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October 9 – The European Club Association (ECA) has renamed itself European Football Clubs (EFC), complete with a new brand identity.
The brand reveal was carried out at the association’s 32nd General Assembly in Rome yesterday with the EFC saying its new name “more clearly embodies and communicates who the organisation represents and what it stands for”.
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April 10 – Deloitte predicts that global revenues in women’s elite sports will reach at least US$3 billion (£2.2 billion) for the first time in 2026. This represents a 25% increase on the US$2.4 billion value generated in 2025.
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Rock League, the first-ever professional curling league, starts in Toronto later on Monday, with six mixed-gender global franchises playing in an unusual format.
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Campaign group Save Wimbledon Park had argued a statutory trust prevented the development from going ahead.
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February 20 – World governing body FIFA will invest $75 million to rebuild Gaza’s infrastructure as a part of Donald Trump’s Board of Peace plans.
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The Rugby Football League (RFL) can confirm Halifax Panthers have today had their RFL Membership removed. The club was placed into compulsory liquidation in a High Court hearing on Monday. Halifax’s home fixture with Sheffield Eagles on Sunday has been postponed.
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Second-tier rugby league side Halifax Panthers are placed into liquidation because of money owed to HMRC.
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February 6 – FC Bayern München were the biggest prize money winners of the league stage of this year Champions League, with an enormous €100 million payout. They were closely followed by Liverpool (€97m), Manchester City (€97m), and Arsenal (€96m).
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January 29 – FIFA has released in annual report of global transfer spending, with transactions in the transfer market topping €10 billion for the first time – a sign that football’s economic profile continues to expand.
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January 22 – The Swiss Canton of Vaud that had a motion before its Tuesday night Grand Council meeting calling for the revoking of UEFA’s tax exemption in the region, did not manage to progress its meeting agenda to the point of a vote. The motion is an attempt to bring pressure on UEFA to suspend the Israeli FA (IFA).
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January 20 – Taking a leaf out of US president Donald Trump’s international diplomacy model, pro-Palestine supporters aim to bring pressure on UEFA to suspend the Israeli Football Association (IFA) by hitting the confederation where they believe it hurts most – at the bank.
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The League One outfit have confirmed the news we brought you yesterday that Seref Zengin has passed over the reins at the club
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December 23 – Plans to stage a Serie A fixture in Australia have been shelved, with Italy’s top flight confirming that AC Milan’s scheduled match against Como will no longer be played in Perth following regulatory complications involving the Asian Football Confederation.
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Chairman says issue has been dealt with, but winding-up notice is still listed ahead of High Court hearing HAVERFORDWEST County AFC is facing serious questions after an HM Revenue and Customs winding-up petition against the company behind the club remained live on The London Gazette website despite the chairman insisting the matter has already been dealt with.
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The 34th edition of the publication reviews financial performance during the 2023/24 season, as well as exploring future projections and emerging trends shaping the industry.
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The Senegalese government calls for an "independent international investigation" at the Confederation of African Football after it stripped Senegal of the Africa Cup of Nations title.
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February 23 – FIFA president Gianni Infantino’s growing bromance with U.S. President Donald Trump has attracted interest in the corridors of power of Olympic sport, though having initially said they would investigate, have now issued a statement saying that the role Infantino is promoting for FIFA in Gaza is “in keeping’ with the role os a sports federation.
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February 18 – The proposed overhaul of Lazio’s Stadio Flaminio will carry a projected price tag of €480 million, with ambitions for the ground to stage its first fixture in 2032.
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February 11 – The final nail in the Super League coffin now looks to have been hammered into place. Earlier this week Barcelona announced they had pulled out of the breakaway European club project, leaving just Real Madrid and its president Florentino Perez at the last man standing.
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February 9 – Spanish giants FC Barcelona have withdrawn from the proposed breakaway European Super League, leaving Real Madrid as the last club still backing the competition and the organising entity A22 friendless and exposed.
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January 30 – Nine clubs will begin the new Chinese Super League (CSL) season with points deductions after the latest round of sanctions stemming from investigations into match-fixing, gambling and corruption.
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Argentinian Primera División team River Plate has announced plans to further expand Mâs Monumental to a capacity of 101,000, making it what it claims will be the second largest club football stadium in the world. The expansion will be made possible via a new tier of seating and the introduction of a roof covering all
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January 22 – Real Madrid remain the financial benchmark in world football, finishing top of Deloitte’s latest Football Money League as the game’s biggest clubs pushed revenues to a new high.
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The All England Club proposals include 38 new tennis courts and an 8,000‑seat stadium.
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Club president estimates revenues of up to €400 million annually when new stadium is fully complete
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