Azerbaijan lifts quarantine restrictions to welcome travelling Euro 2020 fans
June 2 – Azerbaijan has lifted the requirement for fans attending Euro 2020 matches in Baku to quarantine on arrival.
What’s Wrong is Wrong: anti-discrimination campaign targets end of ‘puta’ chant
June 2 – The end of the ‘puta’ chant could be near. With its Nations League finals kicking off tomorrow and the showpiece Concacaf Gold Cup following hard on its heels in July, Concacaf has launched an anti-discrimination campaign under the tag line ‘What’s Wrong is Wrong’.
FIFA’s Ethics jackboots give Cayman another kicking
June 2 – The Cayman Islands, whose most infamous footballing figure was disgraced former FIFA vice-president Jeffrey Webb, are back in the news with another FIFA sanction that this time round looks like a triumph of FIFA bureaucracy over the realities of getting international football played in the most challenging conditions the world has ever seen.
Ancelotti beats a Mersey retreat, quitting Everton for Real Madrid
June 2 – In the latest move in the post-season managerial merry-go-round, Carlo Ancelotti has unexpectedly quit Everton after just 18 months to become head coach of Real Madrid for a second time.
Saints double up on shirt sponsors with Utilita pluging in to Junior Kit deal
June 6 – Premier League Southampton now have two shirt sponsors. While the club has just entered the second year of shirt sponsorship of its first team kit with sportsbet.io, the Saints’ energy partner Utilita, has become the club’s first Junior Kit Partner.
Argentinean Covid surge forces controversial last minute switch of Copa America to Brazil
By Andrew Warshaw
June 1 – The Copa America, the world’s oldest continental football competition, has been plunged into chaos after Argentina followed Colombia in being stripped of co-hosting rights, with the tournament now set to take place at the 11thhour in Brazil.
UAE shows last minute unity to host Asian Qualifiers as China baulks at covid outbreaks
By Paul Nicholson
June 1 – The AFC has confirmed it is switching the remaining matches of its Group A, Asian Qualifiers, from China to the United Arab Emirates following outbreaks of coronavirus in the Syrian and Maldives delegations.
European Court to rule on whether FIFA/UEFA broke EU competition over ESL shut out
June 1 – The European Court of Justice has confirmed it has received an application to rule on the legal challenge by orchestrators of the aborted European Super League over whether FIFA and UEFA, in blocking the project, adopted an unfair monopoly that could be in breach of EU competition law.
SIU and FFA join to battle football youth trafficking, whistleblower line expanded
June 1 – The battle to stop youth player trafficking across the continent of Africa has a new alliance with the Sport Integrity Unit (SIU) of the International Centre for Sport Security (ICSS), and the Football Foundation for Africa (FFA), joining forces to develop collective strategies, and projects, for the protection of grassroots football.
Brentford win £175m play-off final to return to the top flight after 74 years
June 1 – After 74 years of trying, unheralded London club Brentford are back in the top flight of English football after beating Swansea City 2-0 in the high-stakes Championship playoff final at Wembley on Saturday, regarded as the single richest fixture in European football.
IFAB extends 5 subs rule to cover Qatar 2022 World Cup finals
June 1 – World Cup participants in 2022 will be allowed to use five substitutes per match after football’s rule-making body IFAB extended the right until the end of next year.
Giggs ‘abuse’ trial date set for January next year
June 1 – A trial date of January 24 next year has been set for former Wales manager Ryan Giggs who is accused of deliberately headbutting his ex-girlfriend and of controlling behaviour.
Kessler, Bareman and Gregorius to headline second WoW webinar tomorrow
June 1 – SIGA will host the second of its Women on Wednesdays (WoW) webinar series tomorrow (Wednesday 2 June) with a focus on football and three key leaders of the women’s game globally.
Ceferin favours ‘final 4’ flourish for Champions League
June 1 – European governing body UEFA is considering a Final Four format for the Champions League as a way to build a showpiece week of European football and generate more revenues.
Concacaf builds it brands with Amazon deal to sell official licensed product
June 1 – Regional confederation Concacaf has struck an e-commerce deal with Sym Entertainment that will allow it to sell official licensed products of its main competitions on Amazon platforms worldwide.