Milan clubs agree on new €600m stadium to replace San Siro
March 6 – Milan’s San Siro Stadium’s days may be numbered. The iconic ground shared by AC and Inter Milan looks set to be demolished and replaced by a new stadium as early as 2023.
Exclusive: Cordeiro says door to Conmebol for 2020 in the US is still wide open
By Paul Nicholson
March 5 – The offer by the US Soccer Federation to South America’s 10 national federations to discuss the opportunity of playing a tournament in 2020 in the US is still open, USSF federation president Carlos Cordeiro has told Insideworldfootball.
FIFA Council recommended to approve VAR for France 2019 Women’s World Cup
March 5 – The FIFA panel overseeing preparations for the Women’s World Cup on Monday has recommended the use of the video review technology to help referees at the finals in France this summer, paving the way for the FIFA Council to ratify VAR next week.
Man Utd freeze Old Trafford season tickets for 8th season running
March 5 – Manchester United are freezing their season ticket prices for the 2019/20 season, as well as individual match day tickets.
CFG’s Soriano targets India for next club acquisition
March 5 – India is the latest untapped footballing country targeted by the owners of Manchester City to expand their international portfolio.
Show me the money. Ashley takes Newcastle United sale board down until someone can
March 5 – Newcastle United owner Mike Ashley (pictured) has reportedly taken the club off the market following the failure of potential buyers to meet his terms.
Houllier, LeBlanc and Pires join as ambassadors for social initiative AFDP Global
March 5 – AFDP Global, the international social enterprise set up to use football as a tool for change in deprived communities, has appointed its first three ambassadors.
ESPN swoops for MLS rights in South American and Caribbean
March 5 – ESPN has replaced Fox Sports as the Major League Soccer Spanish-language rights holder in Latin America and the Caribbean as part of a four-year deal until 2022.
Zoom focuses on Man City to drive international expansion
March 5 – US video communications provider Zoom has signed on to become Manchester City’s Official Enterprise Video Communications Partner in what is described as a multi-year deal. No figure has been put on the partnership.
Sunderland target football fanbase in North Korea
March 5 – Overseas branches of football clubs are nothing new but English tier-three Sunderland have gone where few, if any, have so far sought to tread.
Cashed out: FIFA hands former senior VP and OFC boss Chung 6.5 year ban
By Andrew Warshaw
March 4 – Almost a year after resigning as head of the Oceania Football Confederation citing “personal reasons”, David Chung has been banned from the sport for 6.5 years for financial wrongdoing, reportedly over the awarding of contracts for the construction of the OFC headquarters in New Zealand.
IFAB adds clarity to handball rule, and clamps down on subs time wasting
March 4 – Football’s lawmakers have agreed on a new definition of handball in order to end confusion over what constitutes deliberate contact
SIGA unveil first speakers for Sport Integrity Forum V in New York, March 26
March 4 – Former FIFA presidential candidate Prince Ali Bin Al Hussein of Jordan and former Barcelona player and Bulgarian national team legend Hristo Stoichkov will be among the speakers at the SIGA Sport Integrity Forum, March 26, at the New York Athletic Club, New York.
Infantino suggests joint Korean bid for 2023 Women’s World Cup is on the cards
March 4 – FIFA president Gianni Infantino has hinted at a potential joint Korean bid for the 2023 Women’s World Cup. Australia, Japan, South Africa and New Zealand have already expressed their interest in hosting the tournament.
Man City battle new wave of FFP allegations over owner-inflated sponsorship deals
March 4 – Manchester City are under the spotlight off the field once again amid fresh allegations suggesting they bent the rules over Financial Fair Play following a new wave of leaked emails reported by German publication Der Spiegel.