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Korean court awards money to two fans who went to see Ronaldo play, not Juventus

February 4 – Two South Korean fans who sued match organisers after Cristiano Ronaldo failed to play in a friendly during Juventus’s pre-season tour last year are entitled to compensation, a court has ruled .

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Europe

Neymar birthday celebration leaves superstar with an unwanted present

February 4 – Neymar is out injured again. So what, you might ask. Except that a rib injury which will keep out of action against Nantes in the French league tonight was made worse by partying at a nightclub to celebrate his 28th birthday.

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Football Marketing

McDonald’s adds Argentina digital deal to sponsor roster

February 4 – The Argentine Football Association (AFA) has signed up fast food giant McDonald’s in a national team sponsorship that will activate around the AFA’s digital platforms. 

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Africa

Exclusive: FIFA’s 100-point plan for Africa would ‘relieve’ CAF exco of key decision making roles

By Osasu Obayiuwana

February 3 – The powers and influence of the 23-man executive committee of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), to decide the affairs of the organisation and the continental game, are to be whittled down, if it is acceptable to CAF’s General Assembly.

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Finance

Premier League clubs fork out 98% of £230m winter transfer spend on foreign talent

money and football

February 3 – Premier League clubs spent close to £25 million on the final day of the  January transfer window, pushing their overall spending to a total of £230 million, £50 million more than last year but still well short of the £430 million record of 2018.

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Africa

Out of Africa: CAF exco turn back on Samoura as FIFA’s 100-point plan floated

By Andrew Warshaw

February 3 – She came, she saw, but what did she actually manage to conquer? FIFA secretary-general Fatma Samoura has ended her six-month secondment to clean up the administration of the scandal-plagued African Football Confederation (CAF) but the jury will be out for some time in terms what she achieved.

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Asia

AFC calls emergency meeting to discuss coronavirus action plan

AFC headquarter KL

February 3 – The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has called an emergency meeting of all its stakeholders – member associations, leagues, clubs and commercial parties – participating in the East Zone of the AFC Champions League to discuss the spread of the coronavirus.

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esports

Denmark to host May finals of FIFA eNations Cup

February 3 – FIFA’s eNations Cup 2020 will be hosted in Copenhagen by the Danish Football Association (DBU) May 22-24. It will be the first time the finals have been played in front of a live audience.

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Africa

More CAF Champions League chaos as Sudanase riot police called in to protect players

February 3 – Chaos reigned once again in the African Champions League when Sudanese riot police had to take over the centre of the pitch to protect players and officials and control fans during a match between Sudanese team Al Hilal Omdurman and Egypt’s Al Ahly in Group C of the competition at the Al-Jawhara Stadium in Khartoum.

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Finance

OM losses mount with latest figures hitting €91.5m

February 3 – Olympique Marseille are starring down the barrel of financial disaster again after the accounts of holding company Eric Soccer revealed a deficit of €91.5 million for the 2018-2019 season, surpassing the mammoth €78.5 million loss of the 2017-2018 financial year. 

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Football Marketing

PSG land 3-year Qatar Airways sponsorship

February 3 – Qatar Airways has signed up as the latest sponsor of French club Paris Saint-Germain in a three-year deal, becoming a premium partner of the club. 

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Integrity

Brighton fan given jail sentence for racist abuse

February 3 – A Brighton and Hove Albion fan has received a rare prison sentence for racist abuse in English football.

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Football Asia

AFC Women’s Olympic qualifiers get new Sydney dates as Chinese wait to clear quarantine

By Paul Nicholson

January 31 – With the Chinese Women’s team currently quarantined in a Brisbane hotel until February 5, the Football Federation Australia (FFA) have announced a revamped schedule for the Women’s Olympic Football Tournament Qualifiers that will start February 3.

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Africa

Government orders Mauritius team home from CAF Futsal finals

January 31 – Mauritius has followed the lead of South Africa by becoming the second country to pull out of the ongoing Futsal Africa Cup of Nations being staged in Laayoune in the disputed region of Western Sahara.

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Finance

Mourinho shops with Spurs’ cash as winter transfer window tops £185m

PL money ball

January 31 – Transfer spending by English Premier League clubs in January increased from last year’s winter window following two major deals on the penultimate day of business.

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