International Football

adidas launches exclusive Speed of White Pack for female football stars at Rio Olympic Games!

adidas Football has released the Speed of White Pack, a range of boots designed specifically for the brand’s female football stars to wear at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro this summer. The Speed of White pack features unique colourways of both the X16+ PURECHAOS and ACE 16+ …

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Argentina’s Gonzalo Higuain leaves Napoli to join Juventus!

Defending Italian champions Juventus FC today confirmed that it has purchased much sought after Argentinian striker Gonzalo Higuain for €90 million, payable in two financial years, from Serie A rival SSC Napoli. The player has agreed a five-year contract with the club which will run until June 30, 2021. In …

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Aston Villa opens Academy in India, its owners from China eyes to buy ISL franchise!

Long time English Premier League side Aston Villa FC, who were relegated last season and will now play in the Championship have opened their first football academy outside England in New Delhi, India. Dr Tony Jiantong Xia the chairman, CEO and owner of Recon Group from China, over the summer …

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Soccerex to highlight 2022 FIFA World Cup business opportunities through Qatar event in December 2016!

Soccerex, the global football business event provider, have today confirmed they will be staging a new two day Forum in Qatar on December 5/6, 2016, with the support of the Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy, that will showcase the huge business potential of the region. The Soccerex Asian Forum …

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FIFA’s Independent Ethics Committee bans Wolfgang Niersbach (Germany) for a year!

The adjudicatory chamber of the independent Ethics Committee chaired by Alan Sullivan has banned Wolfgang Niersbach, former President of the German Football Association (DFB) and Vice-President of the 2006 FIFA World Cup Local Organising Committee (LOC) and current member of the FIFA Council and the UEFA Executive Committee, for one …

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