August 28 – The trend of big-name European-based players moving to Saudi Arabia has been reversed in the case of Saud Abdulhamid, who has made history by becoming the first player from his country to be signed permanently by a club in any of Europe’s top five leagues.
August 27 – With UEFA set to unveil the match-ups for its new look Champions League this Thursday at the League Phase Draw, the confederation will also pay homage to its past and Champions League all-time leading goalscorer, Cristiano Ronaldo.
August 27 – Tributes are pouring in from across the game following the death at 76 of former England manager Sven-Goran Eriksson.
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.
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.
August 23 – Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois has said he does not want to play for Belgium under current manager Domenico Tedesco.
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.
August 21 – UEFA will distribute more than €935 million of revenue from Euro2024 to its 55 member associations over the next four years.
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.
August 21 – Manchester City duo Phil Foden and Khadeja ‘Bunny’ Shaw have been voted the Professional Football Association (PFA) Players of the Season.
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.
August 16 – Four people have reportedly been arrested after a knife attack on the father of Spanish teenage star Lamine Yamal.
August 15 – The European Broadcast Union (EBU) has secured broadcast rights to the UEFA Women’s Euro 2025 finals, covering 34 territories.
August 14 – Crypto.com has become a sponsor of the Champions League for the 2024–27 commercial cycle, the first cryptocurrency partner of the competition.
August 8 – Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) has added another three years to its UEFA sponsorship of the Champions League which it uses to promote its PlayStation brand of products.