International Football

Olympique Lyonnais & Claudio Cacapa extend contract until 2024!

Olympique Lyonnais have announced the extension of Claudio Cacapa’s contract for an additional season, now linked to the club until June 30, 2024, just like all the members of the technical staff. After seven seasons as a player (2000-2007), Brazilian Claudio Cacapa returned in January 2016 under Bruno Genesio as …

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How European football has emerged from the pandemic detailed in new European Club Landscape report!

UEFA has released the fourteenth edition of The European Club Footballing Landscape report, its annual club licensing benchmarking report on European club football. The report again provides the most authoritative, detailed, and comprehensive review of the European football finance landscape, competition landscape and players landscape, and this year’s edition focuses …

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FIFA’s goal is to create a more inclusive environment for fans!

In 2015, FIFA, together with the Fare network, an organisation with extensive experience in the fight against discrimination in football, introduced its first ever anti-discrimination monitoring system. It’s a system still implemented at FIFA events today. Senior Diversity & Anti-Discrimination Manager Gerd Dembowski is responsible at FIFA for the ongoing …

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Manchester City’s global Trophy Tour heads to Los Angeles!

Manchester City’s global Trophy Tour, presented by OKX, is heading to Los Angeles! The Trophy Tour is back on the road, with the Premier League trophy heading to LA accompanied by City legend Shaun Wright-Phillips for a soccer festival and screening of the fixture against Crystal Palace on Saturday, March …

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Southampton FC relieve manager Nathan Jones of his duties!

Southampton FC have announced that it has parted company with their Men’s First Team Manager Nathan Jones. First Team Coaches Chris Cohen and Alan Sheehan have also left the club. First Team Lead Coach Rubén Sellés will take charge of training and prepare the team ahead of next weekend’s Premier …

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FIFA Football for Schools strengthens formative role of sport among Ecuador youth!

During the launch festival for the Football for Schools Programme in Ecuador, a ten-year-old boy approached the instructor, Orly Salas, and told him he was tired. He had just participated in six of the nine on-pitch activity stations and explained that, because he rarely exercised, he was feeling the pace …

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Final three nominees across categories for The Best FIFA Football Awards announced!

FIFA has announced the three finalists across the categories for 2022 edition of The Best FIFA Football Awards announced. The final three nominees for The Best FIFA Women’s Player are (in alphabetical order): Beth Mead (England / Arsenal WFC) Alex Morgan (USA / Orlando Pride / San Diego Wave) Alexia …

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AS Monaco and Kappa reissue the team’s 2000 title-winning jersey!

AS Monaco and Kappa last Tuesday launched a limited reissue of the jersey from the team’s fantastic 1999/2000 season, during which the Club won the seventh French league title in its history. As the equipment supplier for AS Monaco since 2019, the Kappa brand has already been very active with …

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European Leagues Statement on A22 revised plans for a breakaway European Super League!

The European Leagues are very surprised by the statement from A22 Sports Management which refers to an open consultation process and its results. The European Leagues – the body officially representing the interests of 40 domestic competition organisers coming from 34 countries in Europe and 1092 clubs – never met …

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