Inside World Football

August 21 – Having challenged the AFC and its president Shaikh Salman Bin Ebrahim Al Khelifi over the AFC’s coalition support alongside Concacaf and UEFA and their challenge to FIFA president Gianni Infantino, the Qatar FA has attempted to row back the intensity of their remarks and take the heat out of a situation that could leave them very isolated in world football...

August 21 – This weekend FIFA president Gianni Infantino will be heading to the Dominican Republic and the Caribbean Football Union’s (CFU) U14 Boys tournament. During the tournament the CFU national association presidents have been holding a series of meetings and will hold a further meeting before Sunday’s finals. Infantino is expected to be present, though the vast...

August 21 – Real Madrid have kept their ranking as the world’s most valuable football club brand for a third year, with a brand value of $2.76 billion. Barcelona are ranked second for a second year, while Arsenal have jumped from eighth to third, their first time in the top three.

The figures come from Brand Finance’s ‘Football 50 2026’ report, that ranks the w...

August 21 – The Bundesliga has won a long-running legal battle against online ticket exchange Viagogo over unfair commercial practices in Germany’s unauthorised secondary market. The league had its claim upheld in full.

After years of litigation through several courts, the Higher Regional Court of Munich found several of Viagogo’s practices misleading and in br...

August 21 – Bulgarian champion Levski Sofia and betting company Palms Bet are ending their five-year partnership. The bookmaker has served as the club’s shirt sponsor in a partnership that will officially terminate at the end of August.

The announcement was made in a video address by Milo Borisov (pictured below), owner of Palms Bet, who reflected on their join...