July 21 – Having nearly avoided relegation in the most dramatic of circumstances, Everton boss Frank Lampard has told his team to improve or risk another season battling the drop following a 4-0 defeat by Minnesota United on their pre-season tour in the US.
July 21 – Turkish media company Saran, who had secured the Turkish SuperLig roghts only to have them stripped and returned to late and higher bidding beIN Sports/Digiturk, have secured LaLiga rights.
July 21 – MLS side FC Dallas, who play in Frisco, are looking for a new shirt sponsor following the cancellation of a seven-year deal with MTX, a local technology transformation company.
July 21 – SIGA has agreed a two-year sponsorship deal with the British Standards Institution (BSI) to support its flagship Sport Integrity Week event, starting with the current edition scheduled for September 12-16.
July 21 – UEFA has released the five-episode Outraged documentary series on its UEFA.tv platform as part of its ongoing fight against discrimination, hate and online abuse in football.
July 20 – Zambia’s football association (FAZ) has requested a replay of its Women’s Africa Cup of Nations semi-final against South Africa after lodging a complaint about the match official in charge.
July 20 – Barcelona have finally landed Polish super striker Robert Lewandowski for €50 million from Bayern Munich but not before Bayern boss Julian Nagelsmann launched a stinging attack on the Catalan club.
July 20 – July 2022 will likely go down in women’s international football history as the month that changed the women’s game forever.
July 20 – Norway women’s coach Martin Sjogren and his assistant Anders Jacobson have resigned from their roles after the two-time champions were knocked out of the Euros at the group stage for the second time in a row.
July 20 – The cryptocurrency crash undoubtedly slowed the growth of blockchain-based sports marketing opportunities like Fan Tokens and NFTs but a new agreement between OneFootball and Italy’s Serie A is proof of life that the digital platforms could still come roaring back.
July 20 – Atletico Madrid have sold the naming rights to its Metropolitano stadium to Civitas in a 10-year deal.
July 20 – With 24 games played and the Women’s EURO 2022 now entering the knockout stages, UEFA has released a set of record-breaking numbers marking the scale and impact of the event so far.
July 20 – Premier League clubs look to be edging closer to agreement of voluntary restrictions on betting shirt sponsorship that they hope will satisfy UK regulators and prevent legislation banning betting and gaming sponsorship completely.
July 19 – Ukrainian club Shakhtar Donetsk are demanding €50 million damages from FIFA for lost transfer fees.
July 19 – England is to become the first country in Europe to trial the banning of young children from heading the ball over fears about the link with neurological disease.