July 6 – Zambian captain and star Barbra Banda has been ruled out of the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations over ‘gender eligibility’ issues, prompting controversy at the tournament.
By Andrew Warshaw
July 6 – It was the most open of secrets and now it’s official. Mauricio Pochettino’s reign at Paris Saint-Germain is over after Christophe Galtier was appointed the club’s seventh coach in 11 years.
July 6 – German side Mainz 05 have resisted calls from their own fans to cancel an upcoming friendly with Newcastle United in Austria because of the Premier League club’s Saudi ownership.
July 6 – The Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA) is launching a match-fixing investigation into a pair of games that farcically featured no fewer 187 goals, finishing 95-0 and 91-1 respectively – two of the most one-sided margins in the history of the game.
July 6 – With the final tickets on sale for the Qatar 2022 World Cup, FIFA and local organisers have hosted the 32 qualified teams in Doha for a ‘Team Workshop’.
July 7 – In a bid to wean its clubs off betting sponsors as the club’s main partners, the Premier League has asked clubs to voluntarily support phasing out shirt sponsorship over a three-year period.
July 5 – New Zealand has been chosen to host the first ever women’s World Cup Play-off tournament, taking place in the cities of Hamilton and Auckland between February 17-23 next year.
July 5 – The African Super League will be launched in 2023 with a prize pot of $100 million, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) has said.
July 5 – An English Premier League footballer has reportedly been arrested in London on suspicion of rape.
July 5 – Manchester City has teamed up with gambling platform 8XBet as a regional sponsor in Asia.
By Andrew Warshaw
July 4 -The Africa Cup of Nations, seemingly buffeted constantly by logistical issues, has suffered another setback with next year’s tournament moved to 2024 and switched from June to January because of likely adverse weather conditions.
July 4 – Former Netherlands international and current Ireland coach Vera Pauw has revealed that she was sexually abused by three men employed within Dutch football when she was a player.
July 4 – UEFA is launching a programme to combat online racist abuse of players by working with social media companies to remove harmful content from platforms.
July 3 – In a controversial move, Antwerp have signed up BetFIRST as their new, headline sponsor despite the Belgian authorities’ intention to outlaw betting ads by 2025.
July 4 – Inter Milan has agreed a deal with video gamemaker Konami that will see it become the club’s Global Football Videogame Partner, as well as being designated Youth Development Centre Partner and Training Kit Back Partner.