Vandenhaute offers resignation – but will Anderlecht accept?
September 2 – After weeks of tension and disappointing results, Wouter Vandenhaute has offered his resignation as Chairman of Belgian club RSC Anderlecht.
Author: Andy Elliott
TFF signs up with insurance company Ray Sigorta
September 2 – The Turkish Football Federation (TFF) has signed a sponsorship agreement with the insurance company Ray Sigorta. The contract between the two parties is for three years, with Ray Sigorta becoming the main sponsor of the Turkish men’s and women’s national teams.
Liverpool spending spree tests Financial Fair Play restrictions
September 2 – A question that many in football are asking in the wake of Liverpool’s incredible spend over the summer, which has now reached over £450 million, is ‘how can the club afford this without breaking Financial Fair Play (FFP) rules?’
Ten Hag sacked by Bayer Leverkusen
September 2 – In what may be the fastest sacking of the season, former Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag has been dismissed by Bayer Leverkusen after just three matches in the hot seat.
A silver lining for the Galaxy after nightmare season
September 2 – Despite having one of the worst domestic seasons in the history of Major League Soccer, the Los Angeles Galaxy have qualified for the 2026 Concacaf Champions Cup courtesy of a 2-1 win over Orlando City.
New low for Suárez, who now faces ban for spitting incident
September 2 – Seattle Sounders beat Inter Miami 3-0 at a sold-out Lumen Field to win the fifth edition of the Leagues Cup but it was another ugly incident involving Luis Suárez, and not the match, that everyone was talking about afterwards.
AFC draws centralised groups for 2025/26 Challenge League
August 28 – The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has drawn the groups for the 20 teams competing in its Challenge League 2025/26 club competition.
Chelsea’s new EA Sports tie-up to include Women’s team on equal footing
August 28 – Chelsea FC have extended and enhanced their long-term partnership with EA Sports FC to officially include Chelsea FC Women for the first time on an equal basis.
Serie A launches angry response to EU “betrayal” claims
August 28 – Italy’s Serie A says it is “astonished” by EU Commissioner Glenn Micallef’s comments that playing regular-season European football games outside Europe would be a ‘betrayal’ of the sport’s identity and community roots.
UEFA breaks with tradition and brings UCL final KO time forward 3 hours
August 28 – At last, relief from the late-night travel ordeal after the match. UEFA announced before the Champions League draw today that the 2026 final in Budapest will kick-off three hours earlier than usual, moving forward from 21:00CET to 18:00CET.
Accused of fraud, Conway is removed from AS Nancy board
August 28 – Paul Conway has been removed from AS Nancy Lorraine’s board of directors, the French Ligue 2 club confirmed.
Barcelona blasted for “whitewashing human rights violations”
August 28 – Amnesty International has criticised FC Barcelona, calling the club’s sponsorship deal with DR Congo a “whitewash” of the country’s armed conflict with Rwanda.
India faces world football ban for second time in three years
August 28 – FIFA have warned India that it risks suspension from world football unless it implements a new constitution.
Ubitrack partnership to help Bulgarian youth development
August 28 – The Bulgarian Football Union has launched a strategic partnership with Ubitrack Sport, a software company specialising in optical systems for tracking and analysing football matches.
No Neymar for Brazil but Paqueta returns
August 26 – Brazil will play their final two World Cup qualifiers without the injured Neymar but with West Ham United’s Lucas Paqueta.