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International Champions Cup sign beer major Heineken as Presenting Sponsor!

Heineken has become the presenting sponsor and official beer of the US-leg of the International Champions Cup (ICC), the premier pre-season soccer tournament that brings the world’s best clubs to the United States, China, Australia and across Europe. Heineken and Relevent Sports have agreed to a multi-year partnership that begins …

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Soccerex Global Convention: Changes & Additions for 2016!

Following the success of the changes implemented in 2015, including the restructuring of the event layout and the introduction of the Academy, for 2016 Soccerex have made a few minor additions to further enhance the networking, insight and social opportunities provided by the Soccerex Global Convention! Academy Networking Lounge Situated …

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FIFA’s Deputy Secretary General Markus Kattner dismissed with immediate effect!

World football governing body FIFA has dismissed its Deputy Secretary General Markus Kattner from his position with effective immediately. FIFA’s internal investigation uncovered breaches of his fiduciary responsibilities in connection with his employment. FIFA will not comment further on any of the details, but will continue its cooperation with the …

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adidas Inspires Players to Be First with Mercury Pack!

adidas Football yesterday unveiled the Mercury Pack, a cutting edge range of boots inspired by the trophies that players around the world strive to win in order to write their names into the history books. The three unique chrome boots have been designed to embody the focus and desire that …

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VIDEO – New Balance: Watch the action from the launch of the new Furon & the new colour Visaro!

Watch the action from New Balance’s two day launch. On Day one, New Balance introduced the brand new Furon and the new colour Visaro to the world’s media. Jesus Navas, Samir Nasri, Aaron Ramsey and Massimo Luongo joined New Balance for the launch. On Day two, New Balance put the …

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Video replay technology on show at IFAB kick-off workshop!

The first workshop on experiments with video assistant referees (VARs) in football concluded in Amsterdam, the Netherlands today. Leagues and associations interested in conducting the IFAB-sanctioned experiments over the next two years saw the technology in action, with the Dutch Football Association (KNVB) demonstrating how their “offline” trials have worked …

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