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May 29 – Jose Boto, sports director of Croatia’s NK Osijek, has had his car fired upon in Osijek. Fortunately, Boto was not in the car, at the time parked in a public parking lot. Seven bullets pierced the car’s windshield. Initially, the club reported an incident involving Boto without revealing any details. Subsequently, however, Boto revealed more details on …

May 29 – Bundesliga International has appointed Infront to manage a package of international media rights in a four-year deal, starting with the 2025/26 season. The rights include all 617 games of the Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2, the Supercup and the four relegation playoff matches, which Infront will manage across 10 European territories, including Albania, Czech Republic, Estonia, Kosovo, Israel, …

May 29 – The Asian Football Confederation is to roll out VAR across the whole of its new three-tier men’s club structure from the start of next season, as well as the inaugural AFC Women’s Champions League. At the Asian Cup in January the AFC brought in VAR across the whole tournament for the first time, and was also the …

Barcelona will have many decisions to make on the sporting front this summer with a new coaching staff and a renewed identity. An area of interest for new manager Hansi Flick will be judging the future of Barcelona’s loanees. The Catalan giants will have many players returning to their ranks this year, but not all of them are expected to …

The 2024/25 Premier League will have a distinctly southern feel in England. With Burnley and Sheffield United going down and Leeds failing to win Sunday’s promotion playoffs, just a handful of teams in next season’s competition hail from northern towns and cities in England. In total, there will be five teams from the north. The two Merseyside clubs join the …

May 29 – Frank Pauw has been elected the new chairman of the Dutch FA (KNVB), succeeding Just Spee. If elected, Jaenet Van Der Laan would have become the first female boss of Dutch football.  Pauw clinched the presidency with 31 votes. Opponents Hans Nijland and Van Der Laan received 20 and seven votes respectively. Pauw said he “was surprised …

The appointment of Hansi Flick is set to bring forth a series of changes to the Barcelona team this coming summer. There are many players who could stand to benefit from the arrival of the German tactician, including the players Flick has worked with in the past. Robert Lewandowski: A vital cog in Flick’s setup A recent report from Alex …

Greenland has formally requested membership in CONCACAF, the North American and Caribbean Association Football Confederation. They are taking a giant leap towards their goal of competing on a global scale with this. Since the Danish autonomous region had problems gaining admittance to UEFA due to its political position, this adjustment is welcome. On May 13, Greenland submitted its application to …

May 29 – With FIFA having changed the frequency of the men’s and women’s U17 World Cup to annual events, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has similarly had to rethink its competition structure in order to create qualifying competitions for the FIFA tournaments. For the men’s U17 World Cup, the competition has been expanded to 48 teams, with Qatar hosting …

A huge summer awaits FC Barcelona with the club ushering in a new era with Hansi Flick taking over as manager from Xavi Hernandez. The summer transfer window is set to be a pivotal one for the Catalans, with some changes expected in the roster. Players like Ronald Araujo and Frenkie de Jong have been touted as possible departures to …