June 18 – John Textor’s Eagle Football Group has completed the $58 million sale of NWSL side Seattle Reign to the MLS’s Seattle Sounders and private equity firm Carlyle Global Investment.
June 18 – FIFA has extended bans globally on seven Ugandans implicated in a match-fixing spree in the 2023/2024 season.
June 18 – The future of Europe’s top superstar, Kylian Mbappe, in the Euros has been plunged into doubt after it was confirmed he suffered a broken nose during his country’s opening game.
June 18 – Manchester United have announced a £50 million investment in their Carrington Training Complex as they look to transform it into a “world-class” facility.
June 18 – Ryan Porteous will miss Scotland’s two remaining group games at Euro 2024 after his red card ban was extended.
June 18 – It was only a matter of time before racism reared its ugly head at Euro 2024 and it’s no surprise Serbia are the alleged perpetrators given their recent history.
June 17 – More than five billion people in over 200 territories are expected to watch the 2024 European Championships live via UEFA’s 130 broadcast partners. Millions more are expected to follow the tournament online.
June 18 – Georgia manager Willy Sagnol has warned his players to focus ahead of their tournament debut against Turkey in Group F in Dortmund today.
June 18 – Vivo has continued its big tournament sponsorship with its V3 smartphone unveiled as the official smartphone of Euro 2024. Vivo also sponsored the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
June 17 – In a test of character, France laboured past a stubborn Austria 1-0 to open their account at Euro 2024 with three points, but star player Kylian Mbappé left the play with blood streaming from his face.
June 17 – The most unwanted label in football has to be the ‘Golden Generation’ – just ask England circa 2002-06. At Frankfurt’s Deutsche Bank Park, Belgium’s ‘GG’ were keen to prove that the label, which has hung heavily around their necks since 2014, still had some luster left.
June 17 – Romania rocked Group E with an emphatic 3-0 victory over Ukraine as Real Madrid’s Andriy Lunin had a Euros debut to forget.
June 17 – While FIFA have been dismissive of Fifpro’s complaints over player workload and lack of consultation over the international calendar, UEFA has taken a different, more collaborative approach with the players’ union.
June 17 – German police shot and wounded a man who was threatening them with an axe and a Molotov cocktail in Hamburg just hours before Sunday’s game between Netherlands and Poland.
June 17 – Everton owner Farhad Moshiri has agreed a deal with US investor and AS Roma owner Dan Friedkin for his 94% majority shareholding in the club.