June 10 – Brazilian club Flamengo have parted ways with their Portuguese manager Paulo Sousa after less than six months. Recent defeats at the hands of Fortaleza and Red Bull Bragantino triggered his dismissal.
June 10 – Israelis will be able to travel to Qatar to attend the 2022 World Cup games in Qatar, Israeli ministers said on Thursday, reconfirming the position held by World Cup organisers.
June 10 – Current AFC U23 Asian Cup champions Korea Republic progressed to the knock-out rounds of the 2022 competition in Uzbekistan with a 1-0 win over Thailand to knock them off the top of Group C and out the competition.
June 10 – Applications have opened for the next Rex Sport Master in International Sports Lawprogramme, held in conjunction with the Swiss business management school SSBM in Geneva.
June 9 – French FA (FFF) president Noel Le Graet has criticisbnbnbed the congested calendar with the current four-match Nations League window drawing the last bit of physical strength from Europe’s elite players.
June 9 – Premier League Everton, who famously trumpeted a move away from online gambling sponsorship on their shirt with the collapse of their SportPesa deal two years ago, have returned to the online betting business announcing a record main partner deal with Stake.com.
June 9 – Is the creation of a breakaway Brazilian league back to square one? In a break away from the Libra group, 25 clubs have decided to form a separate group to discuss league plans.
June 9 – The start of the eagerly awaited criminal trial of former FIFA president Sepp Blatter and ex-UEFA boss Michel Platini was pushed back 24 hours on Wednesday after Blatter told the court he was too ill to testify because of chest pains.
June 9 – Forest Green Rovers, designated ‘the World’s Greenest Football Club’ by FIFA, is partnering with mobility app Bolt that enables users to find shared travel options and transition away from owned cars.
June 9 – The Canadian men’s team may have pulled out of playing a friendly game last week as the players negotiate over 2022 World Cup bonus payments, but the City of Edmonton has confirmed it is all-in with its bid to host matches at the 2026 World Cup.
June 9 – Everton owner Farhad Moshiri has reiterated his commitment to the club and the building of its new stadium at Bramley Moore Dock.
June 9 – Unconfirmed reports suggest that Ecuador is on the verge of being kicked out of this year’s World Cup finals for fielding an ineligible player during qualifying.
By Paul Nicholson
June 8 – Jamaica’s mens team salvaged the best of a bitter situation last night with a 3-1 win over Suriname to go top of their group in League 1 of the Concacaf Nations League.
June 8 – Canada’s players will play against Curacao on Thursday despite a bitter pay dispute that has rocked the country’s preparations for the World Cup in Qatar, their first appearance in the finals for 36 years.
June 8 – African trio Morocco, Nigeria and Tanzania have completed the lineup for the U17 Women’s World Cup in India.