International Football

The Nike Mercurial Vapor “Future DNA Mercurial” brings classic Nike Football design to one of the brand’s latest on-pitch innovations. Originally released in 2009, the Nike Mercurial Vapor Superfly was the lightest, fastest iteration of the Nike Mercurial at the time, and served as a glimpse into the future of …

Scottish giants Celtic Football Club have announced that it has agreed a new five-year partnership with adidas starting July 1, 2020. adidas will become Celtic’s official kit supplier, covering both the men’s and women’s squads, in a deal which is believed to be the biggest kit sponsorship ever to be …

In light of the current situation concerning the Coronavirus, the Bureau of the FIFA Council has decided that the general football rules which normally oblige clubs to release players for national team matches will not apply for the upcoming international windows in March/April. The situation is rapidly evolving across the …

Given the constantly evolving public health situation, and global concerns about the spread of COVID-19, the CONCACAF Council convened yesterday via a conference call. During the meeting the decision was made to suspend all upcoming CONCACAF competitions scheduled to take place over the next 30 days. The CONCACAF Council took …

Following the growing concerns of the COVID-19 virus and the declaration by the World Health Organization (WHO) describing it as pandemic, CAF has decided to postpone the following competitions until further notice: – Total AFCON 2021 Qualifiers: Match Day 3 and 4 of the qualifiers scheduled for March 25-31, 2020; …

Following a meeting of Shareholders today, March 13 it was unanimously decided to suspend the Premier League with the intention of returning on April 4, subject to medical advice and conditions at the time. Premier League Chief Executive Richard Masters said, “Above all, we wish Mikel Arteta and Callum Hudson-Odoi …

Carlos Cordeiro has announced his resignation as U.S. Soccer President, effective immediately. Cindy Parlow Cone, U.S. Soccer’s current Vice President, will serve as President of U.S. Soccer until the next Annual General Meeting. Parlow Cone, 41, becomes the first female President of U.S. Soccer and second former U.S. National Team …

In the light of developments due to the spread of COVID-19 in Europe and related decisions made by different governments, all UEFA club competitions matches scheduled next week are postponed. This includes the remaining UEFA Champions League, Round of 16 second leg matches scheduled on 17 and 18 March 2020; …

FIFA President, Gianni Infantino, met yesterday, March 12 with the Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, at the WHO headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, to discuss how football can help the WHO respond to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic and what measures should sports governing bodies …