Pirlo heads for Turkish Super Lig; Bould takes over at CFG’s Belgian outpost
June 13 – Italian football legend Andrea Pirlo will return to coaching after joining Turkish Super Lig club Fatih Karagumruk.
Author: Paul Nicholson
Technical knockout: Kenyan women out of AFCON after appealing wrong decision at CAS
June 13 – Despite a plea from world players union Fifpro, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has thrown out an appeal by Kenya women’s team to be reinstated in next month’s African Cup of Nations, citing a legal technicality.
Ronaldo rape case dismissed in US over ‘misappropriated documents’
June 13 – A US judge has dismissed a rape allegation lawsuit against Cristiano Ronaldo because of the way documents were obtained by the accuser’s legal team.
Qatar league signs FIFA MoU to support ‘transformation plan’
June 13 – Looking beyond the Qatar 2022 World Cup, FIFA and the Qatar Stars League (QSL) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding that will see the world governing body provide on how to raise club management and administration standards across all QSL first and second division clubs.
FIFA targets big spending UK TV market with women’s World Cup rights
June 10 – World federation FIFA has launched the tender process for the UK media rights for the 2023 Women’s World Cup.
Paris police chief says he fabricated ticketless number as CCTV footage of violence is wiped
By Samindra Kunti
June 10 – In a new revealing French senate session, Paris police chief Didier Lallement has admitted that the claim of 30,000-40,000 ticketless Liverpool fans at the European Cup final in Paris wasn’t based on any scientific reality, but he defended the use of teargas to disperse the fans.
CLV Group report finds Big 6 EPL clubs are missing £700m of revenue
June 10 – The second edition of the Fan Relationship Index (FRI) from the CLV Group finds that the big six Premier League clubs are missing out on a massive £700 million of revenue from commercial deals.
Blatter tells Swiss court that Platini payment was fulfilment of a ‘gentleman’s agreement’
June 10 – Having been too ill to stake the stand on Wednesday in his trial for fraud, former FIFA president Sepp Blatter was well enough to face his accusers in the Swiss court in Bellinzona yesterday (Thursday) and denied that a CHF2 million payment to Michel Platini was fraudulent.
Top two tiers of English women’s leagues rebranded with Barclays title sponsorship
June 10 – The English Women’s Super League will undergo a name change and a brand refresh from the start of next season when Barclays begins its title sponsorship of the top two tiers of the English women’s game.
Flamengo fire Sousa, replacing him with Dorival Júnior
June 10 – Brazilian club Flamengo have parted ways with their Portuguese manager Paulo Sousa after less than six months. Recent defeats at the hands of Fortaleza and Red Bull Bragantino triggered his dismissal.
Israel clears way for fans to travel to Qatar for World Cup finals
June 10 – Israelis will be able to travel to Qatar to attend the 2022 World Cup games in Qatar, Israeli ministers said on Thursday, reconfirming the position held by World Cup organisers.
South Korea vs Japan headlines quarter final line-up at AFC U23 finals in Uzbekistan
June 10 – Current AFC U23 Asian Cup champions Korea Republic progressed to the knock-out rounds of the 2022 competition in Uzbekistan with a 1-0 win over Thailand to knock them off the top of Group C and out the competition.
Rex Sport/SSBM open applications for new Master in Sports Law student intake
June 10 – Applications have opened for the next Rex Sport Master in International Sports Lawprogramme, held in conjunction with the Swiss business management school SSBM in Geneva.
French boss Le Graet complains that Nations League schedule is too much
June 9 – French FA (FFF) president Noel Le Graet has criticisbnbnbed the congested calendar with the current four-match Nations League window drawing the last bit of physical strength from Europe’s elite players.
Everton return to gaming sector and record shirt deal with Stake.com
June 9 – Premier League Everton, who famously trumpeted a move away from online gambling sponsorship on their shirt with the collapse of their SportPesa deal two years ago, have returned to the online betting business announcing a record main partner deal with Stake.com.