October 2 – Tickets for the 2026 FIFA World Cup have officially gone on sale, even though no one knows the exact schedule until the draw on December 5. Out of 4.5 million lottery applicants, a lucky few have now been granted the first chance to buy seats in FIFA’s very own ‘Wheel of Fortune’ system of ticket access.
September 30 – A piece of football history unfolded in Chile as Morocco stunned Spain 2-0 in the opening game of the FIFA U20 World Cup – and in the process became the first beneficiaries of FIFA’s new “green card” system.
September 30 – London City Lionesses have secured planning approval for a new “world class” training and performance campus in Ditton, Kent – a project that further cements owner Michele Kang’s status as one of the most influential figures shaping the future of the women’s game.
September 30 – Crystal Palace midfielder Cheick Doucoure and former Chelsea winger Hakim Ziyech are among 50 professional athletes who have called on European governing body UEFA to suspend Israel.
September 30 – Sheffield Wednesday’s financial turmoil has deepened with players told their wages for September will not arrive on time, marking the fifth month in the last seven that salaries have been delayed at Hillsborough.
September 30 – The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has moved to strengthen its armour in the fight against match-fixing and corruption by joining forces with Malaysia’s Ministry of Youth and Sports (KBS) in a benchmarking exercise at AFC House in Kuala Lumpur.
September 30 – World players’ union FIFPRO has once again raised the issues of player workload and welfare ahead of next summer’s World Cup as the organisation continues to await talks with FIFA.
September 30 – World Cup hosts in 2010, South Africa’s dream of qualifying for 2026 has just taken a massive hit of its own making. FIFA’s Disciplinary Committee has stripped Bafana Bafana of three vital points after it was ruled that Teboho Mokoena played in the March qualifier against Lesotho despite being ineligible due to an administrative error.
September 30 – The 2026 FIFA World Cup, set to be hosted in Mexico, the United States and Canada, is on the horizon and SeattleFWC26 is teaming up with Businesses Ending Slavery and Trafficking (BEST) to confront an issue that shadows every global sporting event.
September 30 – The Los Angeles World Cup 2026 Host Committee, led by the Los Angeles Sports & Entertainment Commission (LASEC), has announced that LA native and former LA Galaxy and USMNT winger Cobi Jones will serve as an Official Community Ambassador for the tournament.
September 30 – Former Bath City striker Alex Fletcher has described the death of ex-Arsenal youth player Billy Vigar as “entirely preventable”, with the English Football Association (FA) announcing a thorough safety review.
September 30 – From their use of data analytics to their highly-respected academy, Danish Superliga club FC Midtjylland (FCM) have long been admired for finding those tiny percentages that can make the difference between winning and losing. The launch of FCM Next Generation is the latest chapter in their story of innovation.
September 30 – Manchester United’s epic vision of a new Old Trafford is already experiencing the kinds of problems that often hit mega stadium projects. The ambitious design unveiled earlier this year by Sir Jim Ratcliffe and world-renowned architect Sir Norman Foster complete with what looked like a vast canopy that critics likened to a circus tent (highly appropriate for the current team’s on-pitch performance) is being quietly redrawn.
September 25 – The Saudi Pro League has struck a series of new international broadcast agreements for the 2025/26 season, aiming to make its matches available in more than 180 territories through a record 37 broadcasters.
September 25 – Football Manager has renewed its licensing agreement with the EFL, extending a decade-long partnership which ensures that all 72 EFL clubs and five competitions will once again feature in the game ahead of the release of Football Manager 2026 on November 4.