February 21 – The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has launched a new certificate for football administrators aimed at increasing the knowledge base and capabilities of football officials across the region.
February 21 – The betting business is not generally regarded as being the most sensitive or caring sector of the sports business but Swedish state gaming company Svenska Spel has teamed up with the Swedish FA to tackle one of the biggest taboos in the women’s game.
February 21 – LaLiga’s Osasuna has unveiled car dealership HR Motor as the club’s back of shirt sponsor. Earlier this month the club confirmed Kosner as its new front of shirt sponsor.
February 20 – Barcelona paid a company owned by a former Catalan referee almost €1.4 million for “technical advice”, according to Spanish media reports citing a tax probe.
February 20 – Christian Atsu, the former Ghana international forward who played for Premier League clubs Chelsea and Newcastle, has tragically died in the huge earthquake in southern Turkey.
February 20 – Tottenham Hotspur have called for social media companies to take action after their South Korean forward Son Heung-min, captain of his national team, was subjected to “utterly reprehensible” racist abuse online.
February 20 – Ukrainian Football Association (UAF) president Andriy Pavelko, who is running for re-election to the UEFA executive committee, has appealed against his suspension from the UAF by Ukrainian authorities in a Kyiv court.
February 20 – LaLiga LaLiga has announced a partnership with Netflix to develop the streaming giant’s first sports documentary series in Spain.
February 19 – The knock out rounds of the AFC Champions League (West zone) resumed in Qatar this evening with the all Qatari clash between Al Duhail and Al Rayyan going the full distance with Al Duhail winning on penalties.
February 18 – Qatari Sheikh Jassim Bin Hamad Al Thani has confirmed that he has submitted a bid for 100% control of Manchester United, which will be made via his newly formed Nine Two Foundation.
February 19 – The Scottish FA and the Football Association of Wales (FAW) have dedicated the February 21, Scotland v Wales match at the Pinatar Cup tournament to the Football v Homophobia campaign.
By Paul Nicholson
February 17 – Sheffield United’s preferred £90 million buyer Dozy Mmobousi, who has a court judgement against him in the UK for unpaid rent, is facing an even bigger problem in the US where he is facing demands for a jury trial over his failure to pay the CEO of his Tingo Mobile company close to $300,000.
February 17 – The AFC Champions League 2022 knockout stage (West) resumes on Sunday, centralised in Qatar.
February 17 – The FIFA Foundation is to provide USD 1 million in emergency humanitarian aid following the earthquakes in Turkey and Syria.
February 17 – The final qualification play-offs for the last three Women’s World Cup slots begin tomorrow in New Zealand, one of the co-hosts of the finals in the summer.