Real Madrid extend global deal with Nivea Men to 2025
September 12 – Real Madrid have added another three seasons to their sponsorship with Nivea Men, taking the partnership through to 2025.
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CAF draws groups for November hosting of Women’s Champions League in Morocco
September 12 – Defending champions Mamelodi Sundowns have been drawn with Nigeria’s Bayelsa Queens, Egypt’s Wadi Degla and the representative of the Central African Football Federations’ Union (UNIFFAC) in Group B of the African Women’s Champions League.
UEFA club competitions to debut on Football Manager game with 2023 edition
September 12 – Football Manager, the cult football management simulation video game, will include UEFA’s club competitions for the first time in the 2023 edition.
St Louis City to test $456m Centene Stadium ahead of 2023 MLS debut
September 12 – MLS expansion team St. Louis City SC who begin league play in 2023, will be testing their soon-to-be-opened new stadium next week.
Is Serie A’s €1.4bn transfer deficit a balance worth celebrating?
September 12 – Italy’s Serie A has accumulated a transfer deficit of €1.4 billion – they were the second-highest spenders behind the Premier League in the last window.
Qataris test World Cup final venue with record attendance at Lusail Stadium
September 11 – On Friday, the Lusail Super Cup between Saudi Arabia’s Al Hilal and Egypt’s Zamalek drew a record 77,000 crowd at the venue that will host the World Cup final as Qatari organizers staged a last major test before the winter tournament.
Rangers vs Napoli moved back a day to allow Scottish mourning of death of Queen
September 11 – UEFA has pushed the Champions League tie between Rangers and SSC Napoli back from Tuesday September 13 to Wednesday September 14 to allow a day between the lying in state in Edinburgh and the match kick off.
UEFA opens disciplinary cases against Nice and Cologne after night of extreme violence
September 11 – UEFA have opened disciplinary proceedings against both OGC Nice and FC Cologne after their Conference League opener last Thursday was marred by violent scenes that saw running battles both inside and outside the stadium.
England suspends all football to mourn passing of the Queen
September 9 – All football in England has been postponed this weekend as a mark of respect following the death of Queen Elizabeth II yesterday.
Saudis, Egyptians and Greeks line up joint bid to host 2030 World Cup
September 9 – Saudi Arabia will reportedly launch a joint bid with Egypt and Greece to host the 2030 World Cup within a matter of weeks.
Qatar 2022 chief counters critics saying they are listening and they should focus on the facts
September 9 – With 70 days left until the World Cup, Qatar 2022 chief Nasser Al Khater repeated that the host nation has received a lot of unfair criticism over staging the tournament.
Tributes pour in from football worldwide after Queen Elizabeth II dies, aged 96
September 9 -Tributes have poured in from football worldwide following the death of England’s longest reigning monarch, Queen Elizabeth II, aged 96, yesterday.
Man City open up training kit sleeve for LeoVegas sponsorship
September 9 – Online betting and gaming business LeoVegas Group has become a regional partner of `Manchester City in Europe and Canada.
Going legit? Jack Warner and Terry Fenwick put their hands out for another TTFA pay day
By Paul Nicholson
September 7 – Football’s Most Wanted, Jack Warner (pictured), has prevented more than 100 Trinidad and Tobago football creditors being paid after he challenged the settlement agreement made with the trustee in the Trinidad and Tobago courts earlier this week.
USSF finally get equal pay deal signed with men’s and women’s reps
September 8 – The American women’s and men’s national teams have signed their collective bargaining agreements (CBA) with governing body U.S. Soccer, bringing to an end a lengthy battle for equal pay that included a gender discrimination lawsuit that ended in a $24 million settlement.