The LFP’s Board of Directors has ratified the general French Ligue 1 calendar for the 2023-24 season. In Ligue 1 Uber Eats, the 2023/24 season will start on the weekend of August 12/13, 2023. This 2023/24 season will mark the transition from 20 to 18 clubs, and therefore from 38 …
Read More »UEFA’s sporting bond with home town Nyon!
UEFA has been based in the western Swiss town of Nyon since the mid-1990s, and has established a close relationship with the local sports community through the Foundation for the Development of Sport in Nyon. The foundation, founded in 2000 and entirely financed by UEFA, has awarded grants for 2022 …
Read More »AC Milan to visit Dubai during FIFA World Cup break!
The Rossoneri are set to hold a warm-weather training camp in Dubai in preparation for the second half of the season during the winter break. Coach Stefano Pioli and the remaining members of the first-team squad will be in Dubai from December 11 to 20 for a warm-weather training camp, …
Read More »CMA CGM Group will be the new Olympique Marseille jersey sponsor!
CMA CGM Group and Olympique de Marseille have announced that CMA CGM Group will be the next main partner of Olympique de Marseille from the 2023/24 season. The CMA CGM Group, a global player in sea, land, air and logistics solutions, becomes the main partner of Olympique de Marseille for …
Read More »Nathan Jones appointed as new Southampton FC manager!
Southampton FC have announced the appointment of Nathan Jones as its new Men’s First Team Manager. The 49-year-old joins from Luton Town, signing a three-and-a-half-year contract at St Mary’s, where he will also be joined by First Team Coaches Chris Cohen and Alan Sheehan. Jones takes over ahead of the …
Read More »England name squad for 2022 FIFA World Cup!
Manager Gareth Southgate has named his 26-man England squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. The squad was unveiled on Thursday afternoon ahead of the players arriving in camp on Monday morning after this weekend’s domestic club fixtures. Included are Jordan Henderson and Raheem Sterling, who will be …
Read More »FIFA Secretary General pledges support for youth football in Ethiopia!
FIFA Secretary General Fatma Samoura concluded two days of meetings with stakeholders from government and sport in Ethiopia yesterday, in the company of a delegation from the Horn of Africa. On Sunday in an audience with Sahle Work Zewde, the President of Federal Republic of Ethiopia, along with CAF Vice …
Read More »UMBRO’s 30 year Speciali celebration!
Thirty years have passed since UMBRO first released the Speciali, and there’s still no boot in world football quite like it. To celebrate, UMBRO have teamed up with Italian apparel brand LC23 to drop not one, but two limited edition products. The brainchild of Italian designer Leo Colacicco, LC23 specialise …
Read More »Focus on Gender Equality at Oceania’s Home of Football!
The launch of a new, exciting resource to promote Gender Equality has seen Social Responsibility managers from around the OFC Member Associations meet in Auckland this week. The Gender Equality Playbook (GEP), which will be a resource to help football in the Pacific be a truly inclusive part of the …
Read More »Bhutan developing women’s league through club licensing!
A first-ever workshop on club licensing in women’s football has been held in the Kingdom of Bhutan in conjunction with FIFA. A total of nine clubs, who all play in the Kelme Women’s League, took part, including a new side by the name of Bumtang Women’s FC, who will be …
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