Earlier today, the latest FIFA ‘Coca Cola’ Men’s World Ranking were released by the world football governing body and in the September rankings, India dropped a spot to 109th position behind Estonia, but ahead of Central African Republic; while 2018 FIFA World Cup semifinalists Belgium stays No. 1. India have …
Read More »New speaker announced for 2020 iSPORTCONNECT Virtual Lausanne Summit!
iSPORTCONNECT’s 2020 Lausanne Summit, in association with PwC and ThinkSport, is to be hosted as an online virtual event between 3pm to 5pm BST (CET+1) on September 29. The event will be taking place on the afternoon of Tuesday, September 29, with our terrific group of speakers: Guy-Laurent Epstein, Marketing …
Read More »Macron & Football Association of Wales launch partnership!
The Football Association of Wales (FAW) is pleased to announce that it has signed a partnership agreement with sportswear and equipment producer Macron as an official domestic match ball sponsor ahead of the 2020-21 season which starte last Saturday, September 12. The deal is part of a wider agreement that, …
Read More »UEFA launches UEFA Women’s Champions League 2021–25 media rights RFP!
UEFA has today launched a Request for Proposals (RFP) process in relation to the acquisition of media rights for the UEFA Women’s Champions League 2021–25 cycle. Media rights for the UEFA Women’s Champions League will be fully centralised as of the 2021/22 season, from the newly created group stage onwards. …
Read More »Children across Europe help design the 2020 UEFA Super Cup match ball!
When FC Bayern Munich and Sevilla FC contest the 2020 UEFA Super Cup match on September 24 at the Puskás Aréna in Budapest, they will use a football covered with 18 different childrens’ drawings. Children from across the continent were encouraged to submit drawings showing what football meant to them …
Read More »Two games in Braunschweig for Germany U-21s!
Germany U-21s will play both of their final matches of 2020 in the Eintracht-Stadion in Braunschweig. The decision was made by the presidential board of the Deutscher Fußball-Bund (DFB) in a meeting on Friday, September 11. Coach Stefan Kuntz’s team will play a friendly on November 12 (18:15 CEST), with …
Read More »Street Style Fuses with Traditional Identities for Club Third Kits by Nike!
Football supporters have historically worn Nike Air Max on the terraces. Players covet rare drops and exclusives. The natural connection between football and sneaker culture is celebrated by weaving together admired club identities with storied sneaker designs in the kits, each a bespoke creation, worn as clubs chase continental honors …
Read More »UEFA releases study results on training facilities & youth investment across Europe!
UEFA has released a brand-new interactive report offering unique insight into training facilities and youth investment in Europe. With the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic casting an uncertain future over football finances, high quality youth development and infrastructure investment to support player development is arguably more important than ever. The …
Read More »Torpedo Kutaisi makes its debut with Errea in Georgia Championship!
For the first time, the youth sector of the important Georgian team Torpedo Kutaisi has made its championship début with the official kits by Erreà. In an official note, the club thanked Erreà and its retailer Free Football Ltd for the service and the high quality of the products. Free …
Read More »Thin white stripes & intense blue of Archipelago in new Macron-made Faroe Islands kits!
Macron and the Faroe Islands Football Association (Fótbóltssamband Føroya), have presented the new shirts of the National Team, a kit that was created as part of the lager agreement between Macron and UEFA, the Kit Assistance Scheme, with which UEFA supports minor football federations by providing supplies and teamwear. The …
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