Starling banks on growth of Southampton Women with shirt sponsorship
October 27 – Starling Bank has signed on as the official principal partner for Southampton Women’s team for the 2022-2023 season.
Author: Paul Nicholson
AFC builds core MA competencies with new edition of management course
October 27 – The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) is staging its latest edition of the Football Management Certificate (FMC), an online programme aimed at educating the next generation of football officials on the continent.
Ukraine FA calls for Russian FA ban over plan to integrate clubs in occupied territory
October 26 – The Ukrainian Football Association has called on FIFA and UEFA to extend their ban on Russia to include its national federation because of the likely integration of Ukrainian clubs based in the occupied territories into the Russian league.
Return of AFC U-20 Asian Cup sees Qatar, Aussie, Iran and Vietnam drawn in same group
October 26 – Hosts Uzbekistan have been drawn alongside Indonesia, Iraq and Syria in Group A of the U-20 Asian Cup. The Uzbeks will host the tournament in 2023.
UEFA-EU climate action pact enters second season with new campaign
October 26 – UEFA and the European Commission have launched a new TV ad campaign as their joint agreement on promoting climate action enters its second season of a three-year campaign.
AFC unveils brand logos for return of 2023 men’s age-group competitions
October 26 – The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has launched the brand identities for its 2023 age-group – the AFC U-17 Asian Cup 2023 and the AFC U-20 Asian Cup 2023.
Colombia surprise US for place in U-17 WWC semis. Spain, Germany and Nigeria through
October 26 – Defending champions Spain will take on Germany in an all-European semi-final of the U-17 Women’s World Cup as Colombia play Nigeria in the other last-four encounter.
Udinese launches $UDI Fan Tokens today, priced €2
October 26 – Serie A’s Udinese is today launching its official Fan Token $UDI through the Socios.com platform with the sale opening at 1pm (CET).
EBU saves FIFA’s blushes with 28-country deal for WWC2023, but Europe’s big markets still holding out
October 25 – While FIFA is demanding that broadcasters in Europe’s biggest TV markets in the UK, Germany, Italy, France and Spain massively increase their offers for broadcast rights to the 2023 Women’s World Cup in Australia/New Zealand, the world governing body has agreed a deal with the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) for 28 of the continent’s smaller TV territories.
Ukraine club calls for Qatar 2022 ban on Iran for supplying Russia’s ‘kamikaze’ drones
By Andrew Warshaw
October 25 – FIFA is coming under further pressure to kick Iran out of next month’s World Cup – this time because of its military support for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Qatari Emir slams critics of his country for their ‘fabrications and double standards’
October 25 – The ruler of Qatar has taken the unusual step of publicly adding his voice to that of World Cup organisers in denouncing the constant stream of criticism levelled against the host nation in the build-up to next month’s tournament.
AFC set for U20 Asian Cup Uzbekistan 2023 draw in Tashkent
October 25 – The draw ceremony for the AFC U20 Asian Cup Uzbekistan 2023 finals will see Asia’s top 16 teams drawn from four pots tomorrow (Wednesday) in Tashkent.
Unai Emery quits Villareal for return to Premier League with Aston Villa
October 25 – Unai Emery is back in the Premier League. The Spaniard will succeed Steven Gerrard at Aston Villa, the English club have confirmed.
Textor takeover of Lyon stalled as finance finalised
October 24 – The takeover of OL Groupe, owner of Olympique Lyonnais, by US investor John Textor’s Eagle Football Holdings has been stalled while Textor completes his financing for the deal.
Eredivisie expands SciSports performance analysis deal to 2025
October 25 – The Netherlands’ Eredivisie has extended its performance analysis contract with SciSports until the 2024/25 season.