Mondelez sweet on Man Utd becoming 26th global partner
February 25 – Manchester United has signed a multi-year global partnership with US-based confectionary, food and beverage company Mondelez International.
South American boss Dominguez accuses Infantino of abuse of power
By Samindra Kunti
February 24 – In a letter to FIFA president Gianni Infantino, Conmebol boss Alejandro Dominguez (pictured) has expressed his “disappointment” and accused the world federation of “discrimination” and “abuse of power” by moving the FIFA Council from Paraguay back to Zurich.
VAR’s Premier League failure leaves everyone seeing red
By Andrew Warshaw
February 24 – When is VAR not VAR? When the system itself admits it has made a mistake!
Amr Fahmy, former CAF exec who blew whistle on corruption, dies aged 36
By Andrew Warshaw
February 24 – Amr Fahmy, former general secretary of the African Football Confederation who blew the whistle on the corrupt activities of his boss Ahmad Amhad, has died of cancer at the age of 36.
China to play World Cup qualifiers in Thailand behind closed doors, SA cancel Japan trip
February 24 – China will play their next two World Cup qualifying matches against the Maldives and Guam behind closed doors in Thailand because of the coronavirus in a further escalation of the outbreak’s disruption of sports events in the country and beyond.
Juninho continues at CBF after conflict of interest issues with Ituano player profits ruled out
February 24 – The Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) has retained Juninho Paulista as national team coordinator after a conflict of interest arose over Paulista’s ties with Sao Paulo club Ituano.
Mastercard sends integrity message with sponsorship of SIGA’s New York forum
February 24 – Mastercard has sent a clear integrity message to the sports industry that it expects its sponsor partners to meet the highest standards of governance.
Hublot clocks in for more UEFA sponsorship with major women’s partnership
February 24 – UEFA has agreed a sponsorship with Hublot for its women’s competitions as well as its Together #WePlayStrong platform that aims to get more girls and women involved in the game.
Covid-19 impact reaches Italy with three Serie A games postponed
By David Owen
February 23 – The coronavirus outbreak has started to impact European football, with three matches postponed in Italy’s top-flight Serie A on Sunday.
Scots are latest football body to cut ties with betting sponsors
February 22 – The Scottish FA is the latest British football body to announce the end of a major betting company sponsorship.
Belgium extend run at top of FIFA World Rankings, Palestine move up
February 21 – In a time of little international football Belgium have remained top of the FIFA ranking. Palestine moved up the ranking following their success in January’s Bangabandhu Cup.
Anti-corruption in sport: takeaways from SIGA’s Rome conference
February 20 – In a week where financial cheating and corruption have again dominated sports headlines with the UEFA ban on Manchester City and the Swiss indictments surrounding FIFA’s media rights, SIGA’s conference in Rome which focussed on Anti-Corruption in Sport had an almost eerie-like timing.
UEFA’s Euro 2020 ticket recall leaves travelling fans out of pocket
February 21 – UEFA have been forced to apologise to hundreds of fans after a technical error meant tickets for Euro 2020 that should not have been on sale ended up being cancelled after being paid for.
Covid-19 outbreak forces South Koreans to postpone season start for some clubs
February 21 – South Korea has postponed next week’s opening home matches for top-flight clubs Daegu FC and Pohang Steelers due to a surge of coronavirus virus cases.
Dortmund doubles up on shirt sponsors with 1&1 and Evonik splitting competitions
February 21 – Germany’s Borussia Dortmund will have two shirt sponsors from the start of next season with telecoms company 1&1 taking over for the Bundesliga short position while long running partner Evonik take over for European and other competitions.