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For the Business of Football. November 28 – This week’s capacity tracker findings show a damning reflection of Manchester City’s poor form, after the Premier League holders received season-low turnout for the club’s four goal lashing at home to Spurs.
Match week 14: EPL crowds hit near-capacity ahead of first round …
4 hours ago — December 2 – Premier League stadiums once again showcased near-capacity crowds, with match week 14 averaging an impressive 98.53% attendance – the third best of the season behind match weeks 1 and 11. Here’s how the weekend unfolded. Tottenham Hotspur recorded the lowest attendance percentage of the week but still filled an impressive 97.28% of their 62,850-seater stadium.
Top scoring Suarez (aged 37, goals 25) signs for another year with ...
16 hours ago — December 2 – At 37-years-young, Luis Suarez is proving that age is indeed a number as he signed a contract extension with Major League Soccer’s (MLS), Inter Miami, that will see him remain in Florida until the end of the 2025 season. The former Liverpool and Barcelona striker, hit a purple patch in South Beach becoming the club’s top goal scorer with 25 in all competitions as Inter Miami ...
Germany return to world top 10 ranking as UEFA nations dominate
3 days ago — November 29 – With Germany returning to the top 10 of the world rankings, European nations now occupy eight of the top 10 slots, with only South American giants Argentina (ranked 1) and Brazil (5) breaking the European dominance. The top five teams remain unchanged. Belgium dropped two places to 8th with Portugal and Netherlands both moving up …
Climate researchers warn of ‘extreme heat’ at 10 of the 2026 …
3 days ago — November 29 – Researchers at the Wrocław University of Health and Sport Sciences in Poland have warned that footballers face a “very high risk of experiencing extreme heat stress” at 10 of the 16 stadiums that will host the 2026 World Cup. The co-author of the research paper, Marek Konefał, said: “It is worth rethinking the calendar of sporting events now.”
FIFA feeds its Messi-mania addiction with world’s Best Player ...
3 days ago — November 29 – Lionel Messi may have had a stellar career and been the world’s best player for many illustrious years, but at 37, does he still genuinely merit being nominated by FIFA for their Best Player award or has the organisation thrown his name into the hat just to make sure they have all bases covered? Messi’s Inter Miami have squeezed through the back door into next summer’s ...
Football News Archives - Inside World Football
Sep 10, 2024 — By Paul Nicholson in Paris. July 8 – The World Football Forum opened in Paris this morning – the night after Parisiens had celebrated their victory over Germany in the Euro semi-finals with a long and hard street party – with a focus on the ‘new geography of football’.
Andrew Warshaw Archives - Inside World Football
Nov 9, 2024 — By Andrew Warshaw. November 21 – Two weeks ago, as organisers put the finishes touches to 12 years of planning, the president of FIFA and his trusted number two – clearly alarmed about their showpiece tournament being undermined by constant criticism over Qatar’s human rights record – took the unprecedented step of pleading with the 32 finalists to concentrate on the football and not ...
USA - Inside World Football
May 23, 2023 — What to expect The US were the strongest of the four nations in Las Vegas in the CONCACAF Nations League beating Mexico 3-0 in the first semi-final and Canada 1-0 in the final with an exciting brand of football driven by a young team of extremely talented players who visibly grew in confidence. They come into the Gold Cup having dropped the bulk of that squad and are relying more on the MLS ...
Should I stay or should I go? Mbappé prevaricates
January 4 – Kylian Mbappé says he has yet to decide whether he will sign a new contract to stay at Paris St. Germain beyond this season or leave on a free transfer in the summer. The mercurial French captain and World Cup winner, who has long been a target of Real Madrid, said last year that he had no intention of extending his deal with PSG where his …