August 24 – English Premier League clubs and other members of the European Clubs Association look set for a showdown with FIFA by banning players from visiting so-called “red list” countries for September’s international break.
August 24 – Florentino Pérez is not a man to be held hostage. After rebelling against the CVC-La Liga agreement, the Real Madrid club president has opened negotiations with JP Morgan for a deal of his own.
August 24 – The former president of El Salvador’s FA (FESFUT) has changed his plea to guilty over his alleged role in the FIFAgate corruption scandal.
August 24 – Sportswear brand and ball supplier Kelme has become the Official Global Supporter of the AFC’s National Team Competitions in a deal that includes providing the official match ball for the AFC Asian Cup China 2023.
August 24 – Palmeiras and Brazilian bank Crefisa have renewed their sponsorship deal until 2024, with the club potentially standing to earn up to €19 million per season.
August 24 – Authorities have ordered Nice to close one of their stands for four games following the ugly scenes that marred their Ligue 1 derby with Marseille at the weekend.
August 24 – LaLiga’s Levante have filled their vacant shirt sponsorship with a one-season deal with locally-based finance company Gedesco.
August 24 – Serie A champions Inter Milan have renewed their sponsorship with pasta brand La Molisana for a further two seasons, taking them through to the end of the 2022/23 season.
August 24 – Former Everton and Socceroos star Tim Cahill will serve as a board member of KAS Eupen, the Belgian club announced on Monday.
August 23 – FIFA has written to a number of governments to request the emergency evacuation of female players from Afghanistan.
August 23 – Sunday’s high-profile top-flight French derby between Nice and Marseille had to be abandoned after home fans threw missiles and invaded the pitch.
August 23 – Concacaf’s revamped women’s structure is moving fast with the confederation drawing the qualifying groups at the weekend for the 2022 Concacaf W Championship finals.
August 23 – Chievo Verona is no more. Having been demoted to Serie D following an inability to meet Serie B financial solvency criteria, the club failed to find an investor to enable it to continue and will now fold.
By Andrew Warshaw
August 23 – It isn’t every day that a part-time grassroots football club manages to get into bed with a global giant.
August 23 – The Euro 2020 final between England and Italy was a ‘superspreader’ event due to the level of COVID-19 infection found in or around London’s Wembley Stadium on the day, according to official data.