LaLiga agrees Asia deal with bookie M88 with a focus on content-driven marketing
September 10 – LaLiga has signed a new agreement with online betting platform M88 to become the league’s Official Regional Betting Partner in Asia.
Tribus clock in with Liverpool deal in time for season start
September 10 – Swiss luxury watch brands are timing their assault on the Premier League and its clubs with precision.
Covid concerns force Concacaf to move start of 2022 World Cup qualifiers to March 2021
September 9 – Concacaf have shifted their World Cup Qatar 2022 qualifiers back from the October and November international match windows into 2021, following regional uncertainty around whether the spread of the coronavirus will make it possible to get games played.
Hublot takes over from Tag Heuer as Premier League timing partner
September 9 – The Premier League has unveiled Swiss luxury watchmaker Hublot as its new Official Timekeeper from the start of the 2020/21 season.
Premier League swims against the tide as ECA lobby UEFA for 5 subs rule to continue
By Andrew Warshaw
September 9 – Europe’s leading clubs are to lobby UEFA to let them use five substitutes per game in the group stages of this season’s Champions League and Europa League as part of the effort to ease fixture congestion and the physical burden on players after such a short pre-season.
Premier League u-turn opens up September matches to live TV
September 9 – All 28 English Premier League fixtures that take place in September will be televised live following pressure from the government and fans groups to maintain last season’s arrangement of wall-to-wall games when the campaign resumed behind closed doors.
FIFA releases new funds to support women’s game at national level
September 9 – World governing body FIFA is rolling out a new women’s football development program that will supplement both the Forward Programme and Covid-19 relief measures, allowing all member associations to apply.
LaLiga gets go-ahead to continue with 5 subs rule
September 9 – Spain’s FA (RFEF) has approved an extension of the five-substitutions rule until the end of the 2020/21 season after a request from the league, allowing Spanish clubs to apply the rule and mitigate the consequences of what is projected to be physically daunting season for their players.
‘Huge amount at stake’ as Scots pilot return of 300 fans for Aberdeen and Celtic games
September 9 – In a potentially significant breakthrough after a six-month shutdown that has crippled club finances, two Scottish top-flight grounds are being allowed to welcome a limited number of fans to games this weekend.
Barca’s socios bid to oust Bartomeu gathers support
September 9 – A campaign by Barcelona fans to force a vote of no confidence in club president Josep-Maria Bartomeu (pictured) is halfway to its goal according to local reports.
Bellerin buys into the eco-agenda with stake in Forest Green Rovers
September 9 – Recognised by FIFA and the United Nations as the world’s most environmentally sustainable club, Forest Green Rovers have now attracted attention from Arsenal defender Hector Bellerin who has become the club’s second-largest shareholder.
Tunnel vision: West Ham test new sanitiser at training base
September 9 – West Ham United are the first English club to trial a ground-breaking Covid-19 sanitiser tunnel designed to get fans back into stadiums safely.
ECA and Juve boss Agnelli warns of two year €4bn Covid cash crisis for clubs
By Andrew Warshaw
September 8 – The head of European club football’s umbrella organisation warned today of the “deep scars” caused by the Covid-19 pandemic and the probable “cash crisis” for scores of clubs in the months ahead.
UEFA puts Super Cup tickets on sale for travelling Bayern and Sevilla fans
September 8 – Tickets have gone on sale for the European Super Cup between Bayern Munich and Sevilla, due to be the first UEFA club match with fans in attendance since the coronavirus shutdown.
England starlets Foden and Greenwood shamed and sent home after Covid kerfuffle
September 8 – Two of England’s most exciting young players have been sent home in disgrace from international duty for breaking Covid-19 rules as indiscipline and irresponsibility not for the first time made footballing headlines across the country.