International Football

The Premier League has today confirmed that two fixtures postponed from the opening weekend in September have been rescheduled to January 2021. Burnley will host Manchester United on January 12, 2021, with Manchester City taking on Aston Villa at home on January 20. The matches were postponed because of the …

Burnley Football Club has confirmed that ALK Capital, a leading US management firm specialising in investments in the sports and media sectors, has completed its investment in the club. The deal, completed late last night and approved and ratified by the Premier League, sees ALK Capital’s sports investment arm, Velocity …

The Greek club Asteras Tripolis and its official kit supplier Macron have joined forces in the fight against Covid-19 in what continues to be a very critical time for humanity. The donation of 5.000 masks of increased protection type KN95 / FFP2 to the Panarcadian General Hospital of Tripolis is …

The Premier League has not discussed pausing the season and has no plans to do so despite rising number of COVID-19 cases in the United Kingdom. The League continues to have confidence in its COVID-19 protocols to enable fixtures to be played as scheduled, and these protocols continue to have …

The Bureau of the FIFA Council had taken jus before Christmas the following decisions concerning the governance of two member associations. Normalisation committee appointed for the Ivorian Football Association (FIF) The Bureau of the FIFA Council has decided to appoint a normalisation committee for FIF pursuant to art. 8 par. …

Asian Football Confederation (AFC) President Shaikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa has sent his condolences to Football Australia and to the family and loved ones of former FIFA referee and respected administrator Gary Power who passed away at the age of 69 on Tuesday after bravely battling cancer. Power was …

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) now has sixty (60) COVID-19 medical officers, whose role is to enforce the International Match Protocol during FIFA / CAF competitions. Trained by the Development Department and the Medical Committee, CAF’s COVID-19 Medical Officer performs their work on match days and non-match days to …

The Premier League today, December 29 confirmed that between Monday, December 21 and Sunday, December 27, 1.479 players and club staff were tested for COVID-19. Of these, 18 have tested positive. Players or club staff who have tested positive will self-isolate for a period of 10 days. The Premier League …

The South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) held its Executive Committee meeting on Monday, December 28 virtually to plan for the year 2021 and take other decisions. SAFF president Kazi Salahuddin presided over the meeting with SAFF general secretary Anwarul Huq and members in attendance. Amongst the decisions taken was that …