By Samindra Kunti in Hamilton
August 2 – Sweden wrapped up the group stages with a routine 2-0 victory against Argentina to finish top of Group G and maintain an unbeaten record ahead of their showdown with defending champions the United States in the last 16 of the Women’s World Cup.
August 2 – French champions Paris Saint-Germain have secured a two-year global partnership with Japanese game developers Brilliantcrypto.
August 2 – Having been criticised for leaving the hosts of the Women’s World Cup to tour the Pacific Islands, FIFA president Gianni Infantino has detailed his meetings and appointments on his private jet whistle-stop tour, adding a video news release from his last stop in Tonga.
August 2 – After two tight, unconvincing 1-0 wins over Haiti and Denmark, England have finally arrived at the Women’s World Cup.
August 2 – Fabinho has completed a €46.7 million switch from Liverpool to Al-Ittihad in the Saudi Pro League which will see him earn £700,00 per week over the course of his three-year deal.
August 2 – The Saudi Pro League has hit headlines signing big stars from Europe’s big leagues, but the search for proven talent isn’t confined to Europe.
August 2 – France’s Ligue 1 giants AS Monaco have announced Danish luxury audio brand Bang & Olufsen as the newest member of their premium partner family.
August 1 – Manchester United have announced a 10-year extension to its partnership with Adidas worth almost £1 billion.
By Samindra Kunti in Auckland
August 1 – Defending world champions the United States survived a major scare against Portugal to squeeze through to the knockout phase of the Women’s World Cup, but following the goalless stalemate the Americans downplayed the gravity of their disappointing form.
August 1 – English football authorities have introduced a series of disciplinary measures to improve the behaviour of players, managers and fans at all levels of the game next season.
August 1 – Bulgaria’s Levski Sofia have refused to sell tickets to North Macedonian Shkupi fans for the second-leg of their UEFA Conference League qualifier following fan clashes in the first leg of the tie in Skopje last week.
August 1 – Italian giants AS Roma have announced a new regional sponsorship with Asia-targeted betting site 678.com.
August 1 – Football has won another battle in the fight against illegal streaming of matches in the UK, with Sky Television having won a court order allowing them to enforce blocking of illegally streamed content.
August 1 – Brazilian club Flamengo have fired assistant coach Pablo Fernández after he punched striker Pedro (pictured) in the face. Head coach Jorge Sampaoli’s position is said to be secure.
August 1 – The Asian Football Confederation has graduated its fourth class of football industry students from its Football Management Certificate (FMC) programme, the initiative aimed at building the competencies and foundation for future Asian football leaders.