Weekly News Extra (20-24/02/2023)

• BBC football commentator John Motson, who had a 50-year career with the British Broadcasting Corporation, died aged 77 on 23/02/2023.
• Florence Hardouin, general manager of the French Football Federation, did not show up for the meeting prior to her dismissal, which she was invited to attend on 21/02/2023.
• Liverpool FC will not be sold, according to John Henry, founder of Fenway Sports Group, the company that owns the Merseyside club, on 20/02/2023.
• FC Barcelona (LaLiga Santander) posted a record attendance in the history of the Europa League with 90,255 spectators gathered at the Spotify Camp Nou for the game versus Manchester United FC (Premier League) in the first leg of their play-off for the Round of 16 on Thursday 16/02/2023.
• Bolton Wanderers (Sky Bet League One) have announced that their ground, currently known as the University of Bolton Stadium, will be renamed the Toughsheet Community Stadium for five years from 01/07/2023 as part of a partnership with local company Toughsheet.

These are some of the news items that did not make it into an article this week, but…