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Coronavirus update: Fifa postpones Women’s World Cups, Japanese leagues pushed back, and more,
Fifa has postponed all men's and women's international matches due to be played in June, as well as this year's Under-20 and Under-17 Women's World Cups
World Surfing Games now postponed indefinitely
The International Surfing Association has reached an agreement with the government of El Salvador to postpone the World Surfing Games until further notice
Costa Rican pay-TV channel to launch showcasing top-tier football
A new pay-television channel exclusively dedicated to football is scheduled to launch in Costa Rica next month
El Salvador builds on surfing strategy with ISA’s 2020 World Games
El Salvador has furthered its ‘Surf City’ strategy by landing hosting rights to the 2020 World Surfing Games.
LaLiga adds Pepsi as sponsor in Guatemala
LaLiga has signed up soft drink Pepsi as its Official Sponsor in Guatemala in an agreement that runs until the end of the 2021-22 Spanish football season
Former Concacaf general secretary handed life ban by Fifa
Enrique Sanz, former general secretary of the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (Concacaf), has become the latest senior official to be issued with a life ban…
Russia, Chile and El Salvador submit bids for 2021 Beach Soccer World Cup
Fifa, football’s global governing body, has announced today (Wednesday) that it has received bids from Russia, Chile and El Salvador to host its Beach Soccer World Cup in 2021.
Eli Velazquez EVP for Sports at NBCUniversal Telemundo at SDMS Miami
Eli Velazquez EVP for Sports at NBCUniversal Telemundo discusses how rights holders need to be creative with content development around their IP.
Concacaf launches campaign to boost women’s football
The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (Concacaf) has launched a strategic plan to grow and increase participation in the women’s game across its 41 member associations.
Salguero latest former ExCo member banned by Fifa
Rafael Salguero has become the latest former Fifa Executive Committee member to be banned by world football’s governing body after it ruled he was guilty of various bribery schemes and the illegal reselling o…
US Soccer proposes joint Americas tournament for 2020
The US Soccer Federation is proposing an international competition encompassing all of the Americas, which would run concurrent to the pan-continental Uefa European Championships in 2020
Concacaf signs first global licensing deal
The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (Concacaf) has secured its first exclusive master licensee and licensing agent through a multi-year agreement with OEG Sports
Costa Rica games to mark Gold Cup’s first step into Central America
The Gold Cup will be held in Central America for the first time next year after the Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (Concacaf) announced that Costa Rica will …
IRF forced into another move for World Racquetball Championships
The International Racquetball Federation (IRF) has been forced to move its 2018 World Championships for a second time after the facilities where the event was due to be held in Cali, Colombia, were demolished.
Concacaf rebrands as Nations League details are revealed
Football’s governing body in North and Central America and the Caribbean has unveiled a new logo and changed its name from CONCACAF to Concacaf as it seeks to usher in a new era with the launch of its Nations League competition.
Panama company to fold after guilty plea in football corruption scandal
Panama-based Mimo International Exports and Imports has become the latest company or individual to be sanctioned as part of the US prosecution into corruption in world football and will be dissolved as part of its plea agreement.
First sentence issued in football corruption scandal
Hector Trujillo, the former general secretary of the Football Federation of Guatemala (FENAFUTG), has become the first person to be sentenced in the US as part of the investigation into global football corruption.
Guatemalan judge becomes latest to plead guilty in Fifa corruption scandal
Former Football Federation of Guatemala (FENAFUTG) general secretary Hector Trujillo has become the latest official to plead guilty to crimes associated with the global football corruption investigation.