Football

The club crest of Real Madrid will be altered under a new retail partnership the Spanish LaLiga football club has signed for the Middle East market.

The Football Association of Serbia (FAS) has lost an appeal against Kosovo joining Uefa, football’s European governing body.

The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (Concacaf) has today (Monday) unveiled a major overhaul of its club competition model, including the introduction of a new tournament that will allow the participation of more teams from the region.

World football’s governing body Fifa has handed a life ban to Najeeb Chirakal, a former aide to ex-Asian Football Confederation (AFC) president Mohamed bin Hammam.

The German Football Association (DFB) has today (Friday) confirmed that it will bid to host Uefa Euro 2024, and has opened a process for cities to apply to be part of the project.

The German Football League (DFL) has announced that the country’s Bundesliga is to become the first major league to begin using television replays to assist referees during matches.

The Chinese Football Association (CFA) has announced plans to significantly enhance investment in the sport, however the sums involved pale into comparison to the money being spent by domestic Super League clubs on overseas signings.

Simon Babes looks at the crucial factors to consider regarding match-day experience and crowd movements when a stadium construction project is on the table.

Manchester United has dislodged Real Madrid as the top revenue-generating football club in the world for the first time in 11 seasons, according to Deloitte’s annual Money League rankings.

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has banned reigning Champions League champion Jeonbuk Motors from the 2017 edition of its showpiece club tournament due to the South Korean K-League team’s involvement in a bribery scandal.

Football officials in the Americas are considering creating a new tournament grouping together the best national teams from the South American Football Confederation (Conmebol) and the Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (Concacaf), according to Bloomberg.

Italian Serie A football team Juventus has unveiled a rebranding initiative that it states will seek to expand the business side of the club, targeting both existing fans and those with less of an interest in the sport.

The Chinese Football Association (CFA) has today (Monday) confirmed the introduction of new regulations that will further limit the number of overseas players able to appear in domestic matches, amid concerns that clubs are over-spending on importing talent.

Long-time Confederation of African Football (CAF) president Issa Hayatou is to be challenged for his leadership of the sport on the continent as officials maintained that the format for showpiece national team tournament the Africa Cup of Nations will remain unchanged.

Spanish LaLiga football club Barcelona has said that the redevelopment project for its Camp Nou stadium is facing delays of at least one year.

Uefa has hailed the ongoing success of its Financial Fair Play (FFP) scheme in reigning in the financial excesses of European football clubs, but has warned over the growing might of a band of nine ‘super clubs’.