By Jhannet Sanchez
July 28 – The furore over Mexican fans’ homophobic ‘puto’ chant has plunged the federation into even deeper controversy over the handling of the two-match sanction from FIFA requiring the country to play two home games without fans in the stadia.
July 28 – Workwear specialist Engelbert Strauss has signed a three-year UEFA Europa League and UEFA Europa Conference League partnership that will through to the end of the 2024 season.
July 28 – The fourth edition of the SIGA WoW (Women on Wednesdays) series will take place August 4 and will focus on why global brands must be active in the sport integrity environment.
July 27 – Barcelona have finally reached an out-of-court agreement with their former player Neymar to end a long-running legal dispute in “amicable fashion”.
July 27 – In an ongoing public war of words Rogerio Caboclo has said his predecessor Marco Polo Del Nero could end up in prison. Caboclo (pictured), the current CBF president, is suspended over allegations of sexual harassment.
July 27 – Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has signed a contract extension that will keep him at the club until 2024.
July 27 – Autohero have teamed up with French champions Paris Saint-Germain in a multi-season agreement.
July 27 – World federation FIFA has awarded the 2022 World Cup and 2023 Women’s World Cup TV rights to New World TV in French-speaking Sub-Saharan Africa.
July 26 – Borussia Dortmund has added sweet (candy) brand RIESEN to its North American sponsorship portfolio in a two-year deal.
July 27 – Fulham, who are looking to bounce back to the Premier League after relegation last, have signed UK financial trading and sports betting firm Spreadex as a principle partner for the next two seasons.
July 27 – Concacaf has launched a new annual awards programme that will focus on just the Men’s and Women’s Player of the Year.
July 27 – US food delivery service Grubhub has formally announced their first major sports sponsorship, becoming the official food delivery partner of the 2021 Concacaf Gold Cup.
July 26 – Plans by the British government to ban supporters who have not been fully vaccinated from Premier League and other professional grounds has been met with scepticism from supporters’ groups, human rights organisations and opposition politicians.
July 26 – Yet another Haitian official has been kicked out by FIFA after being found guilty of sexual abuse.
July 26 – Gerard Lopez has been confirmed as the new owner of Girondins de Bordeaux, saving the Ligue 1 club from bankruptcy.