By Samindra Kunti in Moscow
June 28 – Brazil progressed to the knockout phase of the World Cup following a routine 2-0 win against Serbia on Wednesday, but the Brazilian Football Confederation, the CBF, remains an isolated body.
June 28 – Any suggestion that UEFA only imposes hard-hitting sanctions on smaller clubs for breaching financial fair rules has been well and truly dashed by the announcement of a one-season European ban on Italian giants AC Milan.
June 28 – Ticket sales have opened for the AFC’s blue riband national team competition, the Asian Cup, to be played in the UAE in early 2019. The expanded tournament has opened up group ticket sales reporting strong interest from local businesses.
June 28 – Tunisia have been forced to start their final World Cup game with third-choice goalkeeper Aymen Mathlouthi, with a striker as backup, after FIFA rejected their request to add a replacement keeper to the squad.
June 28 – Online bookmaker and gaming sponsors have been active in Germany sealing deals Bundesliga clubs before the new season start. Hertha Berlin and Eintracht Frankfurt and VfB Stuttgart have all agreed deals in the past two days.
June 28 – Premier League Liverpool have added a new international academy initiative in Asia via a partnership with PNH Soccer Academy in Hong Kong.
June 28 – Premier League Leicester City have signed a two-year sponsorship with online gaming site W88 who will become the club’s Official Betting Partner for the 2018/19 and 2019/20 Premier League seasons.
June 28 – Former Ghana Football Association chairman Nana Sam Brew-Butler has pulled out of crisis talks with FIFA over the future of the game in the African country.
June 27 – With AC Milan expecting to hear their fate this week over whether UEFA will sanction them with a ban from European football for breaking financial fair play rules, the club’s Chinese owner Yonghong Li appears to have walked away from a deal with US billionaire Rocco Commisso.
June 27 – Mexico are leading the social media World Cup with more than 9 million interactions since the start, according to social media marketing platform Socialbakers. That is a whopping 2.5 million interactions ahead of second place Germany.
June 27 – The fallout over the ban of disgraced Ghanaian football boss Kwesi Nyantakyi has intensified with FIFA reportedly inviting four members of the Ghanaian FA for crisis talks even though the federation has been dissolved by the government.
June 27 – Striker Aleksandar Mitrovic has warned Brazil that Serbia will be coming out all guns blazing in their crunch Group E World Cup clash in Moscow tonight.
June 27 – Russian police say they have received multiple bomb threats in the World Cup host city of Rostov-on-Don, causing bars and restaurants to be evacuated across the city.
June 27 – Argentina legend Diego Maradona said he was “fine” after being treated by paramedics following his country’s dramatic 2-1 victory over Nigeria at the World Cup.
June 27 – Internazionale have launched their first Inter Academy project in Australia in Brisbane in partnership with Fullshare Holdings and Sparrow Early Learning, as the Club’s Official Education Partner.