August 23 – Japan’s Urawa Red Diamonds will take on Korea’s Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors in the AFC Champions League 2022 (East) semi-final on Thursday (August 25) Saitama.
August 23 – Sports streaming service DAZN, which has built a base worldwide of about 4 million subscribers on a sports output underpinned by football, is venturing into the sports betting business.
August 23 – A Qatar 2022 news item and with all the concerns around accommodation, at a quick glance and it could almost read Airbnb. It isn’t, in fact it is Arhbo, the new single from the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ Official Soundtrack.
August 23 – Crisis, what crisis? After last week’s humiliation at Brentford, Manchester United and Erik Ten Hag responded with a moral-boosting 2-1 result against local rivals Liverpool, a victory that temporarily suppressed the growing unrest at Old Trafford and overshadowed the fans protesting against the Glazer club ownership.
August 22 – Bowing to FIFA’s demands, India’s Supreme Court dissolved the three-member Committee of Administrators (CoA) on Monday, returning day-to-day management to the All India Football Federation (AIFF), a decision that could allow India’s suspension from the global game to be lifted.
August 22 – Brazil, Spain, Japan and the Netherlands have all booked their spots for the semi-finals of the U-20 Women’s World Cup in Costa Rica after dramatic and often tense last-eight encounters.
August 22 – Seen alongside Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud, FIFA president Gianni Infantino attended the heavyweight boxing fight between Oleksandr Usyk and Anthony Joshua in Jeddah, at the weekend, further reinforcing ties between the FIFA President and Saudi Arabia.
August 22 – LaLiga has become the exclusive commercial agent of Spain’s Professional Women’s Football League (LPFF) in a five-year deal.
August 22 – On Saturday the AFC Women’s Football Committee were reinforcing their commitment to the foundations of the women’s club game at their fifth meeting held in Chonburi, Thailand.
August 22 – Newcastle United have completed a restructuring to complete official ownership of the club’s women’s team, the Saudi-owned Tyneside outfit announced this weekend.
August 22 – Chinese household appliances and consumer electronics manufacturer Hisense has signed a three-season partnership with Serie A’s Chinese-owned Inter Milan.
August 22 – Paramount and CBS have struck a record six-year $1.5 billion deal with UEFA for the US broadcast rights to the Champions League, Europe’s premier club competition.
August 22 – City Football Group-owned Mumbai FC have circumvented Indian regulations on betting advertising with a new shirt sponsorship with Stake News, an affiliate of crypto casino operator Stake.com that uses the same branding.
August 22 – Premier League table toppers Arsenal have extended their partnership with Konami Digital Entertainment in what the club is saying is a “long-term partnership from the 2023/23 season onwards”.
August 21 – The AFC Champions League 2022 (East) quarter-finalist draw has pitched Japan’s Vissel Kobe against Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors of the Korea Republic. while Urawa Red Diamonds, also from Japan, will meet BG Pathum United of Thailand.