Norway’s Lise Klaveness learns savvy as she bids for UEFA exco seat
January 22 – Two years ago, Norway’s football president Lise Klaveness was denied a seat at UEFA’s top table, predominantly the property of men.
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Useful draw keeps Club Brugge and Juve in hunt for UCL knockout rounds
By Samindra Kunti in Brugge
January 22 – Belgian champions Club Brugge have edged closer to a playoff spot in the Champions League following a laboured, goalless draw against Italian giants Juventus.
Man City rebuild from the back with two new signings
January 22 – Defending champions Manchester City, rocked by a series of domestic setbacks until Sunday’s 6-0 trouncing of Ipswich, have splashed the cash on two defenders in as many days in an attempt to revive their flagging title hopes.
Montenegro begins process of reconstructing City Stadium in Podgorica
January 22 – The Football Federation of Montenegro (FSCG) has announced that it is starting reconstruction of the City Stadium in Podgorica, used by the country’s national team.
Alyssa Naeher crowns stellar career with US player of year award
January 22 – For only the second time in 40 years, a goalkeeper has been voted the 2024 U.S. Soccer Female Player of the Year. Alyssa Naeher follows in the steps of the great Hope Solo, who took home the award in 2009.
UEFA readies delegates and agenda for 9th medical symposium
January 22 – UEFA will hold its ninth medical symposium in Lugano, Switzerland, February 4-6 with a focus on the evolution of football medicine in the women’s game.
Opinions divided over bringing booze back to English stadia
January 22 – Last week it was announced that alcohol would be allowed in view of the pitch at an English football stadium. This pilot scheme, which is being conducted at Bristol City, Southampton, Birmingham and Newcastle is being carried out across the clubs’ remaining home league games of the season with some derby fixtures exempt, however, it is limited to the women’s game.
‘Let’s make the world great again’ – Infantino revels in mutual back-slapping with fellow president Trump
January 21 – Who says sport and politics don’t mix? Among the scores of dignitaries attending Donald Trump’s inauguration ceremony was FIFA boss Gianni Infantino who has admitted the pair share a “great friendship.”
Antwerp continue to rely on owner Gheysens to balance books after more losses
January 21 – Belgian club Royal Antwerp registered losses of €12 million for the 2023-24 season, remaining reliant on owner and benefactor Paul Gheysens to balance the accounts.
LaLiga continuing to embrace crypto revolution with CoinW partnership
January 21 – LaLiga has continued its foray into the digital age by announcing CoinW as its newest regional partner for Taiwan and Hong Kong. The partnership, revealed during a press conference in Taipei, underscores the ever-tightening bond between cryptocurrency and the beautiful game.
Zingarevich debate yields few clues as to 10-year Bulgaria ban on Plovdiv owner
January 21 – A special committee in the Bulgarian parliament heard from the Chairman of the State Agency for National Security Plamen Tonchev and the Chairman of the State Intelligence Agency Antoan Genchev regarding the 10-year ban on Botev Plovdiv owner Anton Zingarevich from entering Bulgaria.
Belgian FA appoints Iceland’s Gunnarsdottir as new women’s national team boss
January 21 – Iceland’s Elisabet Gunnarsdottir has succeeded Yves Serneels as manager of the Belgian women’s national team with a contract until the 2027 Women’s World Cup.
Amorim tells it as it is on “worst” Man United team in club’s history
January 21 – Talk about telling it like it is. It’s one thing criticising individual performances, quite another blasting the whole team.
But that’s what Manchester United head coach Ruben Amorim has done, delivering a withering assessment of the side and suggesting it might be the “worst” in the club’s storied history.
Former England prodigy Dele Alli in bid to resurrect career at Serie A’s Como
January 21 – He was once one of the most coveted talents in the English game before his career and life took a downward turn.
Now former England midfielder Dele Alli has joined Serie A strugglers Como in the latest attempt to revive a vocation that promised so much.
After a 15-year gap Somali futsal championship returns
January 21 – The Somali Football Federation (SFF) has continued with its regeneration of football in the country with the return of its Futsal Championship after a 15-year gap caused by the civil war and terrorism that plagued the country.