Club World Cup: Fifa to make City and Chelsea send strongest teams Sport Manchester City and Chelsea will be obliged to field their strongest teams throughout next summer’s Fifa Club World Cup – while still having to release players for international duty immediately before it. The new 32-team event is scheduled to take place in the United States between June 15 and July 13 and has been the [...]
FIfa admits it will have to rewrite football’s transfer rules Sport Business The European Court of Justice ruled this month that Fifa’s existing regulations do not comply with EU law.
Manchester City defeat Premier League over financial rules Sport Business The Premier League has suffered another blow to its regulatory powers after Manchester City partially won a challenge to rules on associated party transactions (APT). An independent arbitration panel agreed with the current champions that some elements of the APT rules did not comply with competition and public law requirements, and that clubs should be [...]
Fifa Intercontinental Cup: What is it and is it just the Club World Cup? September 21, 2024 When Fifa announced the expansion of the Club World Cup and its move from mid-season to the end of spring football fans thought they’d be done with a random week in December seeing them compete half-way around the world. But it appears as if a competition with a similar format to the old Club World [...]
Bundesliga targets America with Relevent partnership September 19, 2024 It is the latest development in an arms race for fans in a booming US market.
Manchester City star says footballers will strike over too many matches September 17, 2024 This week sees the first round of a new 36-team Champions League with a 51 per cent increase in games.
Saudi Arabia: The proposed stadiums of the 2034 Fifa World Cup August 1, 2024 Saudi Arabia is probably going to be hosting the 2034 Fifa World Cup. They are the only bidder at the moment and the process has closed, so it’s odds on. And, unsurprisingly, they’ve gone all out in their stadium design. This week their respective delegation submitted their bid with renders of the proposed stadiums. Take [...]
Fifa dragged into European legal battle over Club World Cup plans July 23, 2024 Fifpro Europe and European Leagues declared the action on Tuesday.
Real Madrid and Carlo Ancelotti insist Club World Cup boycott talk was misinterpreted June 10, 2024 The competition is due to expand to 32 teams and take place every four years.
Football regulator boss eases England World Cup ban fears with Fifa talks May 21, 2024 Sports lawyers have warned Fifa could take the Football Association to task over the regulator’s remit.