September 13 – Former UEFA bigwig Zvonimir Boban says he does not want to succeed his one-time ally and boss Aleksander Čeferin as president of the organisation as the infamous fallout between the pair suddenly resurfaced.
September 13 – A trial of eight health workers charged with “homicide by negligence” over the death of Diego Maradona has been postponed again, this time from October until March.
September 12 – Kylian Mbappe looks to have failed in his bid to get Paris Saint-Germain to pay him €55 million in what he claims are unpaid wages and bonuses.
September 12 – After a casual start and a 0-0 home draw against Cuba in his first competitive matches in charge of Jamaica’s Reggae Boyz, Steve McClaren saw his team secure a crucial win away to Honduras.
September 12 – The Bulgarian Football Union (BFU) has applied for grants from a European Union aid programme to renovate and build stadiums and football bases in 40 Bulgarian municipalities.
September 11 – Brazil slumped to a 1-0 defeat against Paraguay in the World Cup qualifiers, but remain on course to reach the 2026 finals.
September 11 – French league (LFP) president Vincent Labrune has been re-elected for another four-year term with an overwhelming majority.
September 11 – The UEFA Football Board has reiterated the need to improve competitiveness across domestic leagues, as well as increasing the number of female coaches and an emphasis on professionalising female refereeing.
September 11 – The US men’s team have finally got their man after former Paris St Germain, Tottenham and Chelsea manager Mauricio Pochettino was hired to succeed Gregg Berhalter as head coach 21 months before the Americans jointly host the 2026 World Cup.
September 11 – Bulgarian playing legend Hristo Stoichkov has donated his shares in CSKA Sofia to the club’s majority owner the ‘National Fund for Sport, Culture, Art and Science’ in order to prevent any accusations of a conflict of interest as begins a new job with FIFA.
September 10 – Valencia have begun disciplinary proceedings against their forward Rafa Mir after the 27-year-old was arrested last week by the Spanish Guardia Civil police for alleged sexual assault.
September 10 – Following his side’s 2-0 defeat against France, Belgian captain Kevin De Bruyne slammed his teammates for “unacceptable things”, deepening the crisis mood around the Red Devils.
September 10 – Ajax Amsterdam have had a second of Eredivisie match called off because of a police strike in the Netherlands.
September 10 – After weeks of speculation Mauricio Pochettino’s appointment as the next manager of the United States men’s national team is on the verge of being confirmed according to multiple reports on both sides of the Atlantic.
September 9 – Brazil put their World Cup qualifying campaign back on track with a laboured 1-0 victory against Ecuador in Coritiba.