September 4 – Azerbaijan’s Professional Football League (PFL) has signed a partnership with the Johan Cruyff Institute, giving league staff access to specialist training in sports management, football business, marketing and leadership. Under the agreement, PFL employees will be able to take part in a range of the Institute’s educational programmes on preferential terms, alongside […]

Volleyball court flooring must support repeated jumping, landing, lateral movement and occasional player contact with the surface. The material also has to fit the venue’s wider operating plan. A school gym may host basketball and assemblies; a dedicated club may prioritize athlete comfort and court identity; a public sports hall may need fast maintenance and […]

August 27 – Despite stakeholder fury and legal threats, FIFA president Gianni Infantino has remained steadfast in his refusal to allow an independent financial and governance audit into his abandoned plan to sell off FIFA’s commercial and events operation business to a private equity financed new company FIFA Football Enterprise (FFE). Infantino has not even […]

Hardwood basketball flooring is often treated as a single product category, but the finished court depends on far more than the visible wood species. Maple, birch and engineered multi-layer boards can each be used in sports environments, yet their stability, grading, moisture behavior, repair methods and system designs differ. The sleeper or keel structure, resilient […]

August 28 – UEFA has taken the first legal steps of bringing a criminal complaint against FIFA president Gianni Infantino, and potentially other FIFA executives, over its plan to sell off World Cup commercial rights. An application for an order to obtain discovery of information from FIFA (Americas) and FWC2026 US has been filed in […]

Portable pickleball courts allow hotels, convention centers, schools and multi-purpose arenas to host temporary play without permanently coating the host floor. The opportunity is attractive, but a temporary court still needs correct dimensions, predictable surface response, safe edges, efficient setup and storage. The venue should evaluate the full conversion workflow from unloading to final dismantling. […]

August 24 – Nordic football has lost confidence in FIFA boss Gianni Infantino and is demanding an independent review of the world governing body’s governance.  Echoing the UEFA, Concacaf and AFC line, the football associations from Sweden, Norway, Finland, Denmark, Iceland and the Faroe Islands have positioned themselves firmly against the embattled Infantino, issuing a joint […]

Pickleball court flooring shapes ball speed, bounce, footwork, joint comfort, sound and maintenance. The rapid growth of dedicated clubs and converted facilities has created a wide range of surface choices, but a surface that works outdoors may not be the best solution for an indoor warehouse or multi-sport gym. The selection process should begin with […]

August 20 – Cadbury has completed a clean sweep of English football’s traditional ‘Big Six’, extending its Liverpool partnership just days after renewing deals with both Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur.  The four-year Liverpool agreement takes that relationship to a decade and means the UK’s biggest chocolate brand now has a commercial presence across Liverpool, Arsenal, Tottenham, Manchester […]

A worn basketball court does not always need complete replacement. Faded color, polished finish and light surface damage may be repairable. By contrast, moisture movement, unstable cracks, loose components or structural deformation can make a cosmetic resurfacing short-lived. The first task is diagnosis. Owners should separate surface wear from substrate failure and then compare repair, […]