Dozens of global sports stars and other celebrities are joining the #Pelegacy grassroots movement to honour football icon Pelé. The three-time FIFA World Cup Winner turns 80 on Friday and has seen current and former athletes and personalities send him signed shirt and memorabilia. The initiative, called #PelegacyJerseyExchange, was created to honour Pelé and to…
DetailsWhen France’s LFP announced a new four-year television deal for their Ligue 1 and Ligue 2 competitions, club chairman will have been rubbing their hands together with glee and with the contract being worth €800 million a year, you can begin to understand why. With Mediapro teaming up with the TF1 Group, plans were afoot…
DetailsThe concept of international football has been one that has functioned for as long as the game has been existence and in the past few months, the global coronavirus pandemic has bought its own existence into question. With all manner of new protocol required to play scheduled fixtures plus a rejigging of the calendar also…
DetailsYou wait for one radical idea in football and then two come along almost at once, as no sooner has “Project Big Picture” been kicked into touch for at least the short-term, than plans for a European Premier League are announced. Plans that would produce another seismic shock within football’s global community and after one…
DetailsHere’s what’s been making the headlines this week: CFA Secretary-General says football is a bridge between China and the world, 3.2M applications for just 6.3K League of Legends World Championship tickets, Vivo announces partnership with EURO 2020 & 2024, CSL final to allow for 10,000 fans in Stadium, NFL engages local fans with virtual experiences,…
DetailsAlthough the Scottish Premiership has been in full swing for a couple of months, the three other divisions that make up the SPFL have only just kicked their first balls in anger and they do so without any fans lending their support. Of course, this has been widely the same situation within the Premiership, bar…
DetailsWith ‘Project Big Picture’ causing all manner of ructions within the English football community, the case for unity has been made by a number of parties and it is that notion of unity which has caused an issue for the EFL. In the initial proposals that were set out in the controversial proposal, the EFL…
DetailsWhen any Merseyside derby is contested between Everton and Liverpool, it is always set to be a feisty affair and the latest edition of what has been a storied rivalry for more than a century, was certainly no different. The history books will point to a 2-2 draw, as the Toffees continued their early local…
DetailsSunday’s Serie A match between Udinese and Parma at the Dacia Arena was marked by a very special initiative. The side from Udine, who won the match 3-2 thanks to an 88th minute goal by former Watford striker Ignacio Pussetto, wore their second kit, which pays tribute to all the immigrants from the Friuli-Venezia Giulia…
DetailsThe platform has become a primary resource for reaching younger fans. Success of recent campaigns by LaLiga and clubs shows that football fever is growing on TikTok.
