Qatar set to finalise its 2022 stadium build plan
By Andrew Warshaw
August 12 – Qatar hopes to finally reveal how many stadiums it will use in total for the 2022 World Cup by the end of this year.
CAS orders Paraguay’s Olimpia to pay Ariosa ‘moral damages’
August 12 – A Paraguayan club has been ordered to pay compensation to a footballer whose contract was suspended while he was being treated for cancer, according to world players’ union FIFPro.
Mourinho’s old school remedy is to put Dr in her place
August 12 – Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho’s reputation for courting controversy and being prone to over-reaction as well as winning trophies is already making headlines with only one match of the new Premier League season completed.
Fenerbahce player escapes after car fired at in ‘terrorist’ attack
August 12 – A top-flight Turkish footballer has escaped unharmed after gunmen fired on his bulletproof car in Istanbul.
Premier League fans flock to their temples of worship for opening day
By Paul Nicholson
August 12 – The hottest ticket in England last weekend was one for a Premier League match, pretty much anywhere. Of a total of 369,536 tickets available across the 10 opening home matches, a massive 362,658 were sold, leaving just 6,878 tickets unsold, half of them at Newcastle’s St James’s Park for the 1.30pm Sunday lunchtime kick-off against Southampton.
Some old, some new, some borrowed… no it’s not a wedding, it’s Carrard’s reform cabal
By Andrew Warshaw
August 11 – Francois Carrard, former director-general of the International Olympic Committee, has been confirmed by FIFA as the independent head of its much-trumpeted Reform Task Force set up in the wake of the worst corruption crisis to hit the organisation in its 111-year history.
Watch the AFC Cup qualification tournament LIVE and FREE on Insideworldfootball
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Online betting platforms Betfair and Bet365 punt on Arsenal and WBA
By Mark Baber
August 11 – Just days into the new season, Premier League clubs Arsenal and West Bromwich Albion have signed new betting partnerships with Betfair and Bet365 respectively.
US shakes up youth soccer thinking in bid for national team glory
By Ben Nicholson
August 11 – Although the MLS is deep into its regular season, US youth soccer seasons are soon to start again, in line with the conventional European calendar. And as the youth teams gear up, they will be adjusting to the new player development initiatives that the United States Soccer Federation (USSF) has established.
Man Utd take video gamers to next level in Korea with Nexon
August 11 – Manchester United are exploiting the increasingly influential Asian commercial market by announcing a partnership with Korean-based online games developer and publisher, Nexon, bringing the club closer to the 15 million followers it has in the country.
Germany’s Continental adds Brazil to roster with Copa do Brasil tie-up
August 11 – Tyre manufacturer Continental has signed up to sponsor the Copa do Brasil, the Brazilian Cup organized by the Brazilian Football Confederation CBF.
German Cup game abandoned after ref struck by lighter
August 11 – A German Cup first-round tie between third division VfL Osnabruck and RB Leipzig was abandoned in the 71st minute on Monday after the referee was struck by a lighter thrown from a section of the crowd.
NBC renews Premier League TV rights for US in 6-year deal
By Andrew Warshaw
August 11 – The pre-season march of English Premier League clubs through the US has paid off with American broadcaster NBC announcing it has struck a deal to show live Premier League games for the next six years, extending its current contract until 2022.