A "match official was injured after being hit by a smoke grenade thrown from the crowd" during a Europa League qualifying match between Romanian club Universitatea Craiova and Hungarian club Budapest Honved on Thursday night (GOAL, 8/2).
An agreement between YouTube and Mediapro will allow fans in more than 150 countries to follow the ongoing Pan American Games via a 24/7 broadcast (ADVANCED TELEVISION, 8/2).
Passengers on Spain's AVE trains will be able to watch live LaLiga, Champions League and Europa League matches this season after LaLiga named Spanish train company Renfe its official transport for '19-20 (FOOTBALL ESPANA, 8/2).
Spanish second division soccer club Almería was acquired by Saudi Arabian businessman Turki Al-Sheikh (ABC, 8/2).
Brazil is the second nation to confirm it will be a candidate to host the expanded '23 Women’s World Cup following Australia’s announcement Thursday (INSIDE WORLD FOOTBALL, 8/2).
Spanish broadcaster Gol will offer two games per matchday from the upcoming season of Spanish women's soccer league Primera Iberdrola (MUNDO DEPORTIVO, 8/2).
Nearly $110M was reportedly spent on transfer fees by Chinese Super League clubs this summer, compared to the record €128M ($140M) "splurged" in the summer of '16 (AFP, 8/1).
