FIFA Museum to embrace impact of eFootball with ‘Virtual Pitch’ feature
June 25 – FIFA is to introduce a dedicated exhibition to eFootball in its Zurich-based museum under the banner ‘The Virtual Pitch’.
Slavia Prague make it 20 league titles with three rounds to play
June 25 – Slavia Prague secured a record twentieth league title on Wednesday after a 1-0 victory against Viktoria Plzen, establishing an insurmountable lead at the top of the table.
Burnley banner buyer flies into trouble as employer fires him
June 25 – The Burnley fan responsible for the provocative “white lives matter, Burnley” banner flown as a stunt over Manchester City’s Etihad Stadium at the start of the fixture between the teams on Monday has been dismissed from his job as a welder at a local engineering firm, according to British reports.
Bin Laden cutout removed from Elland Rd after fan objects to being seated by him
June 25 – Promotion-chasing English Championship club Leeds United have removed a cardboard cut-out of former al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden from the stands at its stadium.
LaLiga renews EA Sports in 10-year deal with focus on growing eLaLiga Santander
June 25 – Electronic Arts and LaLiga have extended their partnership in a 10-year deal that will keep EA Sports’ FIFA title as the league’s official and exclusive video games partner.
Serie A gets third VC hunting $bn stake as overseas broadcast deal comes under threat
June 24 – A third private equity firm has expressed an interest in bidding for a stake in Serie A, ironically at a time when the league looks on the verge of losing its biggest international rights buyers.
Concacaf League start pushed back as nations stagger return to club competitions
June 24 – Concacaf has postponed the start of its 2020 Scotiabank Concacaf League, which was scheduled to begin on July 28.
The 22-team competition is the second tier of the confederation’s club competitions but qualifies six teams for the Concacaf Champions League.
With Covid-19 rampant, Rio sports tribunal orders Fluminense and Botafogo to play
June 24 – Fluminense and Botafogo will return to action this weekend after accepting the decision of a local sports tribunal to reschedule the clubs’ matches to Sunday.
Offensive but not a criminal offense: ‘White lives matter’ banner tows the wrong line
June 24 – An off-the-field incident when a plane carrying a banner provocatively declaring ‘White Lives Matter Burnley’ flew over Manchester City’s Etihad Stadium at the start of the fixture between the teams on Monday was not a criminal offence, police have declared.
US Women told $66m pay appeal must wait until trial on unequal conditions is complete
June 24 – The US women’s national team has lost yet another round in their battle for equal pay when a federal judge denied their request for an immediate appeal of the ruling last month to throw out their case.
Dutch poised to allow fans in for new season in September, but no singing or chanting
June 24 – Dutch football is looking at the return of football fans at matches in September with the government expected to give the go ahead to allow spectators into stadia this week.
Russia returns to the bad old days as CSKA Moscow fined token amount for fans racist abuse
June 24 – Russia’s football authorities have meted out a token fine to CSKA Moscow after its fans racially abused Zenit St. Petersburg winger Malcom in the clubs’ first game back since the domestic league restarted.
France’s Ligue 1 to remain at 20 teams after court ordered consultation with FFF
June 24 – French football authorities have defied a court ruling not to relegate Amiens and Toulouse in voting to maintain a 20-team Ligue 1 next season, ending any chance of expanding the league.
TTFA bosses guaranteed marketing man Miller $600K as corruption schemes unravel
By Paul Nicholson
June 23 – The comedy of corruption and financial malpractice that has been, with few exceptions, the Trinidad and Tobago FA’s overriding contribution to Caribbean and world football, has continued with more information of yet another monster contract paid by the TTFA to yet another associate of disgraced former Concacaf president Jack Warner.
Damaged image. Spanish taxman chases Ancelotti for unpaid €1m on hidden income
June 23 – Spain’s crackdown on tax evasion in football has snared yet another alleged culprit – Everton’s much-travelled manager Carlo Ancelotti.