October 5 – Specialist football financial research and advisory group Football Benchmark is collaborating with London’s Birkbeck University to launch a special course in football management and finance.
October 5 – In April 2023, an EU committee voted for new restrictions against the use of rubber granules, which could doom artificial turf football projects across the continent.
October 4 – UEFA have announced they have received the formal bid by Turkey and Italy to jointly host the 2032 European Championships, leaving Britain and Ireland as the sole bidder for the 2028 tournament, subject to final approval from the governing body’s executive committee next week.
October 4 – Danish FA (DBU) president Jesper Møller (pictured) has defended UEFA’s decision to let Russian U-17 national teams re-enter European competitions, refusing to disclose how he voted but opening the door to Danish teams playing Russia at youth level.
October 4 – Expressing its ‘upset’ at UEFA’s readmission of Russian youth teams to European competitions, the Ukrainian FA (UAF) has again called on European countries to boycott any matches against Russian teams.
October 4 – Arsenal Women have broken the Barclays Women’s Super League attendance record for the second season, as 54,115 fans entered the gates at the Emirates Stadium to watch the team’s league opener versus Liverpool on Sunday.
October 4 – Brazilian league leaders Botafogo have dismissed manager Bruno Lage following a series of disappointing results and his sidelining of star striker Tiquinho Soares.
October 3 – Swedish UEFA vice-president Karl-Erik Nilsson and Danish executive committee member Jesper Møller are under pressure at home after the former backed the European governing body’s decision to allow the readmission of Russia’s under-17s teams to competitions, while the latter keeps shrouding the way he voted in mystery.
October 3 – UEFA has launched ticket sales for next year’s European championship in Germany with ticket prices ranging from €30 in the group stages to €2,000 for the final.
October 3 – UEFA has revealed more details of their first-ever minimum standards framework for women’s national teams following consultations with stakeholders, including coaches and FIFPRO.
October 3 – Former Manchester City and England striker Francis Lee has died aged 79, after a battle with cancer.
October 2 – CAF has announced that the winners of the African Football League will receive $4 million in prize money, a paltry fee after the promised riches attached to a Super League on the continent.
October 2 – Newly awarded San Diego MLS franchise has announced plans to build a training ground and residential youth academy in El Cajon, California, on Sycuan tribal land.
October 2 – A dangerous dressing room incursion marred the Turkish Second League (third tier) match between Vanspor and Zonguldak Kömürspor. Vanspor, who are league leaders, won in dramatic fashion 1-0 with a goal in extra time.
October 2 – Concacaf has named Mexico as host for the 2024 Concacaf Women’s U-17 Championship which will be played at the Mexican Football Federation headquarters, in Toluca.