June 29 – Serie A champions AC Milan have agreed a long term extension with kit supplier Puma in what is being described as one of the biggest partnerships the club has ever signed.
June 29 – Already buffeted by criticism from human rights groups after being taken over by a Saudi-led consortium, Newcastle United, one of English football’s most fanatically supported clubs, face further disapproval after unveiling their third kit for the upcoming season – green and white, the colours on the Saudi Arabian flag.
June 29 – Newcastle United have confirmed Saudi Arabian-based online retailer noon.com as the club’s sleeve partner in a one-season 2022/23 deal.
June 29 – Italy’s Serie A in future will be decided by a play-off game rather than the club records against each other, and then goal difference, according to a new ruling passed the league.
June 28 – The presidents of the Portuguese and Spanish FAs met with government officials on Monday to step up a possible joint bid for the 2030 World Cup.
By Samindra Kunti in Odense, Denmark
June 28 – The Danish Football Association (DBU) and its president Jesper Moller have remained circumspect over backing a repeated call from Human Rights Watch (HRW) for FIFA and Qatar to compensate the families of workers who died in Qatar in the build-up to the World Cup.
June 28 – Fouzi Lekjaa has been re-elected unopposed as president of the Moroccan FA for a third four-year term.
June 28 – In the latest protest against World Cup host Qatar’s human rights record, English tier-2 club Watford have cancelled a friendly match against the Qatar national team.
June 28 – Premier League Aston Villa has launched a plan to expand the capacity of its Villa Park stadium to more than 50,000 by 2025.
June 28 – Bournemouth, back in the Premier League after two seasons in the Championship, have unveiled online bookmaker Dafabet as the club’s principal partner and front-of-shirt sponsor.
June 27 – Former FIFA number two Jerome Valcke is to appeal against his conviction for accepting bribes in a case involving World Cup media rights, his legal team said today.
June 27 – Danny Jordaan has retained the presidency of the South African Football Association (SAFA) for a third and final term after a very contentious election defeating former SAFA vice-president Ria Ledwaba, who could have become the first woman to lead the game in the country.
June 27 – With the ink barely dry on Erling Haaland’s €60 million switch to Manchester City, the club’s owners are on the brink of snapping up former Serie A club Palermo for what could prove to be a bargain €13 million.
June 27 – Confederation of African Football (CAF) president Patrice Motsepe has suggested that the Motsepe Foundation could pay for Pitso Mosimane to become the new boss of Bafana Bafana.
June 27 – A sponsorship report looking at partnerships across the Big 5 European leagues has tracked more than 7,000 brands and 9,000 deals over the 2021-22 season with construction sector being the most active sponsorship category for the third consecutive season.