June 16 – Iran overcame Iraq by a single goal in Bahrain to progress to the next round of Qatar 2022 qualifying last night and keep their hopes alive of a third consecutive appearance at the World Cup, and sixth overall qualification.
By Samindra Kunti
June 16 – Is revolution coming belatedly to Brazilian club football? Local top flight clubs want to establish a league governing body to run the Serie A and gain more of an influence in how the Brazilian game is administered. Currently the league is controlled by the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF).
June 26 – Canada’s journey back towards Concacaf competitiveness continued with 3-0 home win over Haiti (4-0 on aggregate), taking them to the final round of World Cup Qualifying for the first time since France 98.
June 16 – Liverpool have been given the green light by local authorities to press ahead with £60 million plans to redevelop Anfield Road capacity to 61,000.
June 16 – Liverpool is to trial the temporary installation of seats with safety rails in two areas of the Anfield stadium next season following a safety review by the Sports Grounds Safety Authority (SGSA).
June 16 – The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has today confirmed 22 teams who in the next round of qualifiers for its blue riband Asian Cup, to be held in China in 2023. Four others will have to play off for the final two places in qualifying.
June 16 – World champions France defeated Germany 1-0 in the most anticipated match of Euro 2020’s group stages, but before the several people were injured by a Greenpeace protester who parachuted into the stadium.
June 16 – A new survey released this week suggests that the Big 6 clubs who pursued new European Super League (ESL) riches should be looking closer to home for a significant and less stressful push for more money.
June 16 – Serie A’s AC Milan have signed a new licensing partnership with UK fintech company Repx, which will see the launch of a new debit card on the Repx platform.
By Paul Nicholson
June 15 – The Asian Qualifiers for the Qatar 2022 World Cup final groups and automatic entry for 12 teams to the 2023 Asian Cup will be decided tonight across the AFC region as the preliminary rounds go down to the wire with some big names still looking to secure places in the next stage.
June 15 – Under fire from players, fans, pundits and sections of the media for sanctioning the resumption of the Denmark-Finland Euro 2020 fixture so soon after Christian Eriksen’s shocking cardiac arrest, UEFA has sprung to its own defence by insisting the teams were not placed under any pressure.
June 15 – UEFA looks poised to agree €1.3 million in compensation to Bilbao for the late removal of Euro 2020 hosting from the Basque city’s San Mamés stadium to Seville. The decision was taken once it became clear Bilbao would not allow spectators at matches.
June 15 – Just a few days into the multi-venue Euros and the spectre of nationalism is hanging over the tournament. Following the Ukraine shirt debacle prior to the competition which so irked Russia and prompted an official protest, North Macedonia is the latest team to be at the centre of historic political divisions.
June 15 – Wembley will be allowed to host up to 45,000 fans for the semi-finals and final of the European Championship after the stadium was granted an exemption from a delay in the easing of Covid-19 restrictions.
June 15 – Football Australia has picked up the broadcast rights to all the AFC’s rights in partnership with its new broadcast partner, 10 ViacomCBS. It has been a good week for the Aussies who saw their men’s team guarantee a slot in the Asian Cup 2023 and the final group rounds of World Cup qualifying.