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Real Madrid budget $1.13bn for 2024/25 season but nothing for Club World Cup. November 11 – The bottom line for football clubs around the world is critical and budgets are often manipulated and stretched to perform financial tricks. In a surprising move, Real Madrid who have one of the world’s biggest budgets have not factored any income ...
Delivering 2026. FIFA breaks the mould to create the most …
2 days ago · November 14 – FIFA has changed its traditional model of delivering the greatest show on earth, the FIFA World Cup. Rather than working through a national Local Organising Committee, FIFA has mandated an increased level of management and delivery of the first 48-team, 104-match tournament to host cities. As John Kristic, one of the bid leaders who delivered the tournament to the region, said ...
US men’s team off to a winning start under Pochettino on route to …
October 14 – Mauricio Pochettino made a successful debut in charge of the United States as he led them to a 2-0 friendly win over Panama on Saturday. In June the US lost to Panama in the 2024 Copa America finals having also lost to them in the semi-finals of the Concacaf Gold Cup in 2023. Pochettino, who left Chelsea in May after one season in …
Klopp returns to football as Red Bull’s head of global soccer
October 9 – Former Liverpool and Borussia Dortmund manager Jurgen Klopp has been appointed global head of soccer at Red Bull as he returns to football just three months after an emotional departure from Merseyside. Klopp, whose title will be head of global soccer, will not be involved in day-to-day operations but will advise teams on playing philosophy, transfer strategy and coaching ...
FIFA to run Club World Cup draw as a live studio event in Miami …
4 days ago · November 12 – FIFA will draw the groups for its expanded 32-team Club World Cup in Miami on December 5. Still insisting that the competition will feature “the world’s best clubs”, 31 of the clubs are already qualified with either Brazil’s Atlético Mineiro or Botafogo to join them, depending on which team wins the Copa Libertadores final on November 30.
Santos bounce back to Brazil’s Serie A, while club talks of possible ...
4 days ago · November 12 – Pelé’s old club Santos have confirmed their return to the Brazilian top flight after gaining an insurmountable lead in the Serie B. Last year, Santos were relegated for the first time in their 112-year history, but the seaside club has bounced back after securing promotion with a 2-0 win away to Coritiba on Monday, enough to open up a …
Real Madrid budget $1.13bn for 2024/25 season but nothing for …
4 days ago · According to The Athletic, the accounts show that turnover has reached a staggering €1.043 billion ($1.113 billion) for the first time, however, this comes with an asterix. In total, Madrid have budgeted revenues of €1.13 billion for 2024-25 financial year, an increase of €54.7 million from 2023-24. The club have seen a 14% revenue growth ...
With 2-year countdown to 2026 World Cup ... - Inside World Football
June 11 – The two year countdown to the 2026 World Cup kick-off at the Estadio Azteca Mexico City on June 11 has begun, with FIFA president Gianni Infantino continuing his ‘greatest’ theme saying the finals would be “the greatest event, the greatest show, the greatest tournament”. Qatar 2022 was the ‘greatest ever’ World Cup according to Infantino, and that followed his previous ...
World Cup 2026 will be a game changer. Edmonton wants to be …
Dec 23, 2021 · By Paul Nicholson December 22 – Talk of a biennial World Cup has overshadowed some of the crucial decision making to be made around the 2026 World Cup, and event that in itself will be groundbreaking, both for FIFA and football. It will be the first FIFA World Cup to be co-hosted by three countries – US, Mexico and Canada – and the first finals to be played by 48 teams.
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Nov 5, 2024 · FIFA pushes Wenger forward in bid to appease player revolt over burn-out. October 29 – Stung by the recent legal complaint to the European Commission by top leagues and player unions, FIFA is setting up a Task Force led by its head of global football development Arsene Wenger in an attempt to appease mounting scrutiny over player burnout.