August 19 – Japan’s Vissel Kobe and Korea’s Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors qualified for the quarter finals of the AFC Champions League in Saitama, both winning hard fought ties against rivals from their domestic leagues.
August 19 – Brazil and Spain have progressed to the last eight of the U-20 Women’s World Cup, but tournament favourites Germany and USA exited the competition in the group phase.
August 19 – Argentina’s justice system has opened an investigation into whether sports betting played a role in an Agropecuario player being sent off against Boca Juniors in a cup game this month.
August 19 – Not for the first time, Chelsea fans are in the headlines for shaming their club over allegations of racism.
August 19 – Liverpool have become the first Premier League club to legally formalise a Supporters Board in the wake of the European Super League debacle and Project Big Picture proposals that so dramatically split fans and their club owners.
August 19 – Fan token specialist Socios.com has secured regulatory approval as a service provider of virtual currencies and digital wallets for its fan engagement and rewards platform in Italy.
August 19 – Juventus have renewed cryto trading platform Bitget as the club’s sleeve sponsor for a second season.
August 19 – Premier League Liverpool and Nivea Men have another three years to their sponsor partnership that began in 2015.
August 19 – Former Chelsea and Arsenal midfielder Willian has quit Corinthians following a deluge of threats on social media.
August 17 – Leon Musk, the world’s richest man, may have been joking when he tweeted about his interest in buying Manchester United but another billionaire is reported to be deadly serious.
August 18 – Benfica defeated Dynamo Kyiv 2-0 to take a major step towards Champions League qualification and dash the dreams of the Ukrainian club.
August 18 – In the dark depths of the covid pandemic football clubs were forced to lock out their fans. But even without match day revenues, the European football market grew by 10% (€2.4billion) in 2020/21 to €27.6 billion.
August 18 – LA Galaxy have agreed a “multi-year renewal” of their Herbalife Nutrition shirt sponsorship, the longest running main partner deal in the MLS.
August 18 – Valencia have confirmed Layhoon Chan (pictured) will become the new president with various boardroom changes taking place at the club.
August 17 – beIN Sport has renewed rights to the English Football League’s (EFL) three divisions, play-offs and Cup competition in a two-season deal.