Blame game continues over UCL 2022 final chaos
September 26 – UEFA has been accused of giving “completely untrue” evidence to its own independent inquiry into the chaotic scenes that marred the 2022 Champions League final.
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Ajax and Feyenoord to finish match tomorrow, but fury over forced shift of Volendam tie
September 26 – Ajax and Feyenoord will play out the remaining 35 minutes of their Eredivisie encounter on Wednesday behind closed doors. Their match had to be abandoned following crowd disturbances at the weekend.
French politicians call for sanctions after homophobic PSG fans abuse Marseille players
September 26 – The French government has vowed to punish Paris St Germain fans who chanted homophobic slurs at the biggest domestic game in the country.
WSL boosts season launch with ‘Where Greatness Lives’ campaign
September 26 – The Barclays Women’s Super League has unveiled its new promotional campaign, ‘Where Greatness Lives’, as part of its 2023/24 season launch, with first matches kicking off this weekend.
Belgium’s Kortrijk fires another manager with Still replaced by returning De Boeck
September 24 – Belgian club Kortrijk have dismissed their coach Edward Still following a dramatic start to the season and moved to name Glen De Boeck as his successor.
Albanian FA keeps up free kit campaign to get youth into the game
September 26 – The Albanian Football Federation (FSHF) launched, for the second year in a row, its ‘Uniforma Ime’ (My uniform) project, which aims to encourage children in the country into football. FSHF boasted that after the first year, the project enjoyed a significant success amongst teenagers.
Ajax vs Feyenoord game abandoned as fans run riot; club fires Mislintat amid transfer concerns
September 25 – In crisis mode, Amsterdam giants Ajax have dismissed their director of football Sven Mislintat with immediate effect, the Dutch club said on Sunday. The dismissal follows the abandonment of Ajax’s league match against rivals Feyenoord Rotterdam on Sunday.
‘They think it’s all over’: it is, for now
September 25 – Spain’s World Cup-winning women’s team have finally got back to playing but the kissgate scandal remains very much in the foreground.
Belgium shock Netherlands as UEFA Women’s Nations League makes its bow
By Samindra Kunti in Leuven
September 24 – Belgium upset the Netherlands 2-1 to kick off their Nations League campaign on a high and throw Group A1 wide open.
Alexia Putellas says RFEF meeting will mark a watershed for women and sports in Spain
September 22 – The decision by Spain’s women players to terminate their boycott should be a “turning point” in her country for society as well as sport, says two-time Ballon d’Or winner Alexia Putellas.
Kosovan FA says UEFA’s Romania sanction should be harder and sets a bad example
September 22 – The Football Association of Kosovo (FFK) has reacted strongly to UEFA’s decision to punish the Romanian Football Federation (FRF) with a fine of €52,000 and one match to be played in front of empty stands, saying the sanction should be greater.
In Flick’s footsteps. Germany put Nagelsmann in charge for home-hosted Euro 2024
September 22 – Less than two weeks after Hansi Flick’s departure, Germany have appointed Julian Nagelsmann as new manager to lead the national team until the European Championship on home soil.
Almost half of English stadia face climate hazards, finds study
September 22 – Almost half of all football stadiums in England are put at risk by climate change in the form of flooding, storms and heat waves, according to experts at insurer Zurich UK.
UEFA ushers in another new era for European women’s game with inaugural Nations League
September 21 – UEFA’s inaugural Nations League will kick off a new era for European women’s football on Friday with more competitive matches, two tickets for the Olympic Games at stake, and an impact on qualifying for Euro 2025.
RFEF fires general secretary as it accelerates promises on reform
September 21 – Spain’s FA (RFEF) has dismissed yet another key figure and admits it “deeply regrets” its role in the “institutional crisis” in the wake of the country’s Women’s World Cup victory that was overshadowed by the ‘kissgate’ scandal.