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Author: Paul Nicholson

FIFA awards 5 years of World Cup U17 hosting to Qatar and Morocco, starting 2025

March 15 – In a surprise move, global governing body FIFA has awarded five expanded U-17 World Cups to Qatar and five 24-team U-17 Women’s World Cups to Morocco, highlighting Qatar’s enduring influence in the game and the organisation’s insatiable expansion drive.

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Concacaf

Jamaican presidential battle stays nasty as Ricketts and Anderson head into Sunday’s election

Jamaican flag

March 15 – The Jamaican Football Federation (JFF) will hold the postponed election for president on Sunday (March 17), with incumbent Michael Ricketts going head-head with challenger Raymond Anderson, currently the JFF’s first vice-president.

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Europe

Norwegian club to lobby at federation AGM for boycott of Saudi Arabia 2034

March 15 – Norwegian club Frederikstad have voted to pressure their national federation to boycott the 2034 World Cup in Saudi Arabia that FIFA is expected to award to the Arab Kingdom this year because there are no other bidding candidates. 

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Performance

Everton can’t score goals for toffee

March 15 – As Roma, Inter Milan and Arsenal are the three most lethal teams when it comes to taking goal chances in Europe’s Big 5 leagues.

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Football Marketing

Europe’s sponsorship market hits €30.9bn record

March 15 – European sponsorship has surged to €30.9 billion, marking a return to pre-pandemic levels, according to the latest research by the European Sponsorship Association (ESA) in collaboration with Nielsen Sports.

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Legal

Le Graet sues French sports minister Oudea-Castera over harassment comments

March 15 – French sports minister Amelie Oudea-Castera, who is spearheading the organisation of this summer’s Paris Olympics, has been placed under investigation for defamation.

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Competitions

Europa League draw clears path cleared for Liverpool vs Bayer Leverkusen final

March 15 – The Europa League quarter finalists have been decided following a night of busy night of knockout football, as the draw lines up a potential dream final between Xabi Alonso’s high-flying Bayer Leverkusen and Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool final game.

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Europe

Atletico Madrid fans target Vinicius Jr with racist abuse before Inter Milan UCL game

March 15 – Real Madrid’s Vinicius Jr has urged UEFA to take action after once again being the subject of alleged racist abuse.

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Concacaf

Dennis Lawrence joins Eric Ramsey at Minnesota Utd

March 15 –Minnesota United have pinched Erik ten Hag’s first team coach at Manchester United, Eric Ramsay, to be the MLS club’s head coach, taking the position previously held by another Englishman, Adrian Heath, who left in 2023.

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Football Asia

Gaza airstrike kills former Palestinian international Mohammed Barakat; Abada quits Celtic after fan abuse

March 14 – The Palestinian football federation says former national team member Mohammed Barakat was killed in an Israeli airstrike in the Gaza Strip.

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Finance

Sevilla raise €108m as it puts covid losses in rear view and looks to keep up with Europe’s elite

March 13 – LaLiga’s Sevilla have agreed a 10-year refinancing valued at €108 million. This club said the new money will provide long-term stability following a period of post-COVID losses, and empower the execution its strategic plan with “full effectiveness”.

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Finance

RedBird says Italian probe into who owns AC Milan ‘contradicts the evidence’

March 14 – AC Milan’s current and former American owners have both refuted allegations from Italian prosecutors over who runs the seven-time European champion.

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Competitions

Greek police on high alert after reports of Dinamo Zagreb fans heading to Thessaloniki for PAOK clash

March 14 – Police in Greece were put on alert after they received information that a group of about 100 supporters of Croatia’s Dinamo Zagreb were traveling to Thessaloniki for the UEFA Europa Conference League match against PAOK.

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Europe

Name calling: ESL falls foul of trademark rules as Danes win EU case

March 14 – The controversial European Super League (ESL) breakaway project has faced a crucial legal setback after the European Union’s trademark authority prevented it from registering its name since it is already owned by Denmark’s top-tier Superliga.

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Competitions

North beats South as DPR Korea set up U20 Asian Cup final repeat against Japan

March 14 – North Korea will face Japan in the final of the AFC Women’s U20 Asian Cup Uzbekistan 2024 after an impressive 3-0 win over Korea Republic.

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