August 23 – Manchester City, Bayern Munich, PSG and Real Madrid will all retain their domestic league titles this season, according to forecasts by the CIES Football Observatory.
August 18 – Benfica defeated Dynamo Kyiv 2-0 to take a major step towards Champions League qualification and dash the dreams of the Ukrainian club.
August 15 – Manchester United came in for heavy criticism from pundits and former players after they crashed to a 4-0 defeat at unheralded Brentford in the Premier League on Saturday, their second loss in as many league games under new boss Erik ten Hag.
August 12 – Morocco have sacked national team coach Vahid Halilhodzic three months before the World Cup in Qatar – the third time the Bosnian has just missed out on football’s showpiece event.
By Samindra Kunti in Helsinki
August 11 – In imperious form, Real Madrid kick-started the European club season with a routine 2-0 victory against Eintracht Frankfurt to clinch a fifth continental Super Cup and make a statement ahead of the Champions League.
By Samindra Kunti in Helsinki
August 10 – For the first time since 1960 and the European Cup Final that the Spanish club won in a 7-3 spectacular at Hampden Park in Glasgow, Real Madrid and Eintracht Frankfurt meet again in a competitive match with the Super Cup at stake in the curtain-raiser for the European season.
August 8 – Manchester City’s stellar summer signing Erling Haaland marked his Premier League debut with both goals as the champions began their title defence by strolling to a 2-0 victory at West Ham United on Sunday.
By Andrew Warshaw
August 5 – Thirty years after it was formed, the English Premier League returns to action this weekend with the two usual suspects, Manchester City and Liverpool, again expected to vie for the title though one or two others will fight tooth and nail to try break their domination.
August 5 – Bayern Munich kick off their Bundesliga title defence against Europa League winners Eintracht Frankfurt tonight hoping that a close-season spending spree, notably including Sadio Mane from Liverpool, will offset the loss of star striker Robert Lewandowski.
August 3 – Following the underwhelming campaign at Euro 2022 and the exit of Martin Sjögren, Norway have appointed record international Hege Riise (pictured) as the new coach of their women’s national team.
By Samindra Kunti in Leuven
Leuven – On a raucous night at Den Dreef, Belgium’s Union Saint-Gilloise upset Glasgow Rangers 2-0 in the third round of Champions League qualifying, with Teddy Teuma and Dante Vanzeir getting the goals either side of the half.
August 2 – The English FA are planning contract talks with head coach Sarina Wiegman after she guided the country to Euro 2022 glory on Sunday in her first tournament in charge of the Lionesses.
July 25 – It didn’t take long for Manchester City’s new global superstar Erling Haaland to stamp his mark on his debut in a pre-season friendly at the weekend.
July 21 – Having nearly avoided relegation in the most dramatic of circumstances, Everton boss Frank Lampard has told his team to improve or risk another season battling the drop following a 4-0 defeat by Minnesota United on their pre-season tour in the US.
July 13 – Former England captain Wayne Rooney has hit out at suggestions that going back to Major League Soccer isa backward step.