England 4 Netherlands 0
July 9 – The European champions responded in style to the pressure that had been building after their opening 2-1 defeat against France. England comprehensively demolished the Netherlands 4-0 with Lauren James scoring a brace.
By Andrew Warshaw
July 1 – Everton and Tottenham Hotspur, two of the Premier League’s supposed heavyweight clubs who seriously under-performed last season, have both ended their search for a new manager to try and revive their respective fortunes.
July 1 – German football club Schalke 04 has completed the sale of its esports team, League of Legends European Championship licence, to Swiss organisation Team BDS for €26.5 million.
July 1 – Denmark’s culture minister, Joy Mogensen,has criticised the bid process that allowed Qatar to host the 2022 World Cup, saying it was “wrong” and raised questions of corruption in international sports organisations.
July 1 – Adidas have renewed their kit deal with Portuguese giants Benfica for a further six years, taking them through to the end of the 2026/27 season.
July 1 – Investment platform eToro has traded up at AS Monaco, moving from being a club partner to principal partner and taking the club’s main shirt sponsorship.
July 1 – Belgian club Standard Liege have been given the green light by to expand their stadium capacity from 28.700 to 32.000.
July 1 – RexSport has launched its latest International Master in Sports Law programme in partnership with the Swiss School of Business and Management (SSBM) in Geneva, Switzerland.
June 30 – From Euro 2020 to Wrexham. TikTok has taken the shirt sponsorship of the Welsh side that plays in the fifth tier English National League but has become better known for attracting Hollywood A listers Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds as owners.
June 30 – UEFA has taking the groundbreaking step of making the first two seasons of its revamped Women’s Champions League free-to-air via a new partnership with DAZN and YouTube.
June 30 – Japanese and South Korean clubs are dominating the East Zone group stages of the Asian Champions League as they near the half way stage.
By Andrew Warshaw
June 30 – They’ve laid one of football’s great hoodoos to rest but it will mean precious little if they fail at the next hurdle.
June 30 – The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) will hold a virtual draw for the final round of the AFC Asian Qualifiers – Road to Qatar tomorrow in Kuala Lumpur.
June 30 – Weeks after telling the Confederation of Brazilian Football (CBF) of new winds in the game, Brazilian clubs have opened talks with potential partners to form a new league structure.
June 30 – With new seasons approaching in Europe the scramble for exclusive betting partnerships and sponosrship with top tier clubs is gathering underway.
June 30 – Netherlands boss Frank De Boer has stepped down from his role after his team’s 2-0 elimination by Czech Republic at Euro 2020 in the round of sixteen, admitting his “goal has not been achieved”.