FAs
Danish, Finnish and Swedish FAs request EU collaboration to ensure football’s ‘soul’ is never put on sale again
September 2 – The Danish, Finnish, and Swedish Football Associations have written to EU commissioner for youth, culture and sport Glenn Micallef, expressing “serious concern” over FIFA president Gianni Infantino’s attempt to sell off the World Cup rights to a private equity funded business. They call “a broader European conversation about the future governance of […]
Six Arab FA’s issue message of joint support for Infantino
August 14 – FIFA boss Gianni Infantino has received endorsements from six Arab federations amid anger over FIFA’s aborted plans to sell the World Cup. On Thursday, Morocco, Qatar, Egypt, Mauritania, Lebanon and Sudan offered their “full support” for the FIFA boss. The FA presidents of Morocco, Qatar, Egypt and Mauritania – Fouzi Lekjaa, Sheikh […]
The FA’s crackdown in China is punishing clubs with points deductions and fines for match-fixing and corruption
January 30 – Nine clubs will start the new Chinese Super League (CSL) season with points deducted after the latest round of sanctions stemming from investigations into match-fixing, gambling and corruption. This is a major blow to a domestic industry that has spent nearly a decade battling credibility issues. Shanghai Shenhua, last season’s runners-up, and […]