Adidas gets the new Champions League season ball rolling
August 23 – Adidas has unveiled the match balls for the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Women’s Champions League ahead of the beginning of the 2023/24 campaign next month.
World Football
Brazilian bookie Esportes da Sorte agrees sponsorship renewal for Paulistão
August 22 – Online bookmaker Esportes da Sorte has renewed its sponsorship of Brazil’s regional Paulista Football Federation (FPF) for the 2024 edition of Paulistão.
UEFA bans Dinamo Zagreb fans from travelling away in European club competitions
August 21 – Croatia’s Dinamo Zagreb are to play UEFA club competition matches without away fans “for a minimum” of the remainder of the 2023/24 season.
Messi steps up again as Inter Miami lift Leagues Cup with penalty win over Nashville
August 20 – It has taken Lionel Messi just seven matches to win his first piece of silverware in the US with Inter Miami. A remarkable unbeaten Leagues Cup run that climaxed with the win over Nashville after 11 rounds of penalties. The game was tied at 1-1 at full time.
Plovdiv opens up its stadia for Bulgarian national teams free of charge
August 21 – The Municipality of Plovdiv in Bulgaria is to provide the Hristo Botev and Lokomotiv stadiums to the country’s teams of Bulgaria free of charge.
De Bruyne, Haaland and Messi vie for UEFA men’s Player of Year award
August 18 – Two Manchester City players and the ubiquitous Lionel Messi are the top three nominees for the 2022/23 UEFA Men’s Player of the Year award.
Saudis sign OFC MoU to develop Women’s game, as well as Beach and Futsal disciplines
August 18 – The Saudi Arabian Football Federation (SAFF) has strengthened ties with Oceania, signing a Memorandum of Understanding with the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC). The confederation said that the MoU does not involve a cash investment by Saudi Arabia in the region.
Man City beat Sevilla on penalties to win UEFA Super Cup
August 17 – Manchester City marked their first appearance in the UEFA Super Cup by beating Sevilla 5-4 in a penalty shootout on Wednesday to claim yet more silverware under manager Pep Guardiola.
Greek government cracks down on football violence with an end to ultras’ fan clubs
August 17 – Independent fan clubs in Greece, the so-called ultras, are to be banned. The decision was announced by Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis after a meeting with UEFA President Alexander Ceferin and the owners of several Greek clubs on Wednesday in Athens.
Messi can’t stop scoring as Inter Miami storm into the Leagues Cup final against Nashville
August 17 – Lionel Messi scored his ninth goal in his sixth game for Inter Miami as they stormed past Philadelphia Union into the final of the Leagues Cup earlier this week.
WWC2023: Andonovski quits US team after early exit
August 17 – US coach Vlatko Andonovski has resigned, bringing to a close a management reign that collapsed with the team’s dramatic round of 16 exit from the 2023 Women’s World Cup.
WWC2023: Kerr calls for more funding for women’s game in Aussie
August 17 – In the wake of Australia’s elimination from the Women’s World Cup, Matildas star Sam Kerr (pictured) has called for more investment in Australian women’s football.
Inter Milan expand Academy project in US
August 17 – Italian league giants Inter Milan have further developed their academy network into the US, opening the Virginia-based Inter Academy Strikers in Richmond.
NWSL’s Chicago Red Stars set to sell to investor group led by Chicago Cubs owner
August 16 – The USA may have been knocked off their perch as the best women’s national team in the world. but there is still a growing appetite for investors to get involved in the domestic women’s league game.
Pokatok Sports World’s Fair launched with debut event in Houston, April 2024
August 16 – World Cup 2026 host venue Houston will be the venue for a newly launched global sports festival aimed at the sports business to be held 4-7 April 2024.