Croatian FA receives land donation to build national team training centre
July 7 – The Croatian government has donated land worth €4.2 million to the Croatian Football Association (HNS) to build a national team training centre.
World Football
Motsepe Foundation makes donation to break South African women’s pre-World Cup strike
July 7 – The South Africa Football Association (SAFA) says a pay dispute with its Women’s World Cup squad has been resolved after a charity set up by Confederation of African Football president and billionaire businessman Patrice Motsepe stepped in.
Concacaf unveils 98-match end-2023 schedule for third edition of Nations League
July 7 – Concacaf has released the schedule for the 2023/24 Concacaf Nations League (CNL) that will be played in the International Match Windows of September, October, and November 2023.
Schweinsteiger blames Guardiola philosophy for Germany’s decline
July 7 – Manchester City’s treble-winning manager Pep Guardiola has been partially blamed for the recent decline of the Germany national team.
Conmebol picks Sportradar to market data rights to betting market worldwide
July 7 – Sportradar has won the rights to be Conmebol’s exclusive global audio and video betting data rights holder for its club competitions and a bulk of its national team championships.
Millwall owner John Berylson dies in US car crash
July 7 – John Berylson (pictured), owner and chairman of English Football League side Millwall, has died aged 70 following a fatal car accident in the United States.
England and Spain cruise to final of Euro U21 championship
July 6 – England and Spain set up a heavyweight clash in the final of the European under-21 Championship after breezing through their respective semi-finals on Wednesday.
PSG’s Al-Khelaifi tells Mbappe to sign or be sold
July 6 – Paris St-Germain president Nasser Al-Khelaifi has warned Kylian Mbappe he will not be allowed to leave the club as a free agent next summer.
England captain Bright says packed match schedule needs to be reviewed
July 6 – Stand-in England captain Millie Bright has called for improved scheduling in the women’s game after a raft of players were ruled out of the upcoming World Cup with anterior cruciate ligament injuries.
Serbia’s FK Vojvodina to rebuild its Karadjordje stadium in Novi Sad
July 6 – The president of Serbian FK Vojvodina, Dragoljub Zbiljić, has announced that the club is starting a large-scale reconstruction of the Karadjordje Stadium in Novi Sad.
PSG replace Galtier with Enrique on renewed bid for Champions League title
July 6 – French giants Paris Saint-Germain have unveiled Luis Enrique as their new head coach in a bid to reinvent themselves yet again.
Fluminense’s Diniz to babysit Brazil national team until Ancelotti’s arrival
July 6 – Fluminense coach Fernando Diniz will be Brazil’s new head coach on a one-year contract, serving as an interim ahead of the reported arrival of Carlo Ancelotti, who will fulfil his contractual obligations at Real Madrid despite failing to win La Liga or the Champions League last season.
Gold Cup reaches quarter finals with US and Mexico paths separated
July 5 – Mexico will be returning to the Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas for the Gold Cup semi-final assuming they beat Costa Rica in Arlington on July 8. The US will head for the Snapdragon Stadium in San Diego if they beat Canada.
Osasuna to appeal UEFA ban from Conference League for matchfixing
July 5 – Osasuna have been thrown out of European football’s third-tier Conference League next season due to a match-fixing scandal from a decade ago.
Forest Green’s Hannah Dingley becomes first female manager in English pro leagues
July 5 – Forest Green Rovers, the English club renowned globally for its “green” ethos and Vegan culture, has broken new ground again by becoming the first men’s professional team in the UK to hire a female manager.