Keeping clubs afloat. Not just a financial issue
May 14 – Everton’s Bramley-Moore Dock stadium tops a list of flooding concerns as climate change threatens to ‘entirely submerge’ a number of English stadiums by 2060, according to new data.
FIFA fury as it refuses to back down on calendar in face of FIFPRO and WLA’s legal threat
May 13 – FIFA have responded furiously to threats by world players union FIFPRO and the World Leagues Association (WLA) that they and their members will take legal action over the ‘imposition’ of the international match calendar, and in particular the staging of 2025 Club World Cup.
Haiti to host 2026 qualifiers in Barbados as Concacaf unveils opening group schedules
May 13 – Concacaf has released the schedule for second round of World Cup Qualifying that will begin next month complete in 2024.
777 Partners troubles mount as fans block Standard Liège from travelling
May 13 – Supporters’ protests forced 777 Partners-owned Standard Liège to postpone their league match with Westerlo after the team coach was blocked from reaching the stadium.
GolTV put under pressure to pay rights fees in Ecuador as players go unpaid
May 13 – GolTV, the pay-television broadcaster that holds domestic rights to Ecuador’s top-tier Serie A, faces losing its lucrative contract as a 15-day countdown begins for them to pay clubs outstanding rights fees.
Neymar-less Al Hilal secure Saudi Pro league title with three games to go
May 13 – Al Hilal have been crowned champions in a historic season for the Saudi league, whose summer spending of big name stars has earned them a place on the watchlist of football fans worldwide.
UEFA tunes up for Euro 2024
May 13 – Italian electronic trio Meduza and Grammy nominees OneRepublic have teamed up with German singer-songwriter Leony to unveil the official song of UEFA Euro 2024, titled ‘Fire’.
All-square in play-offs as Championship clubs battle for a place in the richest game in football
May 13 – With the final dubbed as ‘the richest game in football’, the Championship play-offs served up a pair of nil-nil draws during the opening legs between Norwich and Leeds, and West Bromwich Albion and Southampton.
Bournemouth give Iraola another two seasons as club achieve record points tally
May 13 – Bournemouth boss Andoni Iraola has been rewarded with a new contract at the south coast club, extending his stay until the end of the 2025/26 season.
Levski ultras occupy goalmouth preventing start of Cherno More derby
May 13 – Fans of Bulgaria’s Levski Sofia delayed the kick off in the derby against against Cherno More in the efbet League with protests against the owner of Levski and club legend Nasko Sirakov.
Cavan Sullivan breaks MLS record signing for 14-year-old youth player
May 13 – MLS club Philadelphia Union has signed a contract with 14-year-old attacking midfielder Cavan Sullivan that will see him earn an MLS record $500,000 annually, with a $5 million move to Manchester City when he turns 18.
FIFA warned of legal action by Fifpro and WLA unless it backtracks on calendar
May 10 – Global players union FIFPRO and the World Leagues Association (WLA) have warned FIFA of legal action if they FIFA doesn’t “withdraw its decisions on the international calendar”.
Amnesty pressures FIFA to release post-Qatar 2022 report into migrant worker conditions
May 10 – With the FIFA Congress taking place next week, Amnesty International has pressed the world governing body to publish the long-awaited Qatar labour report into the treatment and rights of migrant workers who built World Cup infrastructure.
‘Bayer Neverlusen’ break European records en route Europa League final in Dublin
May 10 – German champions Bayer Leverkusen have reached the final of the Europa League, but left it late to keep their season-long unbeaten streak in one piece.