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Clarke gives up Fifa vice-presidency following FA resignation
Greg Clarke, who this week resigned from his position as English Football Association chairman in the wake of offensive remarks made at a UK parliamentary hearing, has stepped down from his influential…
FA chairman Clarke resigns over ‘unacceptable’ remarks
English Football Association chairman Greg Clarke has stood down with immediate effect after making a series of offensive remarks to a UK parliamentary hearing
Ex-FA and EFL commercial chiefs combine for Sport Collective and GV6 tie-up
Sport Collective, the sports marketing agency founded by two of the English Football Association’s former commercial chiefs, Peter Daire and Sean McAuliffe, has announced a collaboration with GV6 sports, t…
FA chairman reveals Premier League clubs’ breakaway league threat
Greg Clarke, chairman of the English Football Association (FA), has revealed that leading Premier League clubs threatened to create a breakaway league as part of plans to push through the ‘Project Big P…
Sky ‘poised to secure’ Women’s Super League rights in UK
Pay-television broadcaster Sky is said to be in prime position to secure UK rights to football's top-tier Women’s Super League.
Pandemic hits women’s sport, but revenue mix leaves it well placed to rebound
Adam Nelson talks to stakeholders from across women's sport about the impact of the pandemic and how the sector is well-placed to rebound thanks to a healthy revenue mix
Vitality named Women’s FA Cup title sponsor in landmark deal
The English Football Association (FA) has signed up health and life insurance company Vitality as the title sponsor of the Women's FA Cup
Women’s Super League subject of CVC’s latest sports investment interest
Private equity firm CVC Capital Partners has expressed an interest in investing in the Women’s Super League (WSL) club competition, it has been reported.
UK home nations sign grassroots focused deal with Nationwide
Each of the United Kingdom's national football associations has partnered with Nationwide Building Society to support the return of grassroots football
England Women opt out of 2021 SheBelieves Cup due to Covid-19 concerns
The England women's national soccer team has decided to opt out of next year's SheBelieves Cup in the United States in the wake of the global Covid-19 pandemic
Bridgepoint ‘eyes investment’ in Women’s Super League
London-headquartered private equity company Bridgepoint, a major shareholder in MotoGP commercial rights-holder Dorna Sports, has approached the English Football Association (FA) about investing in the…
Majority of WSL clubs ‘against’ Premier League takeover
The majority of clubs in the English Women’s Super League are against a potential takeover by the men’s Premier League, it has been reported.
FA to make redundancies amid fears of £300m loss
The English Football Association (FA) has said 82 of its employees stand to lose their jobs amid cost-cutting measures to tackle potential losses of around £300m (€327.4m/$369.1m) due to Covid-19.
Government and FA aiming for fans to return to stadiums in September
There is new hope that football fans could be allowed back into stadiums in the UK after the government and Football Association both revealed they were working on plans for this to happen when next season…
Emirates relinquishes FA Cup final title rights to support mental health campaign
The 2020 FA Cup Final will be known as the Heads Up FA Cup Final after title sponsor Emirates, the Dubai-based airline, donated its naming rights to the mental health awareness campaign
FA ‘threatens Saudi legal action’ over Newcastle FA Cup archive broadcasts
The English FA is threatening to take the Saudi state-backed broadcaster KSA Sports to court over showing clips of old FA Cup matches featuring Newcastle United, it has been reported
English and Scottish FAs lift 3pm blackout rule for rest of season
The English and Scottish FAs have lifted their bans on the televisual broadcast of Saturday 3pm football fixtures for the remainder of the season, in a move that suggests both bodies are preparing for…
Nike postpones Euro 2020 national team kit launches as contracts scrutinised
Nike’s launch of Euro 2020 national team kits for England, France and three other European countries were postponed this week because of the Covid-19 pandemic.