Weekly News Extra (08-12/12/2025)

• A three-minute hydratation break will take place during each half of every match at the 2026 World Cup. The referee will stop the game 22 minutes into each half to allow players to rehydrate, regardless of weather conditions or temperature.
• Nick Stefes has been promoted to head of strategy and corporate development at the DFL.
• Deel, an American pay management and HR solutions company, has become the "official HR platform" of Arsenal FC (Premier League) from the 2025-26 season.
• Manchester United FC (Premier League) have posted £140.3m (€160.2m) in revenue and a net loss of £6.6m (€7.5m) for the first quarter of the 2025-26 financial year (from 01/07 to 30/09/2025), and are expecting full-year revenues of £640m to £660m (€730m to €755m).
• The ESPN group has acquired the broadcasting rights to CONMEBOL club competitions (Copa Libertadores, Copa Sudamericana and Recopa Sudamericana) in Latin America for the 2027-2030 cycle (three seasons)

These are just some of the news items that did not make it into an article this week, but which are nonetheless worth bringing to your…