Henry steps down from France U-21 coaching role
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 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 19 – When the Champions League proper begins next month, it will look nothing like the previous format after undergoing perhaps the most significant revamp in the competition’s history.
August 19 – Ukrainian club Kryvbas has appealed to UEFA to replace a Turkish referee delegated for their Conference League playoff against Real Betis this Thursday.
August 16 – Four people have reportedly been arrested after a knife attack on the father of Spanish teenage star Lamine Yamal.
August 15 – A goal as well as a trophy. Not a bad debut for Real Madrid’s new superstar Kylian Mbappé at the club he always dreamed of playing for.
August 15 – A significant milestone has been reached in women’s professional football in England with the formal transfer of ownership of the top two tiers to a newly established independent entity, Women’s Professional Leagues Limited (WPLL).
August 15 – The European Broadcast Union (EBU) has secured broadcast rights to the UEFA Women’s Euro 2025 finals, covering 34 territories.
August 15 – CSKA Sofia has become the first Bulgarian club to establish a charitable foundation, to be called the ‘CSKA Foundation’.
August 14 – With the UEFA Super Cup tonight, Real Madrid’s management and players are gearing up for 72 possible matches in all competitions, concluding with the Club World Cup in 11 months time.
August 14 – In the latest management shuffle at the RBFA, the operational director of the Belgian FA Jelle Schelstraete will depart the governing body.
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 13 – France’s Ligue 2 opens its 2024/25 season on Friday but with a growing fan protest over broadcast scheduling will likely do so in front of empty stadia.
August 12 – England have delayed hiring a permanent coach to replace Gareth Southgate and will be led on an interim basis by Lee Carsley, currently in charge of the country’s under-21 team.
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.
August 9 – Bayern Munich’s honorary president Uli Hoeness is the latest figure to denounce the expansion of the footballing calendar – taking aim at UEFA as well as FIFA.