Expedia agree four-year extension with Liverpool for sleeve sponsorship
March 10 – Premier League Liverpool have confirmed the extension of Expedia’s shirt sleeve sponsorship for another four years.
Dressing room violence and threat of firearms forces North Macedonian second tier game off
March 10 – A pre-match violent incident forced off the game in North Macedonia’s Second League between FK Pehcevo and FK Belasica.
OSHEE fuels next brand marketing step with LaLiga deal
March 10 – Polish isotonic drinks brand Oshee has become a partner of LaLiga that will see the company’s drinks bottlesbranded with the official LaLiga logo and LaLiga Santander imagery, including player images.
Swiss justice clears Infantino in ‘Geneva-jet-case’ with message that it is OK to lie
By Paul Nicholson
March 9 – Swiss prosecutors have dropped the criminal investigation into FIFA president Gianni Infantino for the charter of a private jet between Suriname and Geneva in 2017.
DFL to harden ‘50+1’ rule to protect German clubs from investor predators
March 9 – Germany’s football league (DFL) wants to tighten rules to stop investors taking full control of clubs.
Concacaf to play first W Gold Cup in Feb 2024 with four Conmebol guests
March 9 – Concacaf has announced detail of the next stage of women’s competition programme with the inaugural Concacaf W Gold Cup to be played in the US from February 17 to March 10.
PSG fail again in quest for UCL; AC Milan end Spurs’ run and perhaps Conte’s contract
March 9 – The wait goes on for the most star-studded side in Europe. Paris St Germain’s hopes of lifting the Champions League for the first time are over for another season as they crashed out of the competition in the last 16 with a 2-0 defeat at Bayern Munich (3-0 on aggregate).
Indonesian court jails match officials over 135 deaths in Kanjuruhan stadium disaster
March 9 – An Indonesian court has handed prison sentences to two match officials after finding them guilty of negligence over one of the world’s deadliest stadium disasters.
Starlizard launches Komodo free to sport stakeholders in fight against match-fixing
March 9 – Starlizard Integrity Services (SIS) – match-fixing monitoring specialists and the integrity division of London-based sports betting consultancy Starlizard – has launched its new online match-fixing alert system Komodo.
2023 UEFA Nations League finals tickets go on sale
March 9 – UEFA has launched ticket sales for the general public for the 2023 UEFA Nations League Finals in the Netherlands. Available on UEFA.com, the sales window will run until March 16.
Botev Plovdiv bank on return to renovated stadium to put finances in balance
March 9 – Botev Plovdiv will open its new Hristo Botev Stadium on April 29 with the derby game against Levski. The club said the long awaited renovation will see the stadium open with fully covered stands and 18,500 seats.
Marseille appeal case over Gueye €2.5m fine begins
March 9 – High-flying Marseille went to court Wednesday in a dispute with English tier-two Watford over the 2020 signing of Senegal midfielder Pape Gueye.
Owners move to bolster Leicester balance-sheet after heavy £92.5m loss
By David Owen
March 8 – Leicester City, the Midlands club enduring what by their recent standards is an undistinguished season in the lower reaches of the Premier League, have reported a near tripling of pre-tax losses for the year to end-May 2022.
ECA hobnobs with European Parliament Sports Group as it pushes for ‘meaningful reform’
March 8 – A delegation from the European Club Association (ECA) yesterday met with members of the European Parliament Sports Group in Brussels.
AFC members join for region-wide day of activity to embrace International Women’s Day
March 8 – The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has embraced International Women’s Day with a series of activities co-ordinated across its member associations.