Power couple. UEFA and ECA extend MoU through to 2033
October 10 – Time was when UEFA and Europe’s top clubs did not always see eye-to-eye but a new era of co-operation has been increasingly cemented in recent months.
LaLiga expands Saudi links with 3-year Riyadh Season sponsorship
October 10 – LaLiga has announced a three-season commercial partnership with Saudi Arabia’s Riyadh Season – a series of entertainment, cultural, and sporting events held in the kingdom’s capital of Riyadh – become an official sponsor of Spain’s top football division until 2027.
Player’s survey finds fear of injury is a key impact factor in mental health
October 10 – A survey carried out by English football’s players union has revealed that a majority of players believe their mental health is impacted by the fear of injury.
Big six Premier League clubs in top 10 squad valuation ranking, but trail Real Madrid by €300m+
October 10 – European Champions Real Madrid, armed with a glittering roster of high-value talent headlined by Kylian Mbappe, Vinicius Junior and Jude Bellingham, have been crowned as the most valuable squad in world football in the latest CIES Football Observatory data report.
Post-match red mist earns AC Milan’s French star Theo Hernandez a 2-match ban
October 10 – AC Milan defender Theo Hernandez has been suspended for two matches for his actions at the end of Sunday’s Serie A defeat at Fiorentina.
Merkur puts its money on Bundesliga Table Football
October 10 – German gambling company Merkur Group has been named the main sponsor of the Table Football Bundesliga final.
UEFA puts a further 50,000 Euro2025 tickets on sale after first release sells out in a week
October 10 – More than 137,000 tickets to the Women’s Euro 2025 finals in Switzerland have been sold in the first week of going on sale, prompting UEFA to release another 50,000 yesterday.
Riyadh Air lands naming rights for Atletico Madrid’s Metropolitano Stadium
October 10 – The Metropolitano Stadium, home to Spanish giants and 11-time La Liga Champions, Atletico Madrid has changed its name. For the remainder of this season and until the end of the 2032-33 season, the venue will be known as the Riyadh Air Metropolitan.
Valencia-supporting couple find themselves out on a Lim(b) in Singapore
October 10 – Valencia CF, one of the grand old names of Spain’s, La Liga and a club that has seen more than its fair share of ups and downs over the last three decades, has some of the most passionate support in Spain, however a couple of supporters have taken that to a new level in a protest against the club’s Singaporean owner Peter Lim.
Sport England boss to tell Premier League clubs to step up and address climate change
October 10 – Sport England chair, Chris Boardman has warned that Premier League clubs must step up and do their bit for climate change.
Bulgaria’s Hristo Botev stadium revamp achieves UEFA Category IV status
October 10 – Botev Plovdiv’s Hristo Botev stadium has become just the third venue in the country to achieve a category 4 classification by UEFA.
FIFA tweaks transfer rules to allow players to join or stay at clubs for CWC
October 9 – FIFA are so keen to make the expanded Club World Cup, Gianni Infantino’s pet project, be a success despite widespread opposition from player unions that they are willing to rewrite transfer rules.
Klopp returns to football as Red Bull’s head of global soccer
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.
Konate supports strike to force a solution to overloaded schedule
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.
Steinhaus-Webb to head women’s refereeing at FIFA
October 9 – FIFA has appointed Bibiana Steinhaus-Webb as its new head of women’s refereeing.