Coronavirus: Nashville are second club to be sent home from MLS is Back restart
July 10 – Nashville SC has become the second team after FC Dallas to be withdrawn from the MLS is Back Tournament due to a number of positive coronavirus tests.
World Football
Barca, Bayern, Juve and Man City get UEFA all-clear to play last-16 CL games at home
July 10 – The four outstanding Champions League round of 16 second-leg ties, postponed because of COVID-19 in March, can be hosted by the scheduled home teams providing there are no travel restrictions.
TrinidadGate: Fenwick, the police chief and the missing scholarship funds
By Paul Nicholson
July 9 – England defender turned Trinidad and Tobago national team coach Terry Fenwick is again attracting attention, this time over financial dealings around his Football Factory youth school with growing suspicion that money intended for player scholarships to the UK has gone missing
EFL boss Parry says Wigan’s Hong Kong owners have ‘disrespected’ English game
July 9 – The head of the English Football League has broken his silence on the collapse of Championship club Wigan Athletic pledging to get to the bottom of why the club was plunged into administration when its Hong Kong owner pulled the plug on further funding.
Belgian league chaos as court rules Waasland-Beveren can’t be relegated from Pro League
July 9 – Belgian football has been plunged into chaos after the domestic sports tribunal ruled that Waasland-Beveren can’t be relegated, leaving the embattled Pro League with almost no choice but to rethink next season.
MLS restarts with a powerful show of solidarity
July 9 – Players raised gloved right fists and took a knee before Major League Soccer’s first match in four months on Wednesday in a show of solidarity with the ‘Black Lives Matter’ movement.
Government warns SAFA that safety protocols must be followed for league return
July 9 – South Africa’s FA (SAFA) has confirmed it will oversee all procedures relating to ‘return-to-play’ protocols after the country’s Sports Minister Nathi Mthethwa urged the federation and the Premier Soccer League to work together to pave the way for a resumption in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic.
FIFA blow Look Loy and United TTFA mediation away. Warner’s alumni head for court
By Paul Nicholson
July 8 – FIFA has blasted the ‘United TTFA’ lobby group and its lawyers who still believe they are running the Trinidad and Tobago FA despite having had their officials removed from office by a FIFA Normalisation Committee.
Belgians agree top tier format but TV schedules upset amateur game
July 8 – The Belgian Pro League has confirmed a 16-team top flight format for next season with season-ending playoffs and a broadcast schedule that has incensed amateur clubs further down the pyramid.
Hard-resisting Belarus now succumb to Covid crisis with cancellation of first game
July 8 – Belarus, the one country in Europe that insisted on carrying on playing regular football while others shut down earlier in the Covid-19 crisis, has announced the postponement of defending champion Dinamo Brest’s next game scheduled for this Friday.
Colombian court fines FA bosses $4.6m over World Cup ticketing scam
July 7 – The Colombian Football Federation (FCF) and a raft of its most influential officials – including FIFA Council member Ramon Jesurun (pictured) – have been fined $4.6 million over a scam involving selling 2018 World Cup qualifying tickets at inflated prices.
EFL’s fit and proper tested: The miserable financial road for Wigan and its peers
By Andrew Warshaw
July 7 – Wigan Athletic’s official supporters’ club have demanded a “full investigation” into how the second-tier Championship club became the first professional outfit in English football to be plunged into administration during the Covid-19 pandemic.
MLS sends FC Dallas home but Florida tournament to go ahead with 25 teams
July 7 – The MLS has pulled FC Dallas out of the MLS is Back Tournament in Florida following the high number of positive tests for the coronavirus within the club.
Scots plan August 2 opener for new season as Celtic go for 10 titles in a row
July 6 – Fixtures have been announced for the new Scottish season due to begin on August 2 at a time when most other leagues are having a break.
MLS restart glitch as Dallas quarantined after registering 10 positive tests
July 6 – Major League Soccer has postponed the match between Dallas and Vancouver, a fixture of its MLS Is Back tournament, to an undisclosed date due positive coronavirus tests in the Texan team.