Argentina consolidate world ranking top spot
June 20 – Argentina have increased their grip the top of the ranking, extending their lead over second-placed France to 23 points.
UEFA fines Serbia and Albania for fans’ ‘provocative’ banners
June 20 – UEFA’s disciplinary committee has punished the national federations of Serbia and Albania after the first matches in the group stage of Euro 2024 for the behaviour of their fans in the matches against England and Italy.
Scotland flower in Cologne with draw against Swiss to keep them in the hunt
June 19 – Scotland have bounced back from their opening-night mishap to draw 1-1 against Switzerland and keep their Euro 2024 hopes alive.
Albania squander lead but claw their way back for dramatic draw
June 19 – After losing their opening matches in the Group of Death (Group B) to Romania and Italy respectively, Croatia and Albania knew that a win at the Volksparkstadion in Hamburg would reignite their Euro2024 dreams.
Euro 2024 has hit the ground at a stunning pace with old faces and new stars lighting up Germany
June 19 – First round games at major tournaments are often cagey, cautious affairs, the emphasis being on trying to avoid defeat.
Comment – James Dostoyevsky: Arrogance is the step-sibling of ignorance
For the past 26 years, a lot has changed (and not only) in football. At FIFA, what started in 1998 with serial betrayal on an epic scale, ended in mayhem in 2015: Blatter’s reign. At UEFA, what was a period of solid progress throughout the tenure of Lennart Johannson, was followed by the incompetence of a deified footballer who was just that but didn’t have the first clue about running a confederation or the governance required: it,
AFC confirms clubs and schedule for its new two-tier Champions League
June 19 – The clubs for Asia’s new two-tier Champions League – AFC Champions League Elite and AFC Champions League Two – have been confirmed by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) for the 2024/25 season.
Mediapro agrees handover of OneSoccer channel to Canada’s Timeless
June 19 – Canada Soccer is moving on from its previous media partner Mediapro following a settlement with Canadian Soccer Business (CSB) to the legal action filed in January 2024 with the Ontario Superior Court of Justice.
FIFA and UEFA urge FIGC to resist Italian government oversight of club budgets
June 19 – FIFA and UEFA have expressed opposition to an Italian government plan to set up a committee to oversee the budgets of professional clubs.
Man City to open Premier League title defence away to Chelsea
June 19 – Manchester City will begin their Premier League title defence away at Chelsea in the most eye-catching heavyweight clash of the opening weekend of the new season.
UEFA’s gives CPR campaign centrestage at Euro 2024
June 19 – With the second round of Euro 2024 matches kicking off today, UEFA is putting a special focus its ‘Get Trained, Save Lives’ campaign.
Braveheart. Clarke says its all or nothing for the Scots
June 19 – Steve Clarke has insisted Scotland need to regroup and not play for a draw against Switzerland in their crunch Group A match at Euro 2024.
Georgia promise to keep building, Turks start to dream big
June 19 – Georgia manager Willy Sagnol said his team can build on their encouraging debut performance that ended in a 3-1 defeat to Turkey in Group F.
Portugal beat Czechia with dramatic added time winner
June 18 – It took a goal in added time in Leipzig for Portugal take all three points with a 2-1 win against Czechia in a game they dominated from start to finish.