Bayern Munich’s Hoeness calls expanded international calendar ‘madness’
August 9 – Bayern Munich’s honorary president Uli Hoeness is the latest figure to denounce the expansion of the footballing calendar – taking aim at UEFA as well as FIFA.
FC Shkupi books in Pasha Group for shirt sponsorship
August 9 – North Macedonian FC Shkupi has agreed a sponsorship with the Pasha Group hotel chain who will take the front of shirt logo position for the coming season.
Anfield wired up for new season
August 8 – Extreme Networks, a leading name in cloud networking, has completed the installation of a state-of-the-art high-speed Wi-Fi network at Liverpool’s Anfield Stadium.
Barca feed on cash for new signings from Aramark catering supplier
August 8 – FC Barcelona have managed to distance themselves from the danger of breaking LaLiga’s financial fair play rules with the signing of a deal with their US catering supplier Aramark who will pick up the debt owed by Libero.
Saudi 2034 bid under fire for its ‘mega polluting’ proposals
August 8 – Rights group Fossil Free Football has called Saudi Arabia’s 2034 World Cup plans ‘mega polluting’ after FIFA released the country’s bid book last week.
French Ligue2 clubs grow opposition to Friday night match scheduling
August 8 – The decision to reschedule French Ligue 2 fixtures from Saturday evenings to Friday nights has sparked an increasing backlash, with USL Dunkerque becoming the latest club to voice its concerns.
Lucozade signs up to aid Liverpool recovery
August 8 – Liverpool have announced Lucozade as the club’s official sports hydration partner on a multi-year deal as the British drinks brand moves to re-establish its presence with the club, which it first partnered with in 2010.
England’s far-right rioters face stadium bans as season kicks-off this weekend
August 8 – Far-right rioters who have taken part in a week of violence across the UK could be barred from football matches.
Players strike at Vietnamese club Thanh Hoa over $640K in unpaid wages
August 8 – Players at a leading Vietnamese club have gone on strike over unpaid salaries and bonuses, a rare move in Asian football.
Romanian city of Iasi commits to €113m new stadium
August 8 – Mihai Chirica, mayor of the Romanian city of Iasi, has said he is restarting the project to build a new stadium in the city Iasi, which is located close to the Moldovan border.
Belgium’s Aalst expelled from regional league over failure to find a suitable stadium
August 8 – Eendracht Aalst, who play in the second tier of Belgian football in a regional league, have been removed from competition by Voetbal Vlaa after mismanagement resulted in the Flemish club losing access to a suitable pitch.
StarGames expands its German footprint with Dortmund deal
August 8 – German Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund have agreed a multi-year premium partner deal with online gaming company StarGames as the online betting platform looks to elevate exposure within the European market with the eight-time Bundesliga champions.
SIGA brings its Women’s Leadership Forum to Europe
August 8 – Having organised the recent editions of its SIGA Summits on Female Leadership in Sport in the US, SIGA have announced the debut of the SIGAWomen Leadership Forum which will be held in Portugal on September 11.
Rodri and Morata handed one-game bans for anti-English political hate chant
August 7 – Spanish internationals Rodri and Alvaro Morata have both been handed a one-game ban by UEFA over chants they made regarding the sovereignty of Gibraltar and which were a direct taunt at England.
Red Bull buys into Asia with acquisition of Omiya Ardija in Japan
August 7 – Red Bull has announced a new addition to its growing football club portfolio, turning to the Japanese J-League as it branches out into club ownership in the Asian region for the first time.