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International Football

COVID-19 measures high on Council’s agenda on eve of first online FIFA Congress!

The FIFA Council met by videoconference today to determine a number of issues related to measures helping football adapt to the global coronavirus situation. More specifically, the body ratified, as per standard practice, the decisions taken by the Bureau of the FIFA Council since the last Council meeting on June …

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Premier League statement on the return of fans to stadiums!

The Premier League and its clubs met today, September 17 to discuss the return of supporters to the stadiums. Safety remains the No 1 priority and clubs reiterated their commitment to ensuring Premier League stadiums will be among the safest public places, through the effective use of a wide range …

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SKY Mexico announced as main broadcaster for Bundesliga!

SKY Mexico has agreed a two-year deal with Bundesliga International, a subsidiary of DFL Deutsche Fußball Liga, to become the home of the Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2 in Mexico. The deal, which begins at the start of the 2020/21 season, ensures that SKY Mexico will show live Bundesliga action every …

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UEFA women’s, futsal & youth competitions postponed to November!

The UEFA Executive Committee yesterday decided to postpone and amend the format of a few competitions due to the current COVID-19 situation across Europe, in order to further mitigate risks by granting UEFA, clubs and national associations more time to adapt to the evolving situation and thoroughly prepare matches, travels …

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AFC’s digital platforms reach new milestone!

The return of the AFC Champions League (West) has confirmed the remarkable success of the Asian Football Confederation’s (AFC) website and social platforms since the last match in the competition in March 2020. The lockdown and suspension of fixtures has not affected the extraordinary growth that the ‘fan-first’ digital strategy …

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Premier League agrees partnership in China with Tencent Sports!

Premier League Shareholders have today unanimously agreed a partnership with China’s leading digital sports media platform Tencent Sports, which will bring Premier League action to fans in China for the remainder of the 2020/21 season. From Saturday, September 19, supporters in China will be able to watch all 372 remaining …

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Macron kits 21 clubs across European football competitions!

Macron, a leading company in the international sportswear market and third most represented brand in the European professional football market, will be represented by 21 clubs across 17 different Countries (considering the direct qualification to the Group stage and the qualifying rounds) in the two most important European club competitions: …

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Shortlist of nominees for 2019/20 UEFA club competition awards revealed!

European football governing body UEFA have introduced new awards to honour women’s club competition football from now on. UEFA Champions League UEFA has today announced the names of the players shortlisted for the 2019/20 UEFA Champions League positional awards. The awards will honour the best Goalkeeper, Defender, Midfielder and Forward from …

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