August 11 – FIFA president Gianni Infantino has met Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Tuesday. He was accompanied by the president of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) Patrice Motsepe “to discuss sports cooperation with FIFA, CAF.”
August 11 – Expedia Group has extended its Champions League partnership with UEFA in a one-season deal for 2021/22.
August 11 – Online bookmaker bwin has unveiled a raft of new football sponsorships for the new season including deals with five German Bundesliga teams as well as the naming rights sponsorship of the Portuguese league.
August 10 – Concacaf’s men’s national teams return to World Cup 2022 qualifying action after their Gold Cup exploits with a series of triple match international weekends starting September 2.
August 11 – Racist fans will be banned from all English Premier League fans grounds under new measures announced ahead of the 2021-22 season that gets under way this weekend.
August 10 – Random Covid spot checks are to be carried out among fans attending Premier League matches in the opening few weeks of the new season.
August 10 – Premier League Everton have broken ground at Bramley-Moore Dock, the construction site of their new £500 million stadium.
August 10 – FIFA has approved a change to the men’s International Match Calendar in response to the global disruption caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.
August 10 – Wolfsburg and Chinese battery manufacturer BAK Battery have teamed up in a bid to develop a more climate-friendly club policy over the next few years.
August 10 – Premier League Chelsea have agreed a three-year partnership with online sports and entertainment gaming platform Parimatch Tech.
August 10 – German-based digital investment platform NAGA has taken the shirt front sponsorship of LaLiga’s Sevilla in a three-year deal starting this season. Seville have qualified for the Champions League.
August 9 – FC Barcelona has joined Real Madrid in protest against La Liga’s proposed CVC investment.
August 9 – The Brazilian Olympic Committee (COB) has vowed to take action against its victorious men’s team after the players failed to wear their official tracksuits at the gold medal ceremony in a dispute over rival sponsors.
August 9 – Lionel Messi is reported to be on the verge of joining Paris St. Germain after his 21-year association with his beloved Barcelona finally came to an end at the weekend.
August 9 – Somali football has rallied round JCCI FC in an act of solidarity after a terrorist bomb planted on the JCCI team bus killed three and wounded others on July 31.