MLS shifts season start back as players given dates to return to clubs
February 15 – The new season of Major League Soccer (MLS) will kick off on April 17 instead of April 3, the league has announced.
Author: Paul Nicholson
Covid mutations: Spurs are latest to head to Budapest for ‘German’ away game
February 15 – Tottenham Hotspur have become the latest English Premier League club to have its next European game moved to a neutral country because of Covid-19 travel restrictions.
Mediapro returns to Concacaf fold with international sales deal
February 15 – The Mediapro Group have picked up the international rights to Concacaf’s club and national team competitions outside of the North America, Central America and the Caribbean region.
Myanmar’s Premier League fans march on British Embassy protesting military rule
February 15 – Legions of fans in Myanmar of English Premier League teams have joined forces to join the popular movement protesting the country’s recent military takeover.
Former football powerbroker al-Sabah to face Swiss trial for plot to discredit Kuwait government
February 15 – Olympic powerbroker Sheikh Ahmad al-Fahad al-Sabah (pictured), once a major player at FIFA, will go on trial in Switzerland this month in a long-standing forgery case linked to Kuwait’s royal family.
Beitar sale to UAE investor looks shaky as financial probe raises issues
By Andrew Warshaw
February 12 – One of the most controversial takeovers in Middle East football has been dashed, at least temporarily, after the Israeli FA revealed that the sale of Beitar Jerusalem to Hamad bin Khalifa al-Nahyan, a distant member of Abu Dhabi’s ruling family, had been called off following a probe into his finances.
Scottish FA apologies to victims of child sexual abuse that covered three decades
February 12 – An independent review of historical child sexual abuse in Scottish football has urged clubs to make a public apology to those affected.
beIN Sports steps up as LFP’s Ligue2 broadcast lifeline to end of season
February 12 – French professional football has been thrown a lifeline by broadcaster beIN SPORTS France who have done a deal with Canal+ for the domestic rights to Ligue 2 in France until the end of the season.
Bayern make it six titles with Club World Cup win over Tigres
February 12 – Bayern Munich’s remarkable run of success under Hansi Flick reached another significant milestone on Thursday when they became Club World Cup champions to add to their domestic and European crowns.
Spurs’s Levy reshuffles his executive pack bringing in ex-NFL commercial guru
February 12 – Tottenham Hotspur have appointed a former NFL executive as the club’s first chief commercial officer with the specific task of securing a naming rights deal for their state-of-the-art but currently under-used stadium.
Serie A’s Spezia bought by Platek family from the US
February 12 – Robert Platek and his family have become the latest Americans to take ownership of an Italian club, having completed the takeover of Serie A’s Spezia.
UEFA opens case over racism row with officials at Basaksehir-PSG match
February 12 – UEFA has opened disciplinary proceedings against two Romanian officials at the centre of racism allegations in a Champions League match last December.
Guatemala to host Concacaf Futsal finals as nations seek World Cup 2021 slots
February 12 – Concacaf will hold its 2021 Futsal Championship will take place in Guatemala City, Guatemala, May 3-9, 2021.
Sport Forza goes exclusive with Sportradar’s ad:s service to boost revenue
February 12 – Sportradar has agreed a deal with Forza Football’s live scores app to exclusively manage its ad inventory via its ad:s ad server technology.