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June 6 – The Sport Integrity Global Alliance (SIGA) and its North American arm, SIGA AMERICA, have schedules June 13 for an expert forum on Financial Integrity and Transparency in Sport (FITS), in New York city, USA. Co-hosted by SIGA AMERICA and US law firm Winston & Strawn, the FITS Forum is an exclusive, by-invitation only and expert-driven thought leadership event. Agenda topics include:Financial Integrity & Transparency in …

In a recent interview, Barcelona president Joan Laporta made a significant mention of Marc Casado, mentioning that he would be a part of the first team fold under Hansi Flick from the next season.  It is to be noted that while Casado’s contract renewal as the captain of the reserve team isn’t finalized yet, it is nearly complete.  There is …

June 6 – Mastercard has renewed its sponsorship of the UEFA Champions League for the 2024-27 commercial cycle in a deal that also includes sponsorship rights for the UEFA Super Cup in 2024, 2025 and 2026. The renewal comes as UEFA and Mastercard celebrated their 30-year partnership at a special ceremony at this year’s final. Mastercard has activated its marketing …

Joan Laporta’s recent public criticism of the team’s physical conditioning during an interview with the club’s official media has taken Xavi’s coaching staff by surprise and even caused some irritation, claims a report from AS.  Laporta claimed that he and several members of the Sports Commission observed a decline in the players’ physical performance after the 60th minute of matches, …

June 5 – Bundesliga Champions Bayer Leverkusen have renewed and expanded their long-term partnership with data and analytics platform Kitman Labs. The renewal comes on the heels of winning a first-ever league title, a European record-setting winning run and a six-year pre-existing partnership with Kitman Labs, who combine medical, performance, coaching and talent development data in an integrated platform to …

June 5 – LaLiga’s Valencia CF say they have made significant progress in their long-running effort to complete their new stadium following the sale of land around the stadium site. The club hope the Nou Mestalla, the partially built 54,000+-seat football stadium in Valencia intended as a replacement for their current home, will be finished in time to host 2030 …

In a recent survey conducted by Barça Universal, fans shared their preferences for the ideal squad for the 2024/25 season, introducing some unexpected choices. On the social media platform X (formerly known as Twitter), Barça Universal created an engaging thread, listing each player from the current roster and giving followers three options: keep, loan, or sell.  Here are the results …

If you asked which positions Newcastle need to upgrade, 99% would mention our right wing as a massive priority. One great option on the market is Brentford’s Cameroonian winger Bryan Mbeumo, who looks set to move this summer.  Mbeumo seems set to move away from Brentford this summer, saying recently: “I want to play in the biggest competitions, in the …

June 5 – Real Madrid top a ranking of club social media followers by the CIES Football Observatory, as data shows the UEFA Champions League winners have gained more than 40 million followers since 2023.  They tallied a total of 410 million followers across Instagram, X, Facebook and TikTok, beating arch-rival Barcelona (360 million) and Manchester United (216 million) to …

June 6 – US non-profit America SCORES that provides free after-school programming combining soccer, poetry, and service-learning, has launched an initiative with Concacaf and the FIFA Foundation in Miami. Miami SCORES Powered by Concacaf will see the Scores soccer and literacy program rolled out in six public schools in the city in the first year and several more thereafter. Miami will be …