Lebanese FA says football will resume at start of 2025
December 2 – Football is to resume in Lebanon from early next year – days after Israel and Hezbollah announced a ceasefire in their ongoing war.
Year: 2024
Swisscom connects as first national sponsor of Euro 2025
December 2 – UEFA has announced that Swisscom has become the Official National Telecommunications & Connectivity Partner for next summer’s Women’s Euros.
Match week 14: EPL crowds hit near-capacity ahead of first round of mid-week fixtures
December 2 – Premier League stadiums once again showcased near-capacity crowds, with match week 14 averaging an impressive 98.53% attendance – the third best of the season behind match weeks 1 and 11. Here’s how the weekend unfolded.
Man down, Botafogo beat Atletico Mineiro to win Copa Libertadores and last CWC slot
December 2 – Ten-man Botafogo clinched their first-ever Copa Libertadores with a 3-1 win against Atletico Mineiro in a gripping final in Buenos Aires on Saturday.
Collateral damage? Herdman steps down from Toronto FC as Canadian drone scandal casts long shadow
December 2 – Implicated in the Canadian drone-spying scandal that has already cost Canadian women’s coach Bev Priestman her job following the Paris Olympics, John Herdman has resigned as coach of Toronto FC, though his resignation has not been directly linked to that scandal.
Fiorentina’s Bove rushed to hospital after collapsing against Inter Milan
December 2 – Fiorentina midfielder Edoardo Bove is in intensive care in hospital after collapsing on the pitch during his side’s Serie A match against Inter Milan on Sunday.
Le Classique piracy highlights fundamental issue facing LFP’s broadcast deals
December 2 – Illegal streams of professional football have long been a thorn in the side of broadcasters. In France that has been taken to a new level according to stark new findings presented by LFP Media, the commercial entity of the Professional Football League (LFP).
Soccerex set Feb date for MENA edition alongside Sports Expo in Cairo
December 2 – Soccerex will hold the next edition of its conference and exhibition format in association with Sports Expo in Egypt in February 2025.
LA takes on New York for MLS title with Galaxy facing the Red Bulls
December 2 – Just over a month ago, the dream match-up of New York and LA squared off for a world title as the Yankees lost to the Dodgers in Major League Baseball World Series. On Saturday the two cities will meet again in Carson for the right to be called MLS Cup Champion.
Botev Plovdiv owner has 10-year ban on entering Bulgaria confirmed, but he refuses to give up his team
December 2 – Bulgaria’s Botev Plovdiv have confirmed that the club’s owner Anton Zingarevich (pictured) has been issued with a government ban on entering the country for a period of ten years. The club said that the Bulgarian authorities had confirmed the ban, but did not give any reasons for the decision.
Top scoring Suarez (aged 37, goals 25) signs for another year with Barca’s old boys at Inter Miami
December 2 – At 37-years-young, Luis Suarez is proving that age is indeed a number as he signed a contract extension with Major League Soccer’s (MLS), Inter Miami, that will see him remain in Florida until the end of the 2025 season.
Maddli makes her debut as Euro 2025 mascot
December 2 – UEFA has unveiled its Women’s Euro 2025 mascot, Maddli, a Saint Bernard puppy, named after Madeleine Boll, the first ever female licensed footballer in Switzerland.
Poll finds 72% of female football fans against FIFA’s Aramco sponsorship
November 29 – Female fans of the women’s game across the world oppose FIFA’s current deal with Saudi Aramco based on environmental, women’s rights, and LGBTQ+ rights grounds, a poll by the New Weather Institute has found.
Former Georgian and Man City striker Mikheil Kavelashvili set to be country’s president
November 29 – Even if you are not qualified to run football, you can be president – in Georgia that is.
Alex Phillips takes over as FIFPRO general secretary, Sergio Marchi elected president
November 29 – Global players’ union FIFPRO has announced UEFA’s former head of governance and compliance, Alex Phillips, as its new secretary general.