Overseas games risk breaking football, Uefa tells Spanish and Italian leagues Sport Uefa president Aleksander Ceferin has aimed a shot across the bows of Spanish and Italian football chiefs, warning that taking domestic league games overseas risks “breaking” the sport. The European governing body this week “reluctantly” gave its permission for LaLiga and Serie A to export league games to the US and Australia this season but [...]
Barcelona and Milan plans for overseas games get green light from Uefa Sport Business Uefa has “reluctantly” approved plans for LaLiga and Serie A to stage one-off overseas games this season, blaming Fifa for lacking a clear regulatory framework. LaLiga has announced plans to play a match between Barcelona and Villarreal in Miami in December, while Serie A is moving AC Milan’s contest with Como to Perth in February. [...]
How 2025 Women’s Euros has already broken record after record Sport Business The 2025 Women’s Euros concludes on Sunday, when the Lionesses will aim to their title against Spain, their nemeses from the last World Cup final. But before a ball has been kicked in Basel, the tournament has already been a record-breaker by just about every key metric. Here, City AM digs into those numbers. Ticket [...]
Fifa president Infantino ‘cheering’ for Russia’s return to football April 3, 2025 Fifa president Gianni Infantino wants Russia to return to world football as part of a peace pact with Ukraine, saying it is “what we have to cheer for”. Russia have effectively been barred from Fifa and Uefa club and national team competitions at all levels since its invasion of Ukraine in 2022. The US is [...]