02-12-2023, 10:24 PM
Future news
The UEFA Women's Champions League is to be revamped from 2026. Sadly, it sounds like it will become a similar format to the horrible new men's format, with one league of 18 teams rather than groups of four. Teams will still only play three home and three away games though. There will also be a secondary competition launched.
An increase in teams competing does feel welcome, as big teams such as last year's runners up Wolfsburg, Arsenal and Man City all failing to qualify for this season's group stage. This also represents that the expansion to include a group stage could be considered a success, though how transitioning towards a more profitable broadcast model (not putting all matches on YouTube) without denting the competition's exposure will be a challenging thing to execute.
www.espn.co.uk
The host cities/locations for the next four Winter Olympics have been pencilled in, with the IOC entering exclusive dialogue with potential hosts rather than the old more transparent and more expensive bid and vote system. The hosts most likely will be:
2026: Milan Cortina, Italy (confirmed)
2030: French Alps (and Nice)
2034: Salt Lake City, USA
2038: Switzerland (the whole of the country)*
*Switzerland's level of dialogue is not as formal as France and SLC, but they are in pole position
Great news for British viewers that three of the next four games should be in a European timezone. Though whether there will be any snow and ice by 2038 doesn't look as secure... (he says with 4/5 men's alpine skiing events this season cancelled due to high snowfall).
www.france24.com
The UEFA Women's Champions League is to be revamped from 2026. Sadly, it sounds like it will become a similar format to the horrible new men's format, with one league of 18 teams rather than groups of four. Teams will still only play three home and three away games though. There will also be a secondary competition launched.
An increase in teams competing does feel welcome, as big teams such as last year's runners up Wolfsburg, Arsenal and Man City all failing to qualify for this season's group stage. This also represents that the expansion to include a group stage could be considered a success, though how transitioning towards a more profitable broadcast model (not putting all matches on YouTube) without denting the competition's exposure will be a challenging thing to execute.
www.espn.co.uk
The host cities/locations for the next four Winter Olympics have been pencilled in, with the IOC entering exclusive dialogue with potential hosts rather than the old more transparent and more expensive bid and vote system. The hosts most likely will be:
2026: Milan Cortina, Italy (confirmed)
2030: French Alps (and Nice)
2034: Salt Lake City, USA
2038: Switzerland (the whole of the country)*
*Switzerland's level of dialogue is not as formal as France and SLC, but they are in pole position
Great news for British viewers that three of the next four games should be in a European timezone. Though whether there will be any snow and ice by 2038 doesn't look as secure... (he says with 4/5 men's alpine skiing events this season cancelled due to high snowfall).
www.france24.com