July 19 – Following the new refereeing protocol introduced for the first time by UEFA at Euro 2024, club captains in the Belgian league will be the only players allowed to communicate with the referee on key decisions in domestic league matches.
July 19 – UEFA has renewed sports marketing agency Two Circles as its exclusive sponsorship agency for UEFA Women’s Football. The agency will also handle media sales for the Women’s Champions League for the 2025-2030 commercial cycle.
July 16 – Thomas Mueller has retired from the German national team after the side exited Euro 2024 on home soil in the last eight bringing to a close his 14-year international career.
July 5 – France captain Kylian Mbappé got stuck into politics on Thursday by warning his country is in a “catastrophic” situation as it lurches closer to a first far-right government since World War II.
June 28 – Manager Alexander Blessin has departed Belgian club Union Saint Gilloise for St Pauli in Germany.
June 28 – AC Milan has officially unveiled its Milan Futuro project: a newly formed team of young players that will compete in the Serie C Championship starting from the upcoming season.
June 26 – Real Madrid skipper Nacho has left the club after winning 26 trophies including six European Cups, his final appearance being the Champions League win over Borussia Dortmund.
June 25 – American-owned Birmingham City have had a request to play their home fixture against Hollywood-owned Wrexham in the US turned down by the English Football League (EFL).
June 21 – There was a moment of silence ahead of the Spain-Italy Group B match on Thursday in honour of former UEFA general secretary and chief executive Gerhard Aigner, who has died aged 80.
June 17 – While FIFA have been dismissive of Fifpro’s complaints over player workload and lack of consultation over the international calendar, UEFA has taken a different, more collaborative approach with the players’ union.
June 17 – German police shot and wounded a man who was threatening them with an axe and a Molotov cocktail in Hamburg just hours before Sunday’s game between Netherlands and Poland.
June 17 – English-born Montenegro international goalkeeper Matija Sarkic has tragically died at the age of just 26.
June 16 – Marcus Thuram, French football star and the son of 1998 World Cup winner Lilian Thuram, has urged voters to take a stand against the far right in the French elections.
June 16 – Domenico Tedesco and Belgium will take on Slovakia in their Euro 2024 opener plagued by defensive worries but confident that marquee midfielder Kevin De Bruyne will steer the team to greater heights.
June 13 – UEFA is opening up a new sponsorship programme centred on commercialising its referees across all its competitions.