Insideworldfootball talks exclusively to Annabel van Meeteren, President of SVO VV Pinkenberg to gather her thoughts on the BNG2027 bid to host the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2027 and the positive impact a successful bid could have for the women’s amateur game across The Netherlands.
May 2 – Eleven English Football League clubs and 16 from the non-league pyramid have joined forces to call for the reinstatement of FA Cup replays.
May 2 – Fluminense are the latest Brazilian club to report rising debt levels in their 2023 financial year, now running at more than R$800 million ($156.5 million) in 2023. This is despite the Rio club reporting an operating surplus of R$78 million ($15.3 million).
May 2 – Spain’s Athletic Club head a world ranking of clubs with the greatest reliance on home-grown players.
May 2 – Ralf Rangnick has turned down Bayern Munich to remain as Austria’s head coach and lead the country at Euro 2024.
May 2 – Turkish media tycoon Acun Ilicali, owner of Hull City in the English Championship, has said he plans Slovenia’s NK Maribor, following a series of meetings in Slovenia last week.
May 2 – US tyre and wheels retailer Discount Tire has become a sponsor of the MLS in a multi-year agreement.
May 2 – San Diego FC who make their MLS debut in 2025 are reportedly in discussion with Mexican winger Hirving ‘Chucky’ Lozano as their first big name signing, with a view to singing him in June before the start of the Copa America which is being played in the US.
May 2 – Liverpool have unveiled their home kit for the 2024/25 season, the first in the Premier League ahead of the 2024/25 season, as the team continues to struggle domestically in a limp end to an otherwise encouraging season.
May 1 – Concacaf is handing over the organization and management if its Caribbean Club Shield club competition to the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) from the 2024 edition onwards.
May 1 – Everton’s protracted takeover by 777 Partners has been thrown further into doubt by the club calling in a leading firm of restructuring and insolvency advisers.
May 1 – Some of FIFA’s rules on player contracts may run contrary to European law, according to an adviser to the Luxembourg-based Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU).
May 1 – Spanish football administration has taken yet another twist with former national team coach Vicente del Bosque appointed by the government to head a commission to oversee the country’s scandal-hit federation (RFEF) after a corruption and money laundering probe targeted both the current and former RFEF presidents.
May 1 – BetMGM is to take over the ‘Official Training Wear Partner’ rights at Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur from next season.
May 1 – Hollywood stars and Wrexham AFC owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney have bought a minority stake in the Liga MX side Club Necaxa, as the duo add a second club to their football portfolio.