Liverpool Women to tour US pre-season with Klopp’s men’s team
July 4 – Liverpool FC Women will travel with Jurgen Klopp’s men’s team on their pre-season US tour for the first time later this month.
DFL and Vodafone to use 5G and new app to enhance data for fans
July 4 – Vodafone and Germany’s DFL are linking up to deliver 5G technology to a Bundesliga stadium for the first time and to launch a real time app that will speed up the delivery of match information to fans without buffering or non-connection issues.
Karembeu invests in Swiss sponsorship platform Sponsor.Online
July 4 – The Swiss-based digital sport sponsorship marketplace, Sponsor.Online, has unveiled France 1998 World Cup winner Christian Karembeu as a new investor and advisor to the company.
Brazil vs Argentina ignites passions but extinguishes another Messi campaign
By Samindra Kunti in Belo Horizonte
July 3 – Lionel Messi’s wait for a major international team title goes on. On Tuesday night his Argentina were eliminated from the Copa America by hosts Brazil in a classic South American encounter that was high on emotions, but low in quality.
Spurs dig deep to find record €60m for Lyons’ Ndombele
July 3 – Tottenham Hotspur, who reached the Champions League final in June without having signed a single player for 18 months, have smashed their transfer record by purchasing 22-year-old French rising midfield star Tanguy Ndombele for a club record €60 million from Lyon.
Morgan’s tea taunt marks end of England’s World Cup party
July 3 – England’s semi-final jinx continued at the women’s World Cup semi-final on Tuesday as they lost 2-1 to defending champion the United States, extending the wait for a senior England side to win a major final to 53 years.
Scotland’s Hibernian sold to US-based investor
July 3 – Scottish top-flight club Hibernian are the latest team to be taken over by American investors with the announcement that multi-millionaire businessman Ronald Gordon, whose grandfather emigrated from Scotland in 1908, now in charge.
Swiss international Ismaili’s body recovered from Lake Como
July 3 – The body of Swiss international women’s footballer Florijana Ismaili has been found days after she vanished following a swimming accident at Lake Como in Italy just over the Swiss border.
Adidas’ Arsenal shirt launch backfires in offensive tweet storm
July 3 – Adidas UK were left hugely embarrassed when a social media gambit launching the new Arsenal kit backfired, leading to shirts being tweeted with racist and offensive slogans on the back.
Liverpool launch academy scheme in Mauritius
July 3 – Premier League Liverpool have launched an International Academy in Mauritius in partnership with The Ministry of Youth and Sport Republic of Mauritius.
Konami beefs up Man Utd imagery for PES 2020 and launches club edition
July 3 – Japanese videogame maker Konami Digital Entertainment has signed a co-operation agreement with Manchester United for its eFootball PES 2020 game. The announcement follows news that Arsenal have extended their global partnership with Konami for a further three years, taking them through to June 2022.
Bayern light up Allianz Arena to celebrate July 4 and 150 fan clubs in US
July 2 – Bayern Munich, who opened their first international office in New York five years ago, have hit the 150 official fan club mark across 43 states in North America.
UEFA trumpets €82.2m women’s football commitment as bedrock of France 2019 success
July 2 – As the France 2019 Women’s World Cup goes into its semi-final stages, UEFA has championed its women’s development programmes as the foundation for the success of its national associations that filled seven of the last eight quarter final slots and three of the semi-final places.
Copa America logistics descend into farce as Chile get stuck in traffic
By Samindra Kunti in Rio de Janeiro
July 2 – ‘Why are we so incompetent?’ lamented famous Brazilian football journalist Juca Kfouri last Friday when Chile’s team bus got stuck in Sao Paulo’s traffic gridlock en route to their quarter-final with Colombia at the Arena Corinthians.
AIFF put under pressure as IMG-Reliance holds back ISL sponsor payment
July 2 – The All India Football Federation (AIFF) is facing a financial crisis as commercial partner IMG-Reliance, the backers of the Indian Super League, have not cleared a part of their dues. As a result, I-League champions Chennai City FC have not been paid prize money worth in excess of $2.5 million.