Football without beer. Alcohol ban for Qatar 2022 stadia
July 8 – Alcohol will not be served at World Cup venues in Qatar, according to agency reports.
Serie A keeps Frecciarossa on track with Coppa Italia naming rights
July 8 – Italian train operator Trenitalia has renewed its title sponsorship of Serie A’s Coppa Italia for a further two season.
Bignot banned for homophobic touchline comment
July 8 – Former Birmingham Women coach Marcus Bignot has been handed a seven-game touchline ban for homophobic comments. He has also been ordered to attend a face-to-face education course.
MLS appoints IMG Arena to build data driven content to sell to booming bookie business
July 8 – With the deregulation of the online betting business state-to-state across the US, Major League Soccer (MLS) has appointed the bookmaker sales of IMG – IMG Arena – as its official data distribution in a deal that could net the US league $270 million, according to reports.
Ceferin says Women’s Euros will set benchmarks for all women’s sport
July 7 – UEFA president Aleksander Čeferin has hailed the start of the Women’s Euros, delayed for a year because of Covid, as changing the face of the women’s game.
Bayern boss Kahn defends Qatar links, Hainer says human rights change will take time
July 7 – Bayern Munich’s chief executive Oliver Kahn has defended the club’s contentious sponsorship agreement with World Cup hosts Qatar.
Man Utd agree sleeve deal with DXT and a digital transformation path
July 7 – Manchester United have signed IT and consulting services provider DXC as the club’s sleeve sponsor. DXC will also manage the club’s digital presence.
Brazil start as favourites for expanding Women’s Copa America
July 7 – With England defeating Austria 1-0 in the curtain-raiser of Euro 2022 and the Concacaf Women’s Championship in full swing, the Copa America takes centre stage on Friday when Bolivia and Ecuador kick off the South American competition.
England open Euros with a record Old Trafford attendance and a 1-0 win
July 7 – England and Beth Mead kicked off their Euro 2022 party with a narrow 1-0 win against Austria in the tournament’s curtain-raiser in front of a record crowd for a Women’s Euro match of 68,871 fans at Old Trafford.
UN scores UEFA partnership with ‘Football for the Goals’ initiative
July 7 – Timed with the kick-off of the Women’s Euro, the United Nations has a new initiative – ‘Football for the Goals’ – with UEFA as an inaugural supporter.
Vietnamese FA builds on success with 3-year SABECO beer sponsorship
July 7 – Vietnam has agreed a three-year sponsorship of its national teams with the country’s largest brewer Sai Gon Beer-Alcohol-Beverage JSC (SABECO).
PepsiCo launches bursaries to build female English coaching talent
July 7 – PepsiCo has joined with Women in Football, to sponsor 45 aspiring female coaches on the English FA’s ‘Introduction to Coaching’ course, with the aim of opening the door for talented women to build careers in football.
Fifpro issues red list of countries where players risk going unpaid
July 6 – Global football players union Fifpro has warned footballers about “systematic and widespread contractual violations” in football, singling out Algeria, China, Greece Libya, Romania, Saudi Arabia and Turkey as countries where these risks are high.
Zambia withdraw star striker Banda from women’s AFCON for failing gender test
July 6 – Zambian captain and star Barbra Banda has been ruled out of the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations over ‘gender eligibility’ issues, prompting controversy at the tournament.
Another ‘new era’ at PSG as Galtier brought in to take the big players to the big prize
By Andrew Warshaw
July 6 – It was the most open of secrets and now it’s official. Mauricio Pochettino’s reign at Paris Saint-Germain is over after Christophe Galtier was appointed the club’s seventh coach in 11 years.