August 28 – The Bulgarian Football Union has launched a strategic partnership with Ubitrack Sport, a software company specialising in optical systems for tracking and analysing football matches.
August 27 – The final slots for the draw Champions League league draw are filling up and new names are securing places in the top tier of the world’s leading club competition. The draw will be held tomorrow (Thursday) in Monaco.
Kairaty Almaty eliminated Celtic Glasgow from the penalty spot to qualify for the next phase, marking the return of Kazakh football to Europe’s premier club competition, which will also see Pafos of Cyprus and Bodo/Glimt of Norway participate for the first time.
August 27 – Five-time world champions Brazil will play South Korea and Japan in friendlies in October as part of their World Cup preparations, the Brazilian FA (CBF) confirmed.
August 26 – Europe’s leading clubs head to Monaco’s Grimaldi Forum this week for the Champions League league phase draw on Thursday August 28 and the Europa and Conference League draws the following day.
August 27 – Parental involvement has usually been the battleground in youth football; however, it is becoming more prevalent in the professional game. First we had the Reynas and then the Pulisics in the United States, and now even English parents are getting in on the act with the Bellinghams.
August 27 – The records keep tumbling for Cristiano Ronaldo as he becomes the first-ever player to score 100+ goals for four different clubs.
August 27 – Serie A’s anti-piracy guard dog Sportian blocked more than 4,500 attempts to steal and illegally stream the Italian league’s broadcast signal in the first year of their partnership last season.
August 27 – In March, the All Whites became the second country outside of the hosts – Mexico, Canada, and the US – to qualify for World Cup 2026, and now fans will be able to watch their team as TVNZ will broadcast the matches live.
August 27 – The Bulgarian government has given a BGN 2.2 million (€1.1 million) grant to First League newcomers Dobrudzha Dobrich to instal modern lighting at the Druzhba Stadium.
August 27 – Slovakia’s top tier Nike Liga has agreed a one-season sponsorship national car dealership Todos for the Cupra brand. Cupra is manufactured by SEAT and is part f the Volkswagen Group.
August 26 – Brazil will play their final two World Cup qualifiers without the injured Neymar but with West Ham United’s Lucas Paqueta.
August 26 – Brazilian giants Corinthians have announced that Osmar Stabile has been elected as the club’s new President on a mandate until the end of 2026.
August 26 – A Canadian fund is interested in buying Bulgarian football club Beroe Stara Zagora, the local Mayor has claimed.
August 26 – Another weekend of football in Europe and yet another case of suspected racist abuse, this time directed at United States Men’s National Team (USMNT) and Juventus midfielder Weston McKennie.
August 22 – Chilean President Gabriel Boric has slammed Conmebol’s handling of security after fan violence forced the abandonment of a Copa Sudamericana match between Independiente and Universidad de Chile in Buenos Aires.