English FA publish a diversity code as Elliott emphasises results rather than rhetoric
June 19 – The FA’s Paul Elliott (pictured) has outlined a voluntary code for greater diversity in leading roles in the English game.
Beijing virus outbreak cast doubt over CLS restart as Chinese stay on ‘zero tolerance’ track
June 19 – The start of the new Chinese Super League season, postponed from February, has been plunged into further doubt because of a new outbreak of Covid-19.
Coronavirus watch: Players test positive in MLS, NWSL and show-stopped France
June 19 – Inter Miami and Atlanta United have revealed a player at each club has tested positive for the coronavirus, less than a month before the league is set for a restart in Florida. In France, Saint Etienne has announced five positive tests.
Kane is back and so is Mourinho with no-money excuses already in play
June 19 – Harry Kane is back, fit and ready to go. But is Tottenham Hotspur manager Jose Mourinho trying to get his excuses in early ahead of the club’s hugely anticipated opening game of the Premier League resumption against Manchester United tonight?
Barca launch $BAR tradeable fan token with Socios.com flash sale
June 19 – FC Barcelona are to take their first steps into the Fan Token blockchain zone with a 48-hour flash sale of $BAR, in partnership with bitcoin platform Chiliz.
LaLiga and DFL combine to shut down 2m subscriber pirate streaming network
June 19 – With the row over the Saudi-based BeoutQ pirate broadcaster and the takeover of Newcastle United still hot news, an international coalition has managed to shut down another illegal streaming network
Inter make it 21, with launch of Turkish academy project
June 19 – Italian giants Inter Milan have added their 21st international academy project with the launch of the Inter Academy Turkey in local partnership with 3H Sport Okullari, part of Altun Logisitics.
SIGA Strives 29: Integrity body launches SIRVS to measure sports governance
June 19 – The Sport Integrity Global Alliance (SIGA) has officially launched the pilot phase of the its independent rating and verification system, SIRVS, the first bespoke governance measuring system for the sporting industry.
UEFA give clubs an FFP break as cash crisis unbalances football’s finances
By Andrew Warshaw
June 18 – European clubs mired in financial difficulty caused by the Covid-19 lockdown have been given a temporary reprieve by UEFA from its financial fair play regulations.
Colombia and Conmebol accuse FIFA 2023 bid inspectors of discrimination
June 18 – A major row has broken over FIFA’s assessment of candidates to stage the 2023 women’s World Cup.
Raab steps into Saudi row over Newcastle takeover, US investor says he has cash to step in
By Paul Nicholson
June 18 – The takeover of Newcastle United by a consortium led by the Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund (PIF) looks in doubt after a senior government minister cast doubt on the legality of the takeover following the WTO ruling that the Saudi’s broke international copyright with their support of the beoutQ pirate broadcaster.
Flamengo and Rio mayor push on with restart despite other clubs refusing to play
June 18 – What Flamengo wants, Flamengo gets. The Brazilian champions have pressed on with ‘Project Restart’ for weeks and on Thursday they will play Bangu at the Maracana in the Carioca championship after the city’s mayor green-lighted the resumption of play.
AFC draws Bahrain U-16 and Uzbekistan U-19 final tournaments for end of year
June 18 – The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) have taken another step towards seeing the return of international competition this year having held the final tournament draws for its U-19 and U-16 championships.
Ceferin suggests French league finish was premature
June 18 – UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin has commented for the first time publicly on the decision to shut down French football while every other major league is restarting.
Premier League returns but VAR once again provides the game changing talking point
June 18 – The Premier League resumed Wednesday night after being struck down by Covid-19, but what on earth happened to VAR?