June 27 – UEFA have blocked Sheriff Tiraspol from hosting European competition games in its breakaway home region in Moldova in the latest football-related fallout from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
By Andrew Warshaw
June 24 – Paris Saint-Germain president Nasser al-Khelaifi, one of the most powerful figures in global football, was acquitted on appeal for a second time today by a Swiss federal court on charges of corruption in the long-running saga over the attribution of World Cup TV rights.
June 24 – After a fraught, and often bitterly chaotic, broadcast rights tender process in Turkey, beIN SPORTS has agreed a two-year deal as the exclusive domestic broadcaster of the Turkish Süper Lig in Turkey.
June 24 – Kigali will form the stage for next year’s FIFA presidential elections following the world governing body’s announcement that the 73rd FIFA Congress will be staged in the Rwandan capital in March.
June 24 – Indian football has been given a strict deadline to clean up by a joint FIFA/AFC delegation or run the risk of getting banned from the game.
June 24 – Four teams from South Africa’s fourth tier have been banned for good after being found guilty of match fixing when crucial games in the race for promotion finished, wait for it, 33-1 and 59-1 respectively… including 41 own goals!
June 24 – Former Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) president David John-Williams has died.
June 24 – FIFA has approved 26-man squads for the World Cup in Qatar, up from 23, in order to maintain relaxed rules that helped coaches and players during the COVID-19 pandemic.
June 24 – Spanish brewer Mahou San Miguel has agreed a five-season global sponsorship with LaLiga, expanding a relationship with the league that will now span 10 years.
June 24 – The Sport Integrity Global Alliance (SIGA) has timed the announcement of a new partnership with Yale University to coincide with the fiftieth anniversary of Title IX.
By Samindra Kunti
June 23 – FIFA and local organisers have once again expressed their confidence that there won’t be a shortage of accommodation for fans planning to travel to the World Cup.
June 23 – Transgender and non-binary footballers can play for a women’s or men’s team, the German Football Association (DFB) said today, a decision that goes against the trend of banning transgenders from the women’s game.Transgender, intersex and non-binary players can decide for themselves on which team they want to compete.
June 23 – Russian football’s appeal against the decision to ban their clubs and national teams from international competition because of the country’s invasion of Ukraine is set to be heard in early July by the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
June 23 – An Argentinian judge has ruled that eight medical personnel involved in the care of the late Diego Maradona will face a public trial for criminal negligence following an investigation into his November 2020 death at the age of 60 due to cardiac arrest.
June 23 – A yellow card handed out to Arsenal’s Swiss international Granit Xhaka back in December is reportedly being investigated by Britain’s National Crime Agency amid suspicious betting activity.