October 24 – Premier League attendances remained high following the international break, with Matchday 8 posting an average stadium capacity of 97.81% – up slightly from the previous round, marginally above the season’s overall average of 97.72%.
October 23 – Club World Cp winners Chelsea have scored another victory but this time off the pitch with the club expanding its partnership with Vietnamese tech company FPT to include sleeve sponsorship for the remainder of the 2025–26 season.
October 22 – The Football Association and Lancashire Police have both been alerted that Burnley midfielder Hannibal Mejbri spat toward Leeds United supporters during Saturday’s 2-0 win at Turf Moor.
October 21 – Nottingham Forest have turned to Sean Dyche to steady the ship, with the 54-year-old signing a two-year contract running until 2027.
October 20 – A consortium of investors based in the United Arab Emirates has approached Manchester United icon Eric Cantona to act as an ambassador for a potential bid to buy the club, according to reports.
October 20 – Liverpool are close to securing a record-breaking shirt sponsorship deal worth £70 million per season, according to media reports. The figure that would eclipse the previous record currently held by their long-time rivals, Manchester United’s and their agreement with Snapdragon.
October 17 – Manchester City have unveiled a new green fourth kit designed in collaboration with EA Sports — a project that pushes the boundaries of how clubs, brands and technology can merge the physical and digital sides of football.
October 17 – West Ham United have officially opened The Foundry, a new multi-million-pound community hub that marks a major expansion of the club’s Foundation and its social impact across East London and beyond.
October 16 – Tottenham Hotspur continue to overhaul their executive team with the latest addition being the return of Fabio Paratici as joint-sporting director alongside Johan Lange.
October 14 – Liverpool have opened a new store in Shenzhen (population 18 million), with former Reds star Steve McManaman flying in for the launch.
October 13 – Having rejected an offer of £3.3 billion for Tottenham Hotspur on October 6, three days later the club announced a cash injection of £100 million from owners ENIC to “empower the management team to deliver on the club’s ambitions”.
October 12 – Newcastle United have agreed a new regional partnership with Visa for Saudi Arabia that offers Visa customers in the Saudi Kingdom the chance to win VIP trips to St. James’ Park, meet Newcastle legends, and deck themselves out in official gear.
October 10 – Manchester City has renewed its long-standing global partnership with Unilever-owned deodorant brand Rexona – known variously as Sure, Degree, Shield and Rexena – in a deal that runs through to the end of the 2026/27 season.
October 8 – The Premier League entered the international break with another strong showing in the stands, posting an average capacity of 97.64% across the ten fixtures of match week seven. A total of 412,596 fans attended games over the weekend, leaving just 8,923 seats empty league-wide.
October 8 – Manchester United have extended their long-standing partnership with Canon Medical Systems for a further three years, representing continuity in a critical area of player welfare and performance development in an era increasingly hampered by congested fixtures and long-term injuries.