Hungarians refuse to take knee branding it as a political protest
June 9 – Hungary will not take the knee before Euro 2020 matches, the Hungarian Football Federation (MLSZ) has announced.
Europe
Breaking the glass ceiling: Hewitt poised to take chair at English FA
June 9 – Debbie Hewitt is set to become the first female chair of the English Football Association in its 158-year-old history after being nominated to replace Greg Clarke.
Telecoms giant TIM renews with Serie A as brand flexes its Italian muscle
June 9 – Italy’s Serie A and telecoms giant TIM have extended their partnership with a new three-season deal, taking the sponsorship deal beyond the 25-year mark.
Reports: Swiss justices warn UEFA about barring Juve, Real and Barca
June 8 – In a potentially significant twist to the European Super League fallout, Spanish media are reporting that the Swiss Ministry of Justice has barred both UEFA and FIFA – which are based in Switzerland – from taking premature sanctions against the aborted league’s remaining founder members.
Turkish media boss and police chief jailed for fabricating Fenerbahce match-fixing case
June 8 – A Turkish court has sentenced a media executive and a former police chief to more than 1,000 years each in prison for conspiring to bring match-fixing charges against top-flight Fenerbahce.
Ceferin unequivocal over deceit and betrayal of Agnelli, Juve boss still wants to talk
By Andrew Warshaw
June 7 – UEFA president Aleksander Ceferinhas issued a no-holds-barred rebuke of his one-time friend and colleague Andrea Agnelli, saying he is no longer on speaking terms with the Juventus boss for his alleged duplicity over involvement in the European Super League.
Povlsen takes €13m stake in Denmark’s FC Midtjylland
June 7 – Retail behemoth Anders Holch Povlsen has invested in leading Danish outfit FC Midtjylland to obtain 25% of the shares and become the club’s second largest shareholder after owner Matthew Benham.
Belfast confirmed as host for Chelsea vs Villareal Super Cup fixture
June 4 – Having missed out on the Champions League final for two straight years because of Covid-19, Istanbul has again been snubbed in favour of Belfast for August’s traditional Super Cup fixture, this time between Chelsea and Villareal.
French agree to cut Ligue 1 from 20 to 18 teams for start of 2023-24 season
June 4 – France will downsize its top tier Ligue 1 from 20 to 18 clubs in the 2023-24 season. The decision was taken at the LFP’s general assembly and is an immediate consequence of the crisis in French football since the Covid-19 pandemic outbreak.
England fans boo players for taking knee. Southgate says message is not understood
June 3 – England manager Gareth Southgate criticised England fans who disgracefully jeered players for taking a knee before Wednesday’s friendly against Austria.
Oliver Kahn: a safe pair of hands in the Bayern Munich chair as Rummenigge steps down
June 2 – Oliver Kahn will succeed longstanding Bayern Munich chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge at the end of the season, the German club have confirmed.
Ancelotti beats a Mersey retreat, quitting Everton for Real Madrid
June 2 – In the latest move in the post-season managerial merry-go-round, Carlo Ancelotti has unexpectedly quit Everton after just 18 months to become head coach of Real Madrid for a second time.
European Court to rule on whether FIFA/UEFA broke EU competition over ESL shut out
June 1 – The European Court of Justice has confirmed it has received an application to rule on the legal challenge by orchestrators of the aborted European Super League over whether FIFA and UEFA, in blocking the project, adopted an unfair monopoly that could be in breach of EU competition law.
Giggs ‘abuse’ trial date set for January next year
June 1 – A trial date of January 24 next year has been set for former Wales manager Ryan Giggs who is accused of deliberately headbutting his ex-girlfriend and of controlling behaviour.
Ceferin favours ‘final 4’ flourish for Champions League
June 1 – European governing body UEFA is considering a Final Four format for the Champions League as a way to build a showpiece week of European football and generate more revenues.