March 15 – European sponsorship has surged to €30.9 billion, marking a return to pre-pandemic levels, according to the latest research by the European Sponsorship Association (ESA) in collaboration with Nielsen Sports. The 2024 ESA Sponsorship Market Overview shows a 6.2% increase over the past year, up from €29.05, and surpassing the previous record of €30.69 billion set in 2019. …

March 15 – As Roma, Inter Milan and Arsenal are the three most lethal teams when it comes to taking goal chances in Europe’s Big 5 leagues. Everton are the most profligate in the Premier League. Manchester United, who had been similarly suffering before summer signing Rasmus Hojlund broke into goalscoring form, sit second-bottom in the ranking. The ranking comes …

March 15 – Norwegian club Frederikstad have voted to pressure their national federation to boycott the 2034 World Cup in Saudi Arabia that FIFA is expected to award to the Arab Kingdom this year because there are no other bidding candidates.  Norwegian fans have mobilised again to put the hosting of the World Cup by countries with a tainted human …

Jayden Danns has committed his future to Liverpool by signing a new long-term contract with the Premier League club.  Backtrack two months ago and most fans would not know who the 18-year-old was, but the last month and a bit has been special for the forward. Liverpool experienced an injury crisis at the start of 2024 and that led to several …

March 15 – The Jamaican Football Federation (JFF) will hold the postponed election for president on Sunday (March 17), with incumbent Michael Ricketts going head-head with challenger Raymond Anderson, currently the JFF’s first vice-president. Rickets took over as JFF president in 2017 but his reign has at times been controversial locally. His men’s team have qualified for the final four of …

After securing a spot in the UEFA Champions League quarterfinals by defeating Napoli in the previous round, Barcelona learned their opponent earlier today. As fate would have it, PSG and Barcelona have been drawn to play each other in the final eight of the Champions League. The two sides have locked horns a number of times over the years, and …

March 15 – Germany coach Julian Nagelsmann has shaken up his under-performing squad before this summer’s European Championship, which the country is hosting, by naming six new players for warmups against France and the Netherlands. Nagelsmann (pictured) has also included 34-year-old Toni Kroos in his 26-man squad, confirming the Real Madrid star’s return from international retirement nearly three years since …

March 15 – Football Australia and the Uzbekistan Football Association (UFA) have been nominated as the recommended Host Associations for the 2026 and 2029 editions of the AFC Women’s Asian Cup.  The decision, made at the second meeting of the AFC Women’s Football Committee in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, was taken a day before the Uzbeks host the final of the AFC …

Real Madrid Galatico Vini Junior is a big fan of West Ham’s Lucas Paqueta. The Brazilian winger sent the Hammers’ number 10 a one-word message of admiration following West Ham’s 5-0 Europa League thrashing over SC Freiburg on Thursday night. Shortly after Thursday night’s full-time whistle, Paqueta made a celebration post on his personal social media channels with the caption: …

Barcelona triumphantly advanced to the Champions League quarterfinals after enduring four tumultuous years of challenges and setbacks in the European stages. Earlier today, the Catalan giants discovered their opponents at this stage of the competition, with the fickle finger of fate pairing them up against PSG. Barça have crossed paths with the Parisians a great deal in their European endeavors …