Brentford owner Matthew Benham puts minority stake up for sale, reports
December 6 – Premier League Brentford’s owner Matthew Benham is reportedly considering the sale of a stake in the Premier League team.
Sevilla shareholders agree €300m stadium expansion
December 6 – La Liga’s Sevilla have unveiled plans for a large-scale development of their Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan stadium.
Liverpool FC impact report shows near doubling of users and social value over £192m
December 6 – The LFC Foundation, Liverpool Football Club’s official charity, has released its third annual social impact report that shows a 47% surge in users, escalating from 83,694 to 122,861 unique beneficiaries over the last year.
Adidas chip in with high tech Euro 2024 ball to speed up ref decision-making
December 6 – The ball being used at Euro 2024 will help produce faster offside and handball decisions, a welcome development after so many controversial calls in recent months.
Premier League agrees record £6.7bn for UK broadcast deals with Sky, TNT and BBC
December 5 – The Premier League has agreed a new record £6.7 billion domestic television deal with Sky Sports and TNT Sports to show up to 270 live games a season, replacing the current £5 billion deal which runs until 2025.
Infantino hobnobs on climate change at Cop28 before clocking up 31,404km on his private jet
December 5 – On the sidelines of Cop28, FIFA president Gianni Infantino has said that the global governing body cares about climate change, though he has come under increasing criticism for his own carbon footprint.
French sports minister says football violence must end as part of a global response
December 5 – France’s sports minister has called for “a global and extraordinarily determined response” to violence in football after the death of a Nantes supporter over the weekend.
In your face Haaland helps Man City to FA charge for not controlling players after Spurs draw
December 5 – Manchester City have been charged by the Football Association with failing to control their players after Sunday’s 3-3 draw with Tottenham Hotspur that left the defending champions in third place in the table.
UEFA releases detail of expanded women’s club competition eco-system
December 5 – UEFA has released more detail of its reformatted Women’s Champions League and its new knock-out women’s club competition, both of which will come into effect with the 2025/26 season.
Newcastle opens doors to e-commerce delivery platform InPost
December 5 – Newcastle United have welcomed InPost to its growing partnership roster, with the club announcing a multi-year deal with the e-commerce delivery platform.
FIFA Foundation highlights World AIDS Day with Rumah Cemara friendly before U17 final
December 5 – In commemoration of World AIDS Day, the FIFA Foundation partnered with Perkumpulan Rumah Cemara to orchestrate a friendly match in Bandung in an effort to raise awareness for the Indonesia Without Stigma campaign.
PAOK threatens Greece’s ERT after broadcaster goes dark on them in favour of Olympiakos and Panathinaikos
December 5 – Greece’s PAOK Thessaloniki have sent an angry letter to Greece’s public broadcaster complaining of ERT’s decision not to broadcast live PAOK’s Conference League match against Eintracht Frankfurt on 30 November 2023.
Copa America 2024 in the US to be played in 14 stadia across 10 states
December 5 – The Copa America in the USA in the summer of 2024 will be played in 14 cities across 10 states. The 32-game tournament will be a tour of the biggest and best stadia the US has to offer with only three of the 14 stadiums having a capacity of less than 65,000.
Norwich heat up sponsorship partners with return of Colman’s
December 5 – English Championship club Norwich City have returned condiment producer Coleman’s (famous for its English mustard) to its official club sponsorship roster, with the first activation of the partnership being a ‘Bring the Heat’ campaign set to take place over the club’s festive fixtures.
Euro 2024: Battle lines revealed at a fruity championship draw
By Andrew Warshaw
December 4 – Perhaps no group of death as such but plenty to get one’s teeth into. The draw for next summer’s Euro 2024 finals has thrown up some intriguing ties with a couple of heavyweight clashes that are bound to get the pulse racing.