The FIFA Referees Committee has announced the match officials who will be in charge at the forthcoming 2020 FIFA Club World Cup – Qatar. Seven referees and twelve assistant referees have been selected for the tournament and together with them, FIFA has also selected seven video match officials (VMOs) to …
Read More »Mauricio Pochettino becomes new Paris Saint-Germain coach!
Paris Saint-Germain have announced the appointment of Mauricio Pochettino as it’s new head coach. The Argentine has signed a contract with the club from the French capital until June 30, 2022, with an option for an extra year. The 48-year-old Mauricio Pochettino has history at Paris Saint-Germain where, as a …
Read More »Parallel Sports: AIFF GS Kushal Das thinks India will play away in March 2021!
Parallel Sports caught-up with AIFF general secretary Kushal Das to find out where Team India could play their upcoming joint 2022 FIFA World Cup/2023 AFC Asian Cup qualifiers in March 2021. Kushal Das informed that he thinks given the ongoing pandemic that the remaining qualification matches would be played at …
Read More »Errea launch Asante Kotoko SC’s 2020/21 third kit!
Italian sportwear brand Errea have launched the eagerly awaited Asante Kotoko SC official third jersey for the 2020/21 season. With its green background and black trims, such as the V-neck and sleeve ends, embellished with yellow details in the club emblems, the most striking feature of the third jersey is …
Read More »BIGinSports podcast: December 2020 Round-Up & 2021 Sports Events ft. Arunava Chaudhuri!
In the latest BIGinSports podcast, Patric Hoch and Arunava Chaudhuri in the eighth episode do a round-up of international sports in December 2020. Listen to the BIGinSports podcast in German under: Im ersten Podcast 2021 schauen wir auf den sportlichen Dezember 2020 zurück und wagen einen Ausblick auf das Sportjahr …
Read More »NNIS VIDEO: Legends who left us in 2020!
At a time when sporting action dominates the watch-list of every household, 2020 gave sports fanatics across the globe a rude shock. From the greatest Diego Maradona to Indian football legend Chuni Goswami, from Aussie great Dean Jones to NBA Legend Kobe Bryant, the losses will be hard to fill. …
Read More »Sead Kolasinac returns to Schalke 04 on loan from Arsenal FC!
Sead Kolasinac will soon be donning Royal Blue of Schalke 04 once again, signing a six-month contract with the club which will enter into effect on Monday, January 4. The 27-year-old full back will join Schalke 04 on loan until the end of the season from Premier League side Arsenal …
Read More »Australian Professional Leagues to be unbundled from Football Australia!
Football Australia and the newly formed Australian Professional Leagues (APL) today announced that terms have been agreed to ‘unbundle’ the A-League, Westfield W-League and Y-League (‘Professional Leagues’) from Football Australia. This unbundling of the Professional Leagues from Football Australia means that the Australian football structure will be in line with …
Read More »Premier League reschedules opening round fixtures for January 2021!
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 …
Read More »ALK Capital complete takeover of Burnley FC!
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 …
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