October 20 – Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag says he will “deal with” Cristiano Ronaldo after the five-time Ballon d’Or winner left the pitch without permission after being left out of their 2-0 win over Tottenham on Wednesday.
October 20 – After a tense 120 minutes, Flamengo rallied to win the Copa do Brazil on penalties against Corinthians, just nine days out from the all-Brazilian Copa Libertadores final with Atletico Paraneanse.
October 20 – UEFA has appointed 2024 Hospitality Experience AG, a joint venture between Sportfive and Fortius, as the global exclusive Official Hospitality Provider for UEFA EURO 2024.
October 19 – eBay has become the Official Marketplace of Inter Milan in a one-season deal for the 2022/23 season.
October 19 – US Soccer has become the latest football federation to support a compensation fund for migrant workers in Qatar.
October 19 – Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has been charged by the English Football Association following his sending-off during his side’s 1-0 win against champions Manchester City at the weekend.
October 19 – The United States expects “patience and tolerance” from Qatari authorities when the Gulf state welcomes hundreds of thousands of fans to the World Cup next month.
By Samindra Kunti in Mumbai
October 19 – Tanzania’s ‘Serengeti Girls’ created history by reaching the last eight of the U-17 World Cup, holding Canada to a 1-1 draw to secure a vital point in Group D. Spain, Colombia and Japan completed the quarter-final line-up.
October 19 – With little over a month to go before the World Cup, several nations are being forced to revise their plans, with a number of key players ruled out by injury.
October 19 – Tazuni, described as a fun, football-loving penguin, is the Official Mascot of the Women’s World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023.
By Andrew Warshaw
October 18 – In the face of continued western media scepticism, FIFA president Gianni Infantino and World Cup organisers are cranking up the public relations narrative, insisting to anyone who will listen that the tournament in Qatar will be remembered for all the right reasons.
October 18 – An independent panel has labelled UEFA’s handling of last season’s Champions League final between Liverpool and Real Madrid as “an abject failure” and says it was lucky no-one died.
October 18 – The Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) has condemned the growing fan violence in the club game following a series of incidents that have tarnished the game recently.
October 18 – For the first time in his illustrious yet often controversial career, Real Madrid’s French international forward Karim Benzema won the Ballon d’Or award for the best men’s player in the world on Monday, while Barcelona’s Spain midfielder Alexia Putellas retained her women’s crown.
