to become the unlikeliest ever qualifier for the European Championship finals is on, with Georgia, FYR Macedonia, Belarus and the Faroe Islands having established an early advantage.
West Ham hammer LLDC for ‘misleading’ rent figure which masks the £10m it pays
September 20 – The controversy over the ‘giveaway’ of London’s newly built 2012 Olympic Stadium to Premier League club West Ham United is not going away with club furiously claiming the public have been misled over the amount it pays for its tenancy.
Women’s Super League kicks off with Arsenal and Man Utd goal fests
September 10 – The revamped FA Women’s Super League kicked off its two divisions this weekend with Arsenal putting five goals past Liverpool, while Manchester United Women, making their debut in the second tier, slammed 12 unanswered goals past Aston Villa.
Bad strike: Bendtner named in taxi fracas but no charges released
September 10 – Danish international Nicklas Bendtner has been reported to police by a Copenhagen taxi driver who claims he was behind a violent attack on Sunday morning and had to undergo surgery for a broken jaw.
English FA scores double header shampoo deal for mens and womens teams
September 10 – The English FA has unveiled shampoo brand Head & Shoulders as its first official haircare partner in a two-year deal taking the team through 2019 Women’s World Cup qualification, 2020 mens Euros qualification and potentially the finals tournaments as well.