Hertha Berlin brings in Islamic crypto provider Caizcoin as sponsor partner
September 28 – Hertha Berlin has become the latest club to bring in a cryptocurrency partner, signing a deal with Caizcoin for the current 2021/22 season.
Running out of gas: petrol crisis forces non-league games off
September 28 – More than 35 non-league matches in England due to have been played tonight have been postponed as a result of the shortage of fuel in some areas of the country.
CBF asks for covid exemptions to release Premier League players for 2022 qualifiers
September 27 – Brazil’s FA (CBF) has requested quarantine exemptions from its government so that English-based players can take part in an upcoming World Cup qualifying match and avoid the farcical incident that occurred earlier this month.
Drug trafficker Brunswijk banned as Concacaf disqualifies Moengo Tapoe and CD Olimpia
September 27 – Concacaf has disqualified Suriname’s Moengo Tapoe and Honduras’ CD Olimpia from the Concacaf League with immediate effect because of “serious breaches of integrity” following an investigation into Ronnie Brunswijk’s 54-minute cameo in the match and visit to the opponent’s dressing room with cash in hand.
Aussies relax covid rules allow Matildas and Socceroos home games
September 27 – The Australian FA has negotiated a significant breakthrough with local government authorities to allow the country to host major events in the face of some of the world’s most inflexible covid-19 restrictions that were turning the country into something of a sporting pariah.
Corinthians women secure 3rd Brazilian league title
September 27 – Corinthians retained their women’s league crown in Brazil on Sunday with a 3-1 victory over Palmeiras, winning a third overall league title and becoming the most successful club in domestic women’s football.
Man City expand Expo 2020 Dubai deal to training kit and esports
September 27 – UAE-owned Manchester City have upgraded their partneriship with Expo 2020 Dubai who will now become the Club’s new Training Kit Partner ahead of the opening of the six-month long event this Friday October 1 and which runs until 31 March 2022.
Buyers lining up for Derby takeover, says administrator
September 27 – Administrators for English Championship side Derby County say there is a “considerable degree of interest” in purchasing the club despite them being deducted 12 points and plummeting to the bottom of the table.
No win for Victory TV as UEFA and EPL win anti-piracy case in Rwandan court
September 27 – The battle against piracy saw a significant win for rights holders and owners at the end of last week when a Rwandan court in Kigali ruled against an appeal that would have seen UEFA and English Premier League continue to be broadcast without rights fee in the country.
FIFA turn to IMG to sell rights to CAF World Cup qualifiers
September 27 – IMG has picked up the worldwide media rights for African 2022 World Cup qualifiers.
Inter continues academy roll-out with Chile launch
September 27 – Inter Milan have launched their latest international academy in South America with the Inter Academy Chile officially announced at the weekend and a start date set for early October.
ECA turns heat up on FIFA for ‘railroading’ biennial World Cup plans
By Andrew Warshaw
September 24 – Europe’s leading clubs have issued a savage indictment of FIFA’s biennial World Cup proposals, accusing world football’s governing body of “railroading” everyone else to suit their own interests.
English and Scottish clubs brace for £100m+ hit on betting sponsorships
September 24 – The UK government has plans to ban betting sponsors from football shirts as part of its gambling law reform.
Wenger defends FIFA’s biennial World Cup plan saying he is talking to the ‘whole world’
September 24 – Arsene Wenger, the former Arsenal manager now working as FIFA’s head of football development and the leading proponent of a biennial World Cup, has defended his stance by insisting the benefits outweigh the disadvantages.
FIFA scrutineers complete first round of World Cup 2026 bid city inspections
September 24 – FIFA has completed its first round of visits to 2026 World Cup host city candidates, with inspections of Boston, Nashville, Atlanta, Orlando, Washington DC, Baltimore, New York/New Jersey, Philadelphia and Miami.