Lampard quits Derby to take over from Sarri at Chelsea
July 4 – After weeks of speculation, Chelsea have finally appointed their former midfielder Frank Lampard as their manager on a three-year deal.
Ugandans are latest AFCON team to refuse to play over non-payment
July 4 – Uganda are the latest African country to strike over non-payment of performance bonuses after a training session ahead of their last-16 African Cup of Nations tie against Senegal was called off.
FIFA’s European-weighted women’s task force holds first powwow
July 4 – FIFA has held the first meeting of its Professional Women’s Football Task Force which aims to bring together women’s football stakeholders to influence decisions on the growth of the women’s professional game.
Man Utd engages its 100m Chinese fans with ‘Experience’ centre and localised app
July 4 – Manchester United has initiated a two-pronged brand offensive in the Chinese market, annoucing an interactive ‘Experience centre’ which it will roll out across the country, as well as a dedicated Chinese language app.
Dutch beat Sweden in extra time to set up France2019 final against US
July 4 – European champions the Netherlands reached their first Women’s World Cup final on Wednesday with a 1-0 win after extra time over Sweden.
Liverpool Women to tour US pre-season with Klopp’s men’s team
July 4 – Liverpool FC Women will travel with Jurgen Klopp’s men’s team on their pre-season US tour for the first time later this month.
DFL and Vodafone to use 5G and new app to enhance data for fans
July 4 – Vodafone and Germany’s DFL are linking up to deliver 5G technology to a Bundesliga stadium for the first time and to launch a real time app that will speed up the delivery of match information to fans without buffering or non-connection issues.
Karembeu invests in Swiss sponsorship platform Sponsor.Online
July 4 – The Swiss-based digital sport sponsorship marketplace, Sponsor.Online, has unveiled France 1998 World Cup winner Christian Karembeu as a new investor and advisor to the company.
Brazil vs Argentina ignites passions but extinguishes another Messi campaign
By Samindra Kunti in Belo Horizonte
July 3 – Lionel Messi’s wait for a major international team title goes on. On Tuesday night his Argentina were eliminated from the Copa America by hosts Brazil in a classic South American encounter that was high on emotions, but low in quality.
Spurs dig deep to find record €60m for Lyons’ Ndombele
July 3 – Tottenham Hotspur, who reached the Champions League final in June without having signed a single player for 18 months, have smashed their transfer record by purchasing 22-year-old French rising midfield star Tanguy Ndombele for a club record €60 million from Lyon.
Morgan’s tea taunt marks end of England’s World Cup party
July 3 – England’s semi-final jinx continued at the women’s World Cup semi-final on Tuesday as they lost 2-1 to defending champion the United States, extending the wait for a senior England side to win a major final to 53 years.
Scotland’s Hibernian sold to US-based investor
July 3 – Scottish top-flight club Hibernian are the latest team to be taken over by American investors with the announcement that multi-millionaire businessman Ronald Gordon, whose grandfather emigrated from Scotland in 1908, now in charge.
Swiss international Ismaili’s body recovered from Lake Como
July 3 – The body of Swiss international women’s footballer Florijana Ismaili has been found days after she vanished following a swimming accident at Lake Como in Italy just over the Swiss border.
Adidas’ Arsenal shirt launch backfires in offensive tweet storm
July 3 – Adidas UK were left hugely embarrassed when a social media gambit launching the new Arsenal kit backfired, leading to shirts being tweeted with racist and offensive slogans on the back.
Liverpool launch academy scheme in Mauritius
July 3 – Premier League Liverpool have launched an International Academy in Mauritius in partnership with The Ministry of Youth and Sport Republic of Mauritius.