De Bruyne scores crypto deal with Phemex
August 8 – Manchester City star Kevin De Bruyne has become the official brand ambassador for cryptocurrency exchange Phemex.
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Premier League mandates sexual consent training, but more must be done, say campaigners
August 5 – Premier League players and staff will have to undergo mandatory sexual consent training in an attempt to put an end to a seemingly never-ending series of high-profile cases in England investigated by the police.
Premier League kick off: Can Arsenal and Spurs challenge Man City and Liverpool?
By Andrew Warshaw
August 5 – Thirty years after it was formed, the English Premier League returns to action this weekend with the two usual suspects, Manchester City and Liverpool, again expected to vie for the title though one or two others will fight tooth and nail to try break their domination.
Bayern put faith in Mane and de Ligt to keep Dortmund and RB Leipzig behind them
August 5 – Bayern Munich kick off their Bundesliga title defence against Europa League winners Eintracht Frankfurt tonight hoping that a close-season spending spree, notably including Sadio Mane from Liverpool, will offset the loss of star striker Robert Lewandowski.
US stay top of FIFA world rankings after breakthrough month for Women’s football
August 5 – July 2022 will likely go down in women’s football history as the month the women’s international game changed forever.
Qatar 2022: France join growing list of nations providing security support to hosts
August 5 – France has become the latest country that will deploy security personnel during the World Cup in Qatar to help safeguard the global sporting event.
Asahi Super Dry joins CFG as global partner across Man City, Melbourne City, Yokohama and Sichuan Jinui
August 5 – Japanese beer brand Asahi Super Dry has become a Global Partner of City Football Group in a multi-year deal.
Fulham bring in Sodexo Live! to activate Fulham Pier partnerships
August 4 – Premier League Fulham, back in the top flight after a year’s absence, have awarded Sodexo Live! an 11-year contract as venue partner for the new Fulham Pier development built on the old Riverside stand of Craven Cottage on the banks of the Thames River .
Lionesses call on UK government to make football available to girls in every school
August 3 – England’s Lionesses have written an open letter to the next Prime Minister of the United Kingdom – Rishi Sunak or Liz Truss – calling for more girls’ football in schools, but there are fears that the new government will neglect the legacy of the new European champions.
UEFA to debut semi-automated VAR at Super Cup ahead of UCL introduction
August 3 – In the latest attempt to improve marginal VAR decisions and improve accuracy, UEFA has announced that for the first time it will use semi-automated offside technology (SAOT) to detect when players are offside in the Champions League this season.
Napoli’s de Laurentiis says club will stop signing Africans unless they turn back on AFCON
August 3 – The controversial and notoriously outspoken president of Italian top-flight club Napoli, Aurelio de Laurentiis, has hit out at the timing of the African Cup of Nations and says the club will stop signing any more African players unless they agree not to play in the tournament.
WSL clubs report surge in ticket sales post success of Euro 2022
August 3 – The impact of England’s women’s Euro 2022 success has been followed by a surge in ticket interest in the country’s Women’s Super League.
JD agrees one-year sleeve sponsorship deal with Premier League Saints
August 4 – Premier League Southampton have unveiled sports leisurewear brand JD, as the club’s Official Sleeve partner in a one-year deal for the 2022/23 season.
PSG start new partnership with Russian-linked online bookmaker 1xBet
August 3 – French club Paris Saint-Germain have partnered with online betting platform 1xBet as a regional sponsor in Africa and Asia for the next three seasons.
Man Utd connects with Qualcomm and Snapdragon in multi-year global deal
August 3 – Manchester United have signed a multi-year global partnership with Qualcomm Technologies that will focus on promotion of the company’s Snapdragon brand.