Wolves band with Warner Music to launch record label
September 21 – Wolverhampton Wanderers have partnered with Warner Music UK’s Alternative Distribution Alliance to launch ‘Wolves Records’, the first record label by a UK football club.
188Bet scores Asian double with Liverpool and Bayern deals
September 21 – Asian online bookmaker 188Bet has signed three-year partnerships with Liverpool and Bayern Munich football clubs.
Euro coaches body ‘unconditionally’ backs UEFA in opposition to ‘Wenger plan’
September 20 – Europe’s umbrella coaches association AEFCA (Alliance of European Football Coaches’ Associations) has become the latest football stakeholder to condemn FIFA’s proposal to move the men’s World Cup to a biennial cycle.
Germany and Portugal slam FIFA’s ‘Wenger plan’ as damaging to men’s and women’s game
September 20 – Despite FIFA insisting it has majority support for its controversial idea of a World Cup every two years, the German and Portuguese federations are the latest bodies to condemn the concept.
Bleeding out: Juve to seek new money after posting record losses of €210m
September 20 – Juventus have recorded a mammoth loss of €209.9 million for the 2020/21 season, but still remain convinced of a future European Super League as the solution to the club’s deep financial problems.
Unblocked: Qatar’s PSG to play Saudi friendly as part of Riyadh Season
September 20 – Qatari-owned Paris Saint-Germain will play a friendly against a Saudi select in the Saudi capital as part of the Riyadh Season Cup.
Borussia Dortmund raises €86.5m via issue of new shares
September 20 – Bundesliga giants Borussia Dortmund has agreed to the raising of €86.5 million via an increase in share capital. The new money will be used to cover the economic impact of the global pandemic on its finances.
Sterling’s former agent Aidy Ward accused of tapping up under-age players
September 20 – One of Britain’s leading football agents allegedly broke the rules by signing underage players, according to a BBC television programme.
FIFA invites stakeholders to online summit to discuss biennial World Cup
September 20 – FIFA has begun the next phase of its consultation around the international match calendar, inviting members associations, confederations and other stakeholders to discuss controversial plans for the introduction of a biennial World Cup.
Grieving Greavsie: Spurs and England mourn death of a football legend
By Andrew Warshaw
September 20 – The football world is paying tribute to former England striker Jimmy Greaves, one of the game’s greatest goal scorers and personalities who has died aged 81.
Derby hit new low as club goes into administration
September 20 – English championship club Derby County, twice crowned champions of English football back in the 1970s in the old first division, have filed for administration amid continued financial problems at the club.
FIFA spin survey results: Fans vote for keeping 4-year cycle, PR push tells us otherwise
September 17 – Following the results of a fan survey FIFA says a majority of supporters back the world federation’s much-criticised plans to introduce a biennial World Cup, but on closer scrutiny that majority is rather a thin claim to stake.
Ceferin calls for summit with Infantino on biennial World Cup plan
September 17 – The war of words between FIFA and UEFA over the growing possibility of staging the World Cup every two years has taken a significant twist with UEFA boss Aleksander Ceferin demanding a face-to-face summit with his FIFA counterpart Gianni Infantino.
Fleeing the Taliban: More Afghan women’s players escape to safety in Pakistan
September 17 – Members of Afghanistan’s women’s football team are reported to have safely crossed the border in Pakistan to escape the Taliban regime.
AFC Champions League giants clash: Persepolis vs Al Hilal, Ulsan vs Jeonbuk
September 16 – Iranian giants Persepolis, runners up in the 2020 AFC Champions League final, will play the 2019 champions Al Hilal SFC from Saudi Arabia in the quarter finals of this year’s competition.