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Euro football market hits €27.6bn in revenue. Big 5 leagues account for €15.6bn

August 18 – In the dark depths of the covid pandemic football clubs were forced to lock out their fans. But even without match day revenues, the European football market grew by 10% (€2.4billion) in 2020/21 to €27.6 billion.

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Europe

England’s Mead, Germany’s Oberdorf and Spain’s Putellas battle for UEFA Player of the Year gong

August 17 – Beth Mead (England – Arsenal Women), Lena Oberdorf (Germany – VfL Wolfsburg), and Alexia Putellas (Spain – FC Barcelona) at the final three nominees in the running for the UEFA Women’s Player of the Year.

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Qatar 2022

DFB’s Neuendorf pledges to confront Qatar 2022 organisers over LGBT concerns

August 17 – German FA boss Bern Neuendorf has promised to raise the concerns of the LGBT community and their travelling supporters to organisers of the World Cup in Qatar, where same-sex relations remain a criminal offence. 

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FIFA

Banned India scrambles to keep women’s U-17 World Cup hosting and teams playing

August 17 – In the wake of India’s ban from the game, the country’s Supreme Court has adjourned the AIFF case to next week with the government and FIFA holding further talks as the Indians bid to retain the U-17 World Cup hosting rights.

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Qatar 2022

FIFA agrees to cancel disrupted Brazil/Argentina 2022 qualifier, but fines both nations

August 17 – The suspended World Cup qualifier between Brazil and Argentina has finally been cancelled officially after Brazil argued the risks were too great ahead of the finals in Qatar.

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Oceania

Auckland FC secure 10th appearance at CWC with 10th OFC Champions League win

August 17 – New Zealand’s Auckland City FC have booked a ticket for the Club World Cup after defeating Tahiti’s AS Venus 3-0 to clinch a 10th OFC Champions League.

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Africa

Pinnick says he will not run for third term as Nigerian federation president

August 17 – The embattled president of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Amaju Pinnick – one of the most colourful and controversial figures in African football – has announced he will not seek re-election for a third term in office.

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FIFA

Indonesia gears up for U-20 World Cup hosting with emblem launch

August 17 –  The Official Emblem of the U-20 World Cup Indonesia 2023 has been launched, coinciding with the country’s independence day.

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Premier League

Musk disappoints Man Utd fans saying that buying club tweet was a joke

August 17 – Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, insists he was not serious after briefly electrifying the debate over the future of Manchester United by posting on Twitter that he is buying the club.

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Concacaf

FIFA puts El Salvador under control of normalisation committee after government raid FA

August 17 –Salvadoran football is in crisis with FIFA having appointed a normalisation committee to run the administration of the Salvadoran Football Association (FESFUT) after government intervention removed president Hugo Carillio and the entire FESFUT executive committee.

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Football Marketing

JD Sports debuts in Spain with Real Valladolid sleeve deal

August 17 – Sports leisurewear brand JD Sports is taking its first sponsorship steps in Spanish football, becoming the sleeve sponsor of LaLiga’s Real Valladolid.

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Football Marketing

Minamino opens door to Monaco’s Casino Secret deal

August 17 – Building on the signing of Japanese striker Takumi Minamino, AS Monaco have unveiled a regional partnership with Casino Secret, who become the club’s new Official Online Gaming Partner in Japan.

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Concacaf

Guatemala to host 2023 Concacaf U-17 finals, pre-qualification groups start end August

August 17 – Guatemala will host the finals of the 2023 Concacaf U-17 Championship, February 11 – 26 in Guatemala City and Antigua Guatemala, Guatemala. 

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Europe

UEFA report says women’s club game could grow to €686m in revenue by 2033

August 16 – A UEFA report into the potential for the women’s club and league game in Europe finds there could be a six-fold increase in commercial value to €686 million by 2033.

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Premier League

Premier League transfer talk: De Jong, Morata, Benrahma deals cooking

Transfer money record

August 16 – Premier League clubs have had a busy transfer window to date. Arsenal hit headlines after acquiring Gabriel Jesus from Man City who bulked up with the signing of Erling Haaland in July.

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