January 6 – With the Middle East becoming a global player in the world of football, the next natural step is to create a show that can out-muscle the Ballon d’Or and FIFA’s world’s best player awards.
January 2 – Former England manager Gareth Southgate has been given a knighthood in the UK’s annual New Year Honours list.
December 23 – Former England midfielder George Eastham, a member of the country’s 1966 World Cup-winning squad who became equally well known for blazing a trail for player freedom of movement, has died aged 88.
December 10 – FIFA may still rate Lionel Messi as one of the best players in the world on current form but his peers clearly do not.
November 29 – Global players’ union FIFPRO has announced UEFA’s former head of governance and compliance, Alex Phillips, as its new secretary general.
November 20 – The European Club Association (ECA) Executive Committee held its final 2024 meeting at the Paris Saint-Germain Campus on Tuesday, focusing on key issues shaping European and international club football.
November 11 – The France-Israel Nations League fixture on Thursday will go ahead as planned, confirmed French Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau, despite last week’s violence in Amsterdam at the Europa League match between Ajax and Maccabi Tel Aviv.
November 1 – The English FA has launched a new four-year strategy, Reaching Higher, aimed at building on the rapid growth of women’s and girls’ football.
October 30 – Wrexham AFC have appointed world-leading stadium architects Populous to develop a masterplan for the club’s STōK Cae Ras Stadium (the racecourse Ground), starting with the redesign of the new 5,500-capacity Kop Stand.
October 28 – Real Madrid, the Spanish league and the government have joined forces to condemn racist insults against Barcelona’s teenage star Lamine Yamal during Saturday’s ‘clasico’ with Real launching an investigation into who was responsible.
October 9 – Former Liverpool and Borussia Dortmund manager Jurgen Klopp has been appointed global head of soccer at Red Bull as he returns to football just three months after an emotional departure from Merseyside.
October 9 – France and Liverpool defender Ibrahima Konate (pictured) has become the latest player to speak out against the packed fixture schedule, saying he supports the right to strike.
September 30 – The Spanish league has called for the arrest of fans behind a hate campaign aimed at Real Madrid forward Vinicius Jnr.
September 25 – Former Manchester United and Real Madrid defender Raphael Varane has announced a shock retirement from football at just 31-years-old.
September 24 – Australia first qualified for the World Cup finals in 1974. It was a momentous achievement for a team of mainly immigrants, playing the game as part timers, who were written off as no-hopers.