Qataris look to build club ownership portfolio with Santos talks
May 25 – Brazilian club Santos are in negotiation with Qatar Sports Investments (QSI) for a potential sale or stake in the club.
Author: Paul Nicholson
Bulgaria issues licenses to enable clubs to play but BFU will monitor debt repayments closely
May 25 – Bulgaria’s Levski Sofia received a ‘conditional’ license for the next season but will be under constant monitoring by the Bulgarian Football Union (BFU).
The club has debts of over BGN 11 million (€5,5 million) to the National Revenue Agency (NRA). The BFU said it will track whether Levski regularly pays its debts to the state. The monthly instalment to the NRA is approximately BGN 140,000 (€70 000).
Chilean league looks to private equity markets for new money
May 24 – In Brazil leading clubs are pushing to take control of all their media and commercial rights with the construction of a new league entity. In Chile, the desire for new and increased funding is similar though the professional league is following more of a European model.
Napoli’s Stadio Diego Armando Maradona home put up for sale
May 25 – The Stadio Diego Armando Maradona, desperately in need of renovation, has been put up for sale by the city.
AS Monaco promise to push Web3 digital boundaries with Rarecubes hook-up
May 25 – French Ligue1 side AS Monaco has signed a partnership agreement with Rarecubes, a Web3 consultingagency, to support the development of a new digital platform for the club.
LaLiga demands greater powers to punish racism, police make arrests over Vinicius ‘hate crimes’
May 24 – In the aftermath of the Vinicius Jr racism scandal, La Liga will request greater power to punish incidents of racism in Spanish football.
El Salvador bans fans for a year over Alianza stadium disaster
May 24 – The El Salvadorian football federation (FESFUT) has moved quickly to sanction the Alianza club after the crowd surge that crushed fans causing 12 deaths and more than 500 others needing medical attention.
Serbian FA sanctions FC Kolubara with 9 point deduction for match-fixing
May 24 – The Football Association of Serbia (FSS) has punished Serbian Super League team FK Kolubara Lazarevac with a nine point deduction, one round before the end of the season, virtually ensuring the club will be relegated to the second tier for next season.
Serie A’s De Siervo promises ‘zero tolerance’ on racism
May 25 – The head of Serie A Luigi De Siervo has said that Italian football will adopt a “zero tolerance” stance towards racist fans, and will leverage technology to identify culprits and enforce stadium bans.
Senegal officially joins the race to host Africa Cup of Nations 2024
May 24 – Senegal have become the fifth candidate and the seventh country to submit a hosting bid for the African Cup of Nations (CAN) in 2027. The country officially submitted its bid on Monday.
Manchester City are bookies favourites for Champions League Glory
May 24 – The Champions League final is fast approaching and the betting market is becoming frenzied with guides and betting tips providing online players and bettors with winner odds and lists of the latest soccer betting sites and best betting apps available on the market.
Guardiola tells regulators to speed up ruling on financial doping charges
May 24 – Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has said that he wants the 115 Premier League financial charges against the club to be dealt with “as soon as possible”.
Puma bounces Mitre out the game with official ball deal in Scotland
May 24 – Scotland’s top men’s and women’s leagues have appointed Puma as the official match ball provider in a multi-year deal starting with the 2023/24 season.
Istanbul warms up for final with UEFA Champions Festival
May 24 – UEFA has launched detail of its Champions Festival that will run alongside the Champions League Final between Manchester City and Internazionale at Atatürk Olympic Stadium in Istanbul on Saturday June 10.
More monkey chants at Vinicius sparks wider racism row over LaLiga’s failure to act
May 23 – Real Madrid star Vinicius Jr has said La Liga is a league of racists, but Javier Tebas has vehemently defended the way the Spanish topflight deals with racism.