North beats South as DPR Korea set up U20 Asian Cup final repeat against Japan
March 14 – North Korea will face Japan in the final of the AFC Women’s U20 Asian Cup Uzbekistan 2024 after an impressive 3-0 win over Korea Republic.
Year: 2024
Rangnick drops players from Austria’s March matches for homophobic chanting incident
March 14 – Austria head coach Ralf Rangnick has dropped three players from his squad for their March friendlies after their involvement in homophobic chanting following last month’s Vienna derby.
UCL quarter final draw lined up as Inter Milan lose penalty shootout to Atletico Madrid and Dortmund beat PSV
March 14 – Last year’s finalists Inter Milan have exited this year’s Champions League at the last 16 stage after losing to Atletico Madrid in a dramatic penalty shootout.
Belgium renew Tedesco for further two years but go into pre-Euro friendlies without De Bruyne
March 14 – Belgium’s manager Domenico Tedesco has extended his contract until the 2026 World Cup but his team will be without Kevin De Bruyne for the March friendlies.
With match-fixing threat growing, Brazil’s CBF adopts reform agenda and brings in SIGA for the battle
March 13 – With Brazilian football plagued by accusations of match-fixing and corruption the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) has agreed a co-operation with the Sport Integrity Global Alliance (SIGA) who will work with the federation on “a comprehensive and in-depth process of reforms”.
Canadian Premier League boosts salary cap and incentives to develop young players
March 14 – The Canadian Premier League (CPL), which kicks off in April, has boosted its club salary cap and made changes to both international and U21 player rules.
UEFA unveils format for revamped 36-team Champions League
March 13 – Details for the new format for the 36-team Champions League starting next season have been unveiled by UEFA in what is the biggest shake-up to the competition in years, designed in part to stave off the threat of a European Super League.
Brazil’s senate to set up commission to investigate match-fixing
March 13 – The Brazilian senate is to establish a parliamentary commission to investigate match-fixing in the Brazilian game.
Italian police raid AC Milan offices in probe into 2022 sale of club to RedBird Capital
March 13 – AC Milan’s offices were raided by police on Tuesday as part of an investigation by Italian prosecutors into the sale of the Serie A giants.
Asian Cup 2023 smashes records across the board for Qatar edition
March 13 – The 2023 Asian Cup in Qatar that was played January 12 to February 11 this year broke just about every AFC record in the book, from attendances to broadcast coverage.
Everton sale in doubt after 777 pursued for outstanding debt and new questions raised over funds
March 13 – Everton’s sale to 777 Partners looks to be in the balance after the Premier League called in the prospective buyers for an in-person meeting with the Premier League which is looking for answers around questions related to the source of funding from 777.
Xavi hits back at critics after Barca reach UCL last 8, saying who is the joke now?
March 13 – Barcelona coach Xavi Hernández hit out at critics who he says called the club the joke of the Champions League after leading them into the quarterfinals of the competition for the first time since 2020.
Emotions high as Arsenal beat Porto in UCL last 16; Barca steam past Napoli
March 13 – Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta says “it was a magic night” for his side as they reached the Champions League quarter-finals for the first time since 2010 by beating Porto in a penalty shootout at Emirates Stadium.
Concacaf unveils plans for W Champions Cup with play kicking off in August
March 13 – With the closure of the inaugural Concacaf W Gold Cup on Sunday in San Diego, the regional governing body has rolled straight into the next stage of its women’s competition development programme with the launch of the Concacaf W Champions Cup, its first official women’s continental club championship.
North and South Korea go head-to-head, Aussies face Japan in Asian Cup U20 women’s semis
March 13 – The AFC Women’s U20 Asian Cup reaches semi-final stage in Uzbekistan tonight with two regional clashes that mix old power with returning power in the women’s youth game.