French court ruling keeps struggling Girondins de Bordeaux in the battle to stay alive
October 30 – Girondins de Bordeaux secured a much-needed lifeline on Tuesday, allowing the club to continue operations following a commercial court ruling.
Legal
Mbappe wins €55m missing wages case at LFP, but PSG taking him to court over verbal agreement
October 28 – Paris St Germain look set to take their bitter wage dispute with Kylian Mbappe to court after the French football league’s governing body (LFP) ruled in favour of the national team captain.
Televisa boss Emilio Azcarraga steps down in wake of US probe into World Cup TV rights
October 28 – The executive chairman of Mexican media giants Televisa, Emilio Azcarraga, is stepping down from Grupo Televisa SAB in the wake of the FBI’s bribery probe into broadcast rights sales for FIFA World Cup matches. The resignation comes with immediate effect.
The summer’s Copa carnage in Miami multiplies in the form of civil lawsuits
October 25 – The horror stories from the disaster that was the Copa America final between Colombia and eventual winners, Argentina continue to emerge as lawsuits, and court records are released into the public domain.
Spanish police arrest four over on-line hate campaign that sparked Madrid derby chaos
October 25 – Four people who have not been named have been arrested and questioned in Spain on suspicion of conducting an online hate campaign encouraging Atletico Madrid fans to racially abuse Real Madrid star forward Vinicius Jr.
Orlando man faces up to 40 years in jail for letting off flares that burnt a child
October 22 – A man who lit two flares and threw them into the crowd at the Inter&Co Stadium in Orlando, Florida, has been charged with arson that led to personal injuries.
Mendy chases £11.5m of unpaid wages as tribunal hears of Man City stars’ lurid life off the pitch
October 16 – In 2023, former Manchester City and France international Benjamin Mendy was cleared of seven charges of rape and another of sexual assault, in two separate trials. Due to this legal situation, City stopped paying Mendy’s wages.
Post-Diarra ruling FIFA legal chief opens floor for debate but emphasises transfer system is not broken
October 15 – FIFA has said that it will open dialogue with stakeholders an article 17 of its Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players (RSTP) following the European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruling in the Lassana Diarra case that found of its transfer rules are contrary to EU law.
FIFPRO and European Leagues file legal complaint over FIFA’s ‘abuse of dominant position’
October 14 – FIFPRO Europe and the European Leagues association have followed through on their threat and, filed a complaint tothe European Commission against FIFA over the international match calendar.
Swiss prosecutors drop 9-year World Cup ticketing probe into former FIFA boss Jérôme Valcke
October 14 – Almost a decade into a World Cup black market tickets investigation, the Swiss criminal case against former FIFA number two Jérôme Valcke, for years Sepp Blatter’s right-hand man, has finally been closed.
Barca lose CAS appeal over Malcolm bonus payments claim against Zenit St Petersburg
October 14 – Barcelona’s hopes of securing €490,000 from Zenit St Petersburg have taken a hit after the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) dismissed their appeal in a contract dispute over the transfer of Brazilian winger Malcom who moved to the Russian club in 2019.
Sergio Aguero sues Barca for £3m of unpaid 2021 contract
October 14 – Argentinian and former Manchester City icon, Sergio Agüero has filed a lawsuit against his last club FC Barcelona for almost £3 million over money owed as part of his 2021 contract termination.
ECJ ruling on Diarra case threatens stability of transfer market
October 7 – It’s been described by some experts as Bosman Mark 2 and could have significant implications for years to come.
Pogba to return next August after CAS reduces his doping ban
October 7 – French international Paul Pogba, once the golden boy of his country’s midfield but whose career took a dramatic downward turn, says his “nightmare is over” after a four-year ban for doping was reduced to 18 months by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).
Palestine FA put their faith in the FIFA’s Ethics bodies to achieve a ‘just outcome’
October 6 – The Palestine Football Association (PFA), which has lost pretty much every political battle with its Israeli neighbours in the football politics arena, have nevertheless ‘welcomed’ the FIFA Council’s decision to refer their case to FIFA’s Ethics bodies.