March 30 – Iraqi dreams of progressing to the Qatar 2022 play-offs were shattered in the final round of Asian World Cup qualifying as they could only manage a 1-1 draw with Syria.
March 30 – Portugal and Poland booked their places at the World Cup finals on Tuesday night as the dreams of highly fancied Sweden and rank outsiders North Macedonia ended on what should have been the final European playoff games.
March 30 – The Asian Football Confederation has established an Elite Club Competition Task Force to examine ways it can improve its Champions League as the region returns to full play following the covid pandemic.
March 30 – The world players union FIFPRO and the Building and Woodworkers’ International (BWI) have penned a joint open letter cautioning that human rights issues surrounding the World Cup in Qatar are far from resolved but acknowledging that considerable progress has been made by the authorities.
March 30 – Pacific Media Group (PMG) have acquired a stake of just under 10% in FC Kaiserslautern, the German club have announced.
March 30 – Argentina and Paris Saint-Germain star Lionel Messi has agreed a three-year deal to promote digital fan token company Socios.com. Reports say Messi will earn $20 million from the endorsement.
March 30 – LaLiga has described the proposed UEFA financial fair play rules that will go before UEFA’s executive committee on April 7 as a “major step forward for European football”.
March 30 – LaLiga has combined with SportBoost to create opportunities for athletes and ex-athletes by connecting them technology startups.
By Andrew Warshaw
March 29 – A senior executive at the European Club Association (ECA), the body that represents more than 200 clubs across the Continent, says there is no way Russia can be allowed to resume playing competitive matches before Ukraine does.
March 29 – Almost exactly a year after the collapse of the European Super League idea, the head of the European Club Association says his organisation has never been stronger, largely thanks to its collaboration with UEFA.
March 29 – Chelsea’s outgoing Russian oligarch owner Roman Abramovich was the target of a suspected poison attack, possibly by Russian hardliners seeking to sabotage peace talks over the war in Ukraine, according to reports that have sparked global headlines.
March 29 – French clubs have agreed a deal for the Ligue de Football Professionnel (LFP) to take on board €1.5 billion of venture capital investment in its newly formed commercial company.
March 29 – Ligue 1 club AS Monaco has agreed a partnership with NFT consultancy Capital Block who will become the become the official NFT agency of AS Monaco.
March 29 – England is fast warming up for this summer’s women Euro. With UEFA releasing reporting record ticket sales already and releasing a further 350,00 tickets, the English domestic game registered a new milestone at the weekend.
March 29 – Politician Lorin Parys has become the new CEO of the Belgian Pro League, the body announced on Monday.