Weekly News Extra (05-09/02/2024)

• "FIFA wishes to clarify that reports of the so-called 'blue card' (temporary exclusion of a player) at elite levels of football are incorrect and premature," said the International Federation on 08/02/2024, reacting to article in the British media according to which the IFAB was considering launching the initiative.
• FC Girondins de Bordeaux (Ligue 2 BKT), via its Cœur Girondins commitment programme, has launched a call for projects to "highlight and encourage the active presence of women in the sports ecosystem."
• The presidents of the D1 Arkema and D2 Féminine clubs were received at the headquarters of the Fédération Française de Football to discuss the creation of the future Ligue Féminine de Football Professionnel (Women's Professional Football League) on Tuesday 06/02/2024.
• The energy drinks brand Volt has become a regional partner of Real Madrid CF (LALIGA EA Sports) "in specific countries in Latin America and Africa such as Peru, Mexico, Ecuador, Bolivia, Colombia, Venezuela, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Panama, Costa Rica, Egypt, Cameroon and Nigeria,…