By Samindra Kunti in Jeddah
December 20 – European champions Manchester City rekindled some of their form with a comfortable 3-0 victory against Urawa Red Diamonds to book a place in the final of the Club World Cup.
December 20 – Brazilian club Santos have tasked Fabio Carille with steering the club back to the top flight, confirming his appointment earlier this week.
December 20 – The Asian Cup Local Organising Committee (LOC) has launched a third phase of ticket sales for the tournament that kicks off January 12.
December 20 – The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and Kelme have unveiled the Official Match Ball of the AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2023 Final ahead of the kick off on 12 January 2024.
December 20 – The growing popularity of women’s football in England was underlined Tuesday when national team goalkeeper Mary Earps was voted as the BBC’s sports personality of the year for 2023.
December 20 – Concacaf has announced the schedule for the revamped 2024 Concacaf Champions Cup Round One and Round of 16 matches.
December 19 – Manchester City’s Portuguese forward Bernardo Silva has warned that the expanded Club World Cup will take a heavy toll on elite players, saying the number of games they have to play has reached “crazy” proportions.
December 19 – Allegations of serious offences against match officials in English grassroots football increased slightly last season compared to 2021-22, figures show.
December 19 – Atlanta, the future home of the US national team training centre, will be the host city for the ninth SheBelieves Cup.
December 19 – Manchester City have been fined £120,000 after several players surrounded referee Simon Hooper during their dramatic 3-3 draw against Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League earlier this month.
December 19 – The AFC have revealed that Semi-Automated Offside Technology (SAOT) will be used at the AFC Asian Cup in Qatar in January 2024, marking the first use of this technology at an AFC tournament.
December 19 – An external investigation into the events leading up to the death of Sheffield United midfielder Maddy Cusack found “no evidence of wrongdoing”.
December 19 – FIFA have awarded hosting rights to Chile for the U-20 World Cup 2025 and Poland as the host of the U-20 Women’s World Cup 2026.
December 19 – Seoul in South Korea will host the next edition of the Homeless World Cup in 2024, the 19th time the competition will have been played and the first time in Asia.
December 19 – Manchester City has agreed a multi-year partnership with Kellogg’s that will see the cereal brand become theClub’s Official Breakfast Cereals partner for both the men’s and women’s first teams.