Germany mourns loss of charismatic Christoph Daum, 70
August 27 – Christoph Daum, the charismatic German coach who was denied the national team job after failing a cocaine test, has died aged 70 from lung cancer.
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Fight between U17 FC Nacional and Levski players leaves 3 hospitalised
August 27 – Bulgaria’s Levski Sofia called on the Bulgarian Football Union (BFU) to impose harsh punishments after fighting broke out at end of the match of the U17 match between FC National and Levski.
Denmark sub in Knudsen for Nations League games with Wieghorst on sick leave
August 27 – Augsburg assistant manager Lars Knudsen, has been appointed to lead the Danish national team on a temporary basis in September against Switzerland and Serbia in the Nations League with interim coach Morten Wieghorst unavailable because of sick leave.
UEFA rolls-out new brand identity for new-look Champions League
August 23 – With the draw for the reformatted Champions league to take place next week, UEFA has unveiled a new brand identity for competition, tagged ‘Kick of Light’.
Courtois says he won’t play for Belgium while Tedesco is manager
August 23 – Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois has said he does not want to play for Belgium under current manager Domenico Tedesco.
Dortmund fans increasingly take up arms against Rheinmetall sponsorship
August 22 – Borussia Dortmund supporters have said they will continue their protest against their club’s sponsorship deal with German arms manufacturer Rheinmetall at the start of the Bundesliga season.
Romanian government to fund new stadium in Oradea for Romania’s FC Bihor
August 22 – The Romanian government has approved a project to build an entirely new stadium in the north-western Romanian city of Oradea. The new facility will be used by local club FC Bihor, who returned to League 2 of Romanian football last season.
Euro2024 delivers record numbers and €935m into HatTrick programme
August 21 – UEFA will distribute more than €935 million of revenue from Euro2024 to its 55 member associations over the next four years.
UEFA embraces betting sponsorship with bet365 deal for 2024-27 UCL cycle
August 21 – Online bookmaker bet365 has joined the UEFA Champions League sponsorship roster for the 2024–27 commercial cycle, the first sports betting brand to sponsor the UCL.
Foden and Shaw scoop PFA players of the season awards
August 21 – Manchester City duo Phil Foden and Khadeja ‘Bunny’ Shaw have been voted the Professional Football Association (PFA) Players of the Season.
Gundogan steps away from German national team as Barca future looks uncertain
August 20 – German captain Ilkay Gundogan has announced his retirement from international football after leading his country to the quarterfinals at Euro 2024, citing “a certain tiredness” both physically and mentally.
Henry steps down from France U-21 coaching role
August 20 – After leading France’s Olympic men’s team to a silver medal, Thierry Henry has quit the under-21 coaching role citing personal reasons.
UEFA warms to new ‘league’ formats across all its club competitions
August 19 – When the Champions League proper begins next month, it will look nothing like the previous format after undergoing perhaps the most significant revamp in the competition’s history.
Ukraine’s Kryvbas appeals appointment of ‘Russian’ ref Kardesler to Real Betis play-off
August 19 – Ukrainian club Kryvbas has appealed to UEFA to replace a Turkish referee delegated for their Conference League playoff against Real Betis this Thursday.
Spanish starlet Lamine Yamal’s father in brutal knife attack
August 16 – Four people have reportedly been arrested after a knife attack on the father of Spanish teenage star Lamine Yamal.