European Leagues body expels Russian members over Ukraine crisis
March 7 – Europe’s leagues have moved to expel the Russian Premier League and the Football National League of Russia from their association.
Puma gets the ball rolling with Serie A, taking Nike deal from next season
March 7 – Sports leisurewear and kit supplier Puma took a deeper step into the business of supplying official match balls with a deal with Serie A to become the league’s technical partner from the start of the 2022/23 season.
Scotland vs Ukraine Qatar 2022 qualifier could be delayed until June
March 7 – Scotland’s upcoming home World Cup semi-final play-off with Ukraine is expected to be delayed until June.
LaLiga and Latvia’s Virsliga look to future with MoU
March 7 – Spain’s LaLiga and Latvia’s Virslīga have signed a memorandum of understanding to work together topromote football development, with a special focus on technology solutions.
Parlow Cone hangs on to US Soccer presidency to prevent return of Cordeiro
March 7 – Former US Soccer president Carlos Cordeiro failed to win a return to office at the weekend, with Cindy Parlow Cone being elected for a four-year term in the position she inherited when Cordeiro resigned in 2020.
Benfica have the world’s most profitable academy. Chelsea top Premier League
March 7 – Portugal’s Benfica have the most profitable academy in the world having generated €379 million from the sale of players since July 2015. Real Madrid have the second most profitable youth training system. Chelsea are ranked 8th.
Grealish deal sets seal on Villa’s financial turnaround as club consolidates in top tier
By David Owen
March 4 – Aston Villa, the West Midlands side that recently brought Philippe Coutinho back to the Premier League, has unveiled a sharply-reduced loss for the 2020-21 season when it consolidated its status as a top-tier club.
Turkish TV deal teeters on the brink as beIN Sport/Digturk hold off from signing
March 4 – The Turkish domestic TV rights deal took another twist today, as the deadline for beIN Sport/Digiturk to accept the broadcast packages looked set to pass without signature. beIN Sport/Digiturk is the highest bidder for all of the packages on offer.
Man City sign global crypto deal with OKX
March 4 – Manchester City have unveiled a multi-year global sponsorship with crypto exchange OKX, who will become club’s Official Cryptocurrency Exchange Partner.
Russians demand fast-track ban appeal at CAS and ‘compensation for damage’
March 4 – The Russian Football Union has confirmed it is going to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) to appeal against its ban from international competitions imposed by FIFA and UEFA as punishment for the invasion of Ukraine.
Russian exodus continues as former Norwich boss Farke and 8 players quit Krasnodar
March 4 – Eight foreign players plus German manager Daniel Farke, who was in the job for just six weeks, have quit Russian Premier League club Krasnodar in a continuing exodus since Russia invaded Ukraine.
UK adds Usmanov to sanctions list. Everton face life without Russian cash
March 4 – The doors are closing on Alisher Usmanov. Having already had sanctions applied to him by the EU, he has now been added to the UK’s hit list of Russian oligarchs.
Ukraine crisis: UEFA bans Belarus teams from playing at home
March 3 – Belarus and its club sides have been banned from playing matches at home by UEFA. Instead they will have to find neutral venues to play behind closed doors.
Vietnam picks up group hosting to complete AFC Cup line-up
March 4 – Vietnam has been confirmed as the centralised hosts of Group I in the AFC Cup 2022. Matches will be played June 24-30.
Abramovich confirms Chelsea is for sale with price tag put at $2.5bn+
By Andrew Warshaw
March 3 – Roman Abramovich, the Russian oligarch whose fortune transformed Chelsea from perennial also-rans into one of the most successful clubs in Europe, has decided to pull the plug and sell up.