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 […]

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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, […]

August 14 – FIFA boss Gianni Infantino has received endorsements from six Arab federations amid anger over FIFA’s aborted plans to sell the World Cup. On Thursday, Morocco, Qatar, Egypt, Mauritania, Lebanon and Sudan offered their “full support” for the FIFA boss. The FA presidents of Morocco, Qatar, Egypt and Mauritania – Fouzi Lekjaa, Sheikh […]

August 12 – The Australian FA, Football Australia, has aligned with continental governing body AFC in opposition to FIFA boss Gianni Infantino.  A member of the AFC since 2006, Australia has added to the pressure on Infantino and his aborted privatisation plans for the World Cup by demanding “clear and credible action”. Football Australia aligned […]

Choosing gymnasium flooring is not simply a matter of selecting the material that looks best in a brochure. A school gym, private training center, community sports hall and professional arena can all use the word gymnasium, yet their schedules, loads, sports, maintenance teams and budgets are very different. The right floor is the system that […]

August 7 – South America and Mexico, splitting the Concacaf region, have backed FIFA president Gianni Infantino to continue in post, despite his attempt to sell off the World Cup commercial and organisational rights to a private equity business backed by Thrive Capital, led by by the brother of Jared Kushner, US president Donald Trump’s […]

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August 4 – FIFPRO’s Secretary General Alex Phillips has departed the organisation, the world players’ union said on Monday.  In a brief statement, FIFPRO wrote that Phillips “played an important role in implementing the reforms approved by FIFPRO’s member unions following the organisation’s governance review.   “Working closely with the Board, member unions and staff, he helped strengthen FIFPRO’s structures, executive management and operational […]