June 11 – Welfare conditions in Qatar have come under renewed scrutiny after an Amnesty International investigation revealed that World Cup labourers at the Al Bayt stadium went unpaid for months. Local organisers have said the Qatari construction company involved has been banned from event projects as a consequence.
June 11 – Coaches and substitutes will no longer have to wear protective face masks on the sidelines during Bundesliga matches following newly announced hygiene measures.
June 11 – The US Soccer Federation, under pressure from both men’s and women’s players, has overturned its ban on taking a knee during the national anthem in the wake of George Floyd’s death.
June 11 – The Merseyside derby between Everton and Liverpool on June 21, when the latter could win their first domestic league crown for 30 years, has been given the all clear to played at Everton’s home ground of Goodison Park but police have urged fans to watch the behind-closed-doors fixture from the safety of their own homes.
June 11 – The Sport Integrity Global Alliance (SIGA) has announced its new Sport Integrity Awards to showcase the achievements of global and regional leaders in sport integrity.
June 10 – With FIFA set to extend the transfer window deadline to the end of October, new data ranks the top 100 Big-5 league players by value and startlingly still give France and PSG wunderkind Kylian Mbappé a €259.2 million valuation.
June 10 – New details have emerged over how UEFA may conclude its two European club competitions in the coming weeks.
June 10 – After weeks of prevarication, the third and fourth tiers of English football have both been curtailed early after a formal vote by the clubs involved.
June 10 – Everton players, coach Carlo Ancelotti and a number of senior officials have accepted wage deferrals of up to 50% during the coronavirus shutdown to help the club navigate the financial fallout of the coronavirus pandemic.
June 10 – Former Colombia women’s U17s coach Didier Luna has escaped jail time in his sexual harassment case after striking a deal with the prosecutor, but his trial has cast another shadow over the Colombian women’s game.
June 10 – South Korea’s K League was the first of the world’s major domestic leagues to return to action during the coronavirus pandemic. It is now being joined by other top national leagues across the Asian Football Confederation.
June 10 – The standout performances of Bayern Munich’s Canadian sensation Alphonso Davies has prompted OneSoccer, Mediapro Canada’s dedicated soccer service, to acquire the live rights to the semi-finals and final of Germany’s DFB-Pokal, the country’s top cup competition.
June 10 – French clubs Amiens and Toulouse have had their top-flight survival confirmed after the country’s highest administrative court ruled against them being relegated as a result of the domestic season being ended prematurely.
June 10 – Major League Soccer has re-iterated its support for players’ peacefully protesting by taking a knee during the National Anthem prior to matches.
By Andrew Warshaw
June 9 – The monstrous headache over how to complete this season’s Champions League appears to have been significantly eased with reports that Lisbon has been selected by UEFA to host a unique mini-World Cup style tournament over a fortnight in August.