February 22 – The public pressure on the annulling of the FIFA life ban on former Haiti Football Federation (FHF) president Yves Jean-Bart for sexual abuse offences has intensified with Human Rights Watch and the Army of Survivors issuing a damning statement saying that FIFA is failing sex abuse survivors.
February 22 – Two of the three outstanding qualification slots for the Women’s World Cup 2023 have been filled with Haiti beating Chile 2-1 to make history and qualify for their first women’s World Cup and Portugal also set to make their WWC debut after beating Cameroon 2-1.
February 22 – Spanish clubs have jointly expressed their concern over reports that for years Barcelona paid a company owned by a former Catalan referee almost €1.4 million for “technical advice”.
By David Owen
February 22 – In matters of revenue, Sepp Blatter’s FIFA tended to under-promise and over-deliver.
February 22 – Spanish coach Javi Garcia has a second chance to manage in the Premier League after being hired by Leeds United as the replacement for Jesse Marsch.
February 22 – Brazil’s former Barcelona star Dani Alves has had a request to be released from jail on bail rejected by a Spanish court as the investigation into an alleged sexual assault continues.
February 22 – The body of Hatayspor sporting director Taner Savut (pictured) has been recovered more than two weeks after the devastating earthquakes that struck Turkey and Syria in which more than 47,000 people have died.
February 22 – The UK sports broadcast landscape is changing with BT Sports channels changing their name to TNT Sports in July 2023 for the start of the new football season.
February 22 – Germany’s DFB have added household product business Vorwerk as sponsor of the women’s national team in a deal that began last night with a friendly against Sweden and runs through this summer’s World Cup.
February 22 – Greek online gaming company Stoiximan has been named as naming rights sponsor of the Greek Super League in a deal that runs for the rest of this season and to the end of the 2024/25 season.
February 21 – She may not have much chance of success but when Lise Klaveness runs for a position on UEFA’s executive committee in April, she will attempt to change years of male domination.
February 21 – The cost of buying players increased at an annual rate of 13.8% between the 2013/14 and 2019/20 seasons. The inflation bubble was burst with a -0.2% drop in the three seasons following the pandemic but player prices resumed their spectacular growth in 2022/23, suggesting a rapid return to record levels, said the CIES Football Observatory.
February 21 – Saudi Arabia’s Al Hilal took a step closer to retaining their AFC Champions League title with a 3-1 win over the UAE’s Shabab Al Ahli Dubai in Qatar at the Al Janoub Stadium.
February 21 – England’s men’s and women’s teams are to play Australia in a unique international friendly double for charity later this year.
February 21 – English Tier-2 club Birmingham City could face a suspended points deduction after being charged with multiple counts of misconduct by the English Football League.