Uefa’s Man City probe ruled £30m from owners disguised as sponsor money – report
Uefa’s investigation into Manchester City concluded that two £15 million payments from a broker was funding from the club’s owners disguised as sponsorship revenue.
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Roma boss Jose Mourinho handed 10-day Serie A ban for referee comments
Roma head coach Jose Mourinho has been hit with a 10-day suspension for the start of the Serie A season over comments he made about a referee.
Uefa to prevent clubs spreading cost of transfers with lengthy contracts
Chelsea and other European clubs will no longer be able to spread a transfer fee across more than five years of a player’s initial contract after Uefa closed a loophole in its regulations.
UEFA to impose five-year limit on spreading cost of transfer fees
UEFA is set to close a loophole on Wednesday allowing clubs to spread the cost of big transfer fees over lengthy contracts.
Celta Vigo appoint ‘formidable’ coach Rafa Benitez
BARCELONA: Rafa Benitez will coach Celta Vigo on a three-year deal, the Spanish side said Friday. The former Liverpool, Chelsea and Real Madrid coach replaces Carlos Carvalhal, who left Celta earlier in June by mutual consent after helping the team survive relegation from La Liga.
US picked to host 2025 Club World Cup, an expanded soccer tournament with 32 teams
GENEVA: The United States will host the Club World Cup in 2025, the first time the FIFA tournament will have 32 teams. Real Madrid, Manchester City and Chelsea already earned places as recent Champions League winners for the expanded tournament lineup that is set to test stadiums and operations one year before the 2026 World Cup. The United States will host the men's World Cup with Canada and Mexico, and FIFA could yet give some Club World Cup games to those countries.
Newcastle United Women make English football history as Saudi owners PIF take landmark decision
NEWCASTLE: Women’s football is rapidly growing in popularity across the world, nowhere more so than in the UK. Following the England women’s team’s victory at the UEFA Women’s Euros last year, female participation in the beautiful game has gone through the roof in the sport’s founding nation. Until very recently, though, one area lagged behind the incredible progress made in cities like London, Liverpool and Manchester: Newcastle.
Red Sea Global signs sponsorship deal with Saudi Arabia’s Al-Ahli Football Club
Tourism developer Red Sea Global on Thursday said it has signed a sponsorship deal with Saudi Arabia’s Al-Ahli Football Club.