PSG land 3-year Qatar Airways sponsorship
February 3 – Qatar Airways has signed up as the latest sponsor of French club Paris Saint-Germain in a three-year deal, becoming a premium partner of the club.
Brighton fan given jail sentence for racist abuse
February 3 – A Brighton and Hove Albion fan has received a rare prison sentence for racist abuse in English football.
AFC Women’s Olympic qualifiers get new Sydney dates as Chinese wait to clear quarantine
By Paul Nicholson
January 31 – With the Chinese Women’s team currently quarantined in a Brisbane hotel until February 5, the Football Federation Australia (FFA) have announced a revamped schedule for the Women’s Olympic Football Tournament Qualifiers that will start February 3.
Government orders Mauritius team home from CAF Futsal finals
January 31 – Mauritius has followed the lead of South Africa by becoming the second country to pull out of the ongoing Futsal Africa Cup of Nations being staged in Laayoune in the disputed region of Western Sahara.
Mourinho shops with Spurs’ cash as winter transfer window tops £185m
January 31 – Transfer spending by English Premier League clubs in January increased from last year’s winter window following two major deals on the penultimate day of business.
Irish government bails out FAI with promise of annual €2.5m loan, interest free
January 31 – The future of the embattled Irish Football Association (FAI) has been saved after the Irish Government agreed to double its funding and give the federation an interest free loan of €2.5 million annually for the next three years as part of a refinancing arrangement.
Flamengo now locked in TV rights battle with TV Globo over Brasileirao
January 31 – Brazilian giants Flamengo have taken legal steps against broadcast behemoth TV Globo over the league’s broadcast rights contract. Earlier this season, Flamengo and Globo fell out over a rights deal for Rio de Janeiro’s state championship.
Stats Perform win MLS and US Soccer data contract
January 31 – Major League Soccer (MLS) and U.S. Soccer have appointed Stats Perfom as their exclusive official data deal with Stats Perform.
Puma joins Beach Soccer World Wide as global partner in time for Mundialito de Clubes
January 31 – Beach Soccer World Wide (BSWW), organisers of the Beach Soccer World Cup and the upcoming Mundialito de Clubes in Moscow, has signed a multi-year deal with Puma to become an Official Global Partner.
Platini is ‘happy’ but he still doesn’t like Blatter or VAR
January 31 – Free to work in football again now that his ban from the game is over, Michel Platini says he is a happy man despite never realising his ambition of running FIFA and instead seeing his reputation shattered.
SAVE THE DATE: Sports Law at the Crossroads II – Decoding the new codes
January 30 – The third Rex Sport/Insideworldfootball conference will be held June 5-6, Barcelona, Spain, at the Real Club de Polo de Barcelona. Click here to register your interest in attending and to receive conference information updates.
Coronavirus spread forces Chinese FA to suspend all domestic football
January 30 – The Chinese Football Association (CFA) has postponed all domestic games due to the coronavirus epidemic as the number of fatalities and infections continues to rise.
AFC renews commitment to war on match-fixing with extended Sportradar partnership
January 30 – The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has extended its integrity partnership with Sportradar aimed at tackling match manipulation and betting fraud in the Asian game. The agreement will run through to 2023 and the next Asian Cup in China.
Atletico Madrid secure Ottawa franchise for CPL’s second season
January 30 – The Canadian Premier League (CPL) has green lighted an Ottawa franchise team run by Spanish club Atletico Madrid.
Canada’s Sinclair creates history, smashing world scoring record
January 30 – Forget the US women superstars, it is Canada’s Christine Sinclair’s name will now be etched into the record books. On Wednesday, the Canadian striker scored twice in a 11-0 win over Saint Kitts and Nevis in Olympic qualifying to become the all-time top scorer in international football, surpassing previous record holder Abby Wambach of the United States.