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St. Petersburg was originally supposed to host the event. UEFA has stripped Saint Petersburg from hosting the 2022 Champions League final. The final will now be held at the Stade de France in Paris following the UEFA executive committee’s meeting on Friday following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Krestovsky Stadium (Gazprom Arena) was supposed to host...

World Cup-winning team finally wins battle against pay discrimination. The US Soccer Federation and US Women’s National Team (USWNT) have finally reached an agreement to settle the long-pending equal pay dispute. Both parties have agreed a US$24 million settlement for the issue which had been pending since 2019.As per the terms of the settlement, from...

With the constant evolution of the game of football itself, it has become quite difficult to assess and rank players for a particular position. Although they perform the same role on paper, on the pitch, their roles and duties differ a lot based on the different systems and coaches they play under.Back in the 1980s...

Mizuno announced as the club’s Official Kit Supplier. Serie A side SS Lazio have announced Japanese sportswear brand Mizuno as their Official Kit Supplier from the 2022/23 season onwards. The multi-year deal is reported to be worth  €4 million per year over the course of the next five seasons. Mizuno will not only supply Lazio’s...

Wefox becomes the Italian team’s first ever back-of-matchday-shirt sponsor. Serie A giants AC Milan have announced a partnership with European insurtech firm Wefox, which will see the latter become the club’s Official Insurance Partner and also their first-ever back-of–matchday-shirt sponsor.The Wefox logo will be visible on the back of AC Milan’s playing kit from February...

StarHub signs a six-year deal with the Premier League. The Premier League has signed a long-term deal with Singaporean multinational telecommunications conglomerate StarHub. The six-year broadcast partnership will see the platform make the Premier League matches more ‘accessible and affordable’ to the Singaporean fans.  Matches will not only be shown on StarHub TV+ but also...

England and Manchester United’s all-time top goalscorer Wayne Rooney has just had a documentary released about his life, in which he openly talks about the highs and lows of his personal life and early career through to his managerial career. The documentary was released on the 11th of February, 2022, and is available on Amazon...

The partnership is set to get underway from July 2022. LaLiga side Real Sociedad have revealed online car retailer Cazoo as their principal sponsor from the 2022/23 season onwards. The multi-year partnership, which will start from July 1, 2022, will see Cazoo serve as the front-of-matchday-shirt-sponsor to the club. Cazoo will also gain access to...

Following are the companies and organisations that serve as sponsors and brand partners to Ligue 1 club Football Club de Metz and enjoy a strong branding presence across their physical and digital assets. Kit Supplier : Kappa The Italian sportswear brand was announced as the new kit supplier to FC Metz in May 2020, replacing Nike in a deal starting with the 2020-21 season and ending with the 2022-23 season. The deal covers matchday and training wear for the club’s senior men’s and women’s teams as well as their youth setups. It also entails collaboration over lifestyle ranges. Kappa previously served FC Metz in the same capacity from 2006 to 2011 as well.

American sportswear, apparel and accessories firm Nike has announced the termination of its sponsorship deal with Manchester United striker Mason Greenwood. The 20-year-old English striker was recently arrested and then released on bail by the Greater Manchester Police on suspicion of rape and assault of a woman. The allegations included photographs, a voice note and a video, which were posted on Instagram by said woman and were later deleted. Greenwood was arrested on January 30 and was in police custody until his release on February 2. Last week, Nike had released a statement saying it had suspended its partnership with Greenwood following the allegations. Now, the company has confirmed that its partnership with Greenwood will not continue.