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February 26 – Mexico shocked the USA with a 2-0 win in the Dignity Health Park stadium in Carson, Los Angeles, on a stunning night of Gold Cup football. This may be the inaugural W Gold Cup but it is already delivering the drama, emotion and surprises of the men’s version. This was end-to-end women’s football at its best with …

February 26 – Bulgaria’s Levski Sofia has paid BGN1.15 million (€575,000) of its debts to the National Revenue Agency (NRA) . A few months ago, the club reached an agreement on rescheduling its tax obligations, which amount to nearly BGN 10 million. The club also announced that they had paid BGN 800,000 (€400,000)  to suppliers and partners. Levski said they …

February 27 – FIFA and the World Trade Organisation have reaffirmed their commitment to Cotton-4 plus African Countries in a bid to promote sustainable development via the global football economy. Speaking at the 13th WTO Ministerial Conference in Abu Dhabi, FIFA president Gianni Infantino committed to introducing Cotton-4 products into programmes run by his organisation. In September 2022, FIFA and …

February 27 – With the prospect of facing a first season without a major trophy for 12 years, Bayern Munich have appointed a new sporting director in the shape of Max Eberl to oversee a major shakeup. Formerly in a similar role at Leipzig, Eberl (pictured), who used to play for Bayern, has been charged with rejuvenating a team that has …

With March just around the corner, it is fair to say that the title race in Spain has shaped up quite nicely as we approach the final phase of the campaign. Real Madrid, though, have established a solid lead at the top of the table, with a six-point lead over Girona. However, with 12 games remaining, the league is far …

The Mexico Women’s National Team picked up a monumental win over the USWNT to round out the group stage in the 2024 W Gold Cup. The Americans had already clinched a spot in the knockout stage, which means it did not have much to play for. However, a dominant performance ensured La Tri finished as group winners. More significantly, this …

February 26 – England is the dominant force in the world transfer market according to the latest report from the CIES Football Observatory which shows €75 billion was earned by clubs worldwide with about two-thirds from international transfers and the rest from domestic ones. The report points that for many countries England is the main funder of international transfers. “Among …

February 27 – Global governing body FIFA has launched a new series of friendly matches, piloting the first edition of the ‘FIFA Series’ in March, in a bid to offer more “meaningful action” to smaller nations. The idea for the series was first floated in December 2022 and on Monday – the day that marked the eighth anniversary of Infantino’s reign …

Deco was named the sporting director at FC Barcelona during the summer and is one of the most influential members of the Catalan club’s administration. Not too long ago, however, he was one of the top agents in the world, especially with players from Brazil. It thus does not come as a surprise that Deco was the agent of now-Barcelona …

February 27 – Despite the German football league capitulating to fan power over third party investment, more protests occurred at the weekend, this time over Germany’s much coveted 50+1 rule. Last week, the DFL agreed to scrap its controversial plan to sell future media rights income to an outside investor for an upfront payment. Union Berlin and Dortmund fans celebrated the …