Roma swap millionaire for billionaire US owner in €591m deal
August 6 – An exciting new era looks in store for Roma, with Texas-based Italian-American billionaire Dan Friedkin signing a deal to purchase the famed Serie A side.
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UEFA lays down the Covid law as club competitions return
August 6 – Players taking part in the climax to the Champions League and Europa League have been warned by UEFA not to breach strict Covid-19 protocols.
Amnesty calls on Premier League for ‘sport-washing’ to be part of future ownership tests
August 6 – Amnesty International has written to the English Premier League proposing a new owners and directors test that covers human rights concerns and sport-washing following the collapse of the takeover of Newcastle United by a Saudi-led consortium.
LaLiga and Puma get pumped up for new season with ball unveil
August 6 – Sporting goods giant Puma and La Liga have revealed the match ball for the 2020/21 Spanish topflight season, with Accelerate, in traditional white colours, the primary ball and Adrenalina, with a more catchy design, used for ‘El Clásico’ and other marquee matches.
Europa League back: Man Utd and Inter progress; Leverkusen, Seville and Roma next up
August 6 – The Europa League returned to action on Wednesday after a four-month hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic, with Manchester United, Inter Milan, Shakhtar Donetsk and Copenhagen booking their place for the quarter-finals to be played in Germany.
Gunners bullet 55 staff as Covid-19 eats into revenue streams
August 6 – Arsenal’s head of recruitment is among 55 staff redundancies as the club became the first in the English Premier League to announce significant job losses caused by the effects of Covid-19.
AFC unveils centralised venues and pathway for AFC Cup completion
August 6 – The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has released more detail of the centralised locations to complete the groups rounds of the 2020 AFC Cup, the AFC’s baby brother international club competition to its Champions League.
AFC secures Saran to boost Central Asian media proposition
August 5 – The AFC may not have resumed its international competition calendar yet as its member associations focus on their national leagues, but it has moved its commercial activity forward with the announcement of Saran Media International as a new partner.
Champions League-headed Sevilla extend Nike kit deal for a further season
March 6 – LaLiga’s Sevilla have extended their kit supply deal with Nike for another year, taking them to the end of the 2021-22 season.
Toon Army march on Premier League demanding answers to why Saudi deal was delayed
August 5 – More than 70,000 outraged fans of English sleeping giant Newcastle have signed a petition demanding the Premier League explain its handling of the proposed Saudi-led £300 million take-over deal that collapsed last week.
Doors could open for Bundesliga fans in September, says Seifert
August 5 – Bundesliga first and second division clubs have agreed to allow a small number fans back into stadiums, potentially as early as the 2020-21 season opener on Friday September 18. But only if the authorities give the green light later this month.
Sala transfer dispute rolls on as CAS agrees to give more time
August 5 – The unsavoury dispute over who was liable for Emiliano Sala’s €17 million transfer fee from Nantes to Cardiff City is set to drag on more than a year and half after the Argentine forward was tragically killed when the light aircraft carrying him to Cardiff two days after he signed crashed into the sea before he could play a single game.
First Sports Integrity Week speakers announced for September webinars
August 5 – SIGA has announced the first set of speakers for the inaugural Sport Integrity Week, September 7-11.
Bwin double up on Belgian Pro League and Eleven Sports with three-year deal
August 5 – Belgium’s professional game, settling down to a new format following a summer of political and legal chaos, has positive news to report with bookmaker bwin being confirmed as its new betting partner.
Big 5 club sponsorships hit €3.3bn with airlines, Adidas and Nike flying highest
August 5 – The total value of sponsorship across the big five football leagues in 2020 is now more than €3.3bn annually, according to a report by KPMG Football Benchmark.