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Newcastle count the cost of relegation as Sunderland make great escape

By Andrew Warshaw

May 12 – They spent a whopping £80 million on new players since last summer and, when that didn’t bear fruit,  brought in one of Europe’s most  accomplished and respected managers late on to try and save them.

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Concacaf

Copa America Centenario sells out sponsor packages as anticipation builds

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By Paul Nicholson

May 12 – From being the competition that opened a gateway to the biggest corruption crisis global football has ever experienced, Copa America Centenario has transformed itself into what could potentially become a gamechanger in terms of international football across the Americas.

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AFC News

AFC schedules Goa Congress as Salman pledges support to on-going reform

May 12 – The Asian Football Confederation have called an Extraordinary Congress to be held in Goa, India, on September 27 to elect its three additional members to the newly established FIFA Council,  including the required female representative.

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Broadcast

BT drops pay platform to broadcast European club finals on Youtube and freeview

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By Tom Parsons

May 12 – BT Sport has announced it will show the Champions League and Europa League finals free-to-air on its YouTube channel and freeview channel after recent criticism about the broadcaster’s low viewing figures for European football on the pay channels.

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Premier League

Everton sack Martinez as De Boer puts himself forward

May 12 – Everton have sacked manager Roberto Martinez after three years in charge. Even before he was fired the managerial rumour mill for next season had already started with Frank de Boer reported to be in the frame to take over after agreeing to leave Ajax after five years in charge.

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World Football

Big league power plays: La Liga targets PL, everyone wants a piece of the US

By Paul Nicholson in Mexico City

May 12 – It was a joke but when MLS Commissioner Don Garber responded to the Premier League’s David Dein on World Cup hosting saying that “if you could host it next week, we could host it tomorrow”, it showed where the real power balance in football lies. 

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Sponsorship

Chelsea to pay £40m to exit adidas kit deal

May 12 – Having ensured a miserable season on the pitch by their  own standards, Chelsea are to end their shirt sponsorship deal with German sportswear giants Adidas six years earlier than scheduled.

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Partnerships

Raul spearheads La Liga brand building challenge in the US

By Paul Nicholson in Mexico City

May 12 – La Liga has targeted the US as a key development country and has sent Real Madrid goalscoring legend Raul to deliver the partnerships and win American hearts and minds.

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Europe

Berlusconi closes in on Chinese sale for AC Milan; Villa seek a saviour

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By Paul Nicholson

May 11 – The Berlusconi family, owners of Italy’s AC Milan, have opened exclusive talks for the sale of a majority stake in the club to a group of Chinese investors.

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Match-fixing

OECD survey finds football riddled with match-fixing and little being done

By Andrew Warshaw

May 11 – Neither governments nor the sports industry are doing nearly enough to combat and reduce match-fixing and illegal betting according to a comprehensive new report released by the 34-nation Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).

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Concacaf News

SUM win rights to sell CONCACAF sponsorship to 2021, FIFA releases $10m

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By Paul Nicholson in Mexico City

May 11 – The sponsorship rights to CONCACAF events have been awarded to the MLS’s commercial arm, Soccer United Marketing (SUM), who take over from Traffic Sports, the agency that triggered the corruption scandal that lead to the arrest of the confederation’s last two presidents – Jeffrey Webb and Alfredo Hawit.

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FIFA

World Cup bid criteria tightened but 2026 host vote put back to 2020

By Andrew Warshaw

May 11 – The 2026 World Cup hosts will not be chosen until May 2020, three years later than originally scheduled, as FIFA beefs up eligibility rules.

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Premier League

Hammers fans mark final game at Upton Park with attack on Man Utd bus

May 11 – West Ham United’s final match at its iconic Upton Park ground in East London after 112 years may have had the perfect denouement on the field, with an emotional 3-2 come-from-behind victory over Manchester United. But the carnival atmosphere turned distinctly sour courtesy of shameful scenes reminiscent of the dark days of English football.

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Sponsorship

Scottish League Cup becomes Betfred Cup in £1m deal

By Mark Baber

May 11 – The Scottish Premier Football League (SPFL) has confirmed that Warrington-based bookmaking company Betfred has agreed a three-year deal to become the exclusive title sponsor of the Scottish League Cup which will now be known as The Betfred Cup.

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Social media

Belgians launch Red Devils app in time for Euro2016

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By Samindra Kunti

May 11 – The Belgian FA, the KBVB, has launched an exclusive Red Devils app as coach Marc Wilmots will announce his squad for EURO 2016 on Thursday. 

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