August 29 – France U-21 manager Thierry Henry has reiterated the importance of the country’s youth teams, ahead of next year’s Olympic Games on home soil, to maintaining the senior side at the top of the world’s elite nations.
August 28 – Canada Soccer’s men’s head coach, John Herdman, has quit to take up the post vacated by Bob Bradley at MLS team Toronto FC.
August 29 – Concacaf has released the dates for the W Gold Cup qualifiers to be played in September, October and November and will see three teams go directly into the inaugural edition of the 12-team competition to be played February 17 – March 10, 2024 in the US.
August 25 – USL Championship club San Diego Loyal will fold at the end of the current season after four seasons in the second tier US professional league.
August 24 – The refusal by British authorities to issue a visa to Russian midfielder Magomed Ozdoev to enter Scotland for a European game was a “huge injustice,” according to his coach at Greek club PAOK.
August 24 – A Football Association of Wales (FAW) survey has revealed that one in four match officials has suffered physical abuse.
August 24 – Lionel Messi has only been playing in the country a month but already he has won a major trophy and has now steered Inter Miami to their first Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup final and a shot at a second championship title this season.
August 23 – Mali’s sports ministry has asked FIFA to investigate the electoral process of the country’s football federation, Femafoot, warning of potential “disturbances to public order”.
August 23 – German telecoms giant Deutsche Telekom will provide the digital infrastructure for Euro 2024, as well as becoming a national partner and a media rights and broadcast partner.
August 23 – Adidas has unveiled the match balls for the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Women’s Champions League ahead of the beginning of the 2023/24 campaign next month.
August 22 – Online bookmaker Esportes da Sorte has renewed its sponsorship of Brazil’s regional Paulista Football Federation (FPF) for the 2024 edition of Paulistão.
August 21 – Croatia’s Dinamo Zagreb are to play UEFA club competition matches without away fans “for a minimum” of the remainder of the 2023/24 season.
August 20 – It has taken Lionel Messi just seven matches to win his first piece of silverware in the US with Inter Miami. A remarkable unbeaten Leagues Cup run that climaxed with the win over Nashville after 11 rounds of penalties. The game was tied at 1-1 at full time.
August 21 – The Municipality of Plovdiv in Bulgaria is to provide the Hristo Botev and Lokomotiv stadiums to the country’s teams of Bulgaria free of charge.
August 18 – Two Manchester City players and the ubiquitous Lionel Messi are the top three nominees for the 2022/23 UEFA Men’s Player of the Year award.