UEFA bans Barca fans from away matches over ‘Flick Heil’ flag
September 30 – UEFA has banned Barcelona from selling tickets for their next away Champions League game following racist behaviour of their fans at Monaco on September 19.
Centralised group stage of AFC Women’s Champions League kicks off this week
September 30 – The inaugural AFC Women’s Champions League is poised for kickoff this week with three centralised groups of four clubs each open the group stage to qualify eight teams to the knock-out rounds.
Italy’s Soccerment picked for MLS Innovation Lab
September 30 – Italian sports technology company Soccerment has been selected to join Major League Soccer’s (MLS) Innovation Lab, as part of the second cohort of the league’s new tech business development initiative.
Atletico fans halt Madrid derby as Courtois bombarded after goal celebration
September 30 – Sunday’s LaLiga derby between Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid was temporarily suspended in the 69th minute when home fans hurled objects on to the pitch after defender Eder Militao had scored the opener for the visitors five minutes earlier.
Bookies favourite Ten Hag in the Premier League sack race
September 30 – Time looks to be running out for Manchester United boss Erik Ten Hag as pressure mounts on his future at Old Trafford and bookmakers making him favourite to be the next Premier League manager to lose his job. Man Utd have collected just seven points from their first six games.
North Macedonian FA president assaulted by masked attackers outside a Skopje restaurant
September 30 – The president of the Football Federation of North Macedonia (FFM), Muamed Sejdini (pictured), was attacked by three masked men in front of a restaurant in the centre of the North Macedonian capital, Skopje.
Global Citizen to produce first ever World Cup 2026 final half-time show to drive social causes
September 30 – FIFA has partnered with international social issue campaigners, Global Citizen, to produce the first ever World Cup final half-time show in July 2026 at the MetLife Stadium in New Jersey.
All bets off for Sorare as Premier League partner is charged with unlicensed gaming in UK
September 27 – The fantasy sports platform, Sorare, and official partner of the Premier League has been charged by the UK Gambling Commission.
Serbia and Albania set to be awarded co-hosting of men’s U21 Euros in 2027
September 27 – Serbia and Albania are set to co-host the men’s Under-21 European Championship in 2027 in a landmark project that aims to overcome ethnic political tensions.
Premier League says more time needed for SAOT implementation decision
September 27 – The much-hyped introduction of semi-automated offside technology (SAOT) to the English Premier League will be delayed until at least the new year.
Mallorca court issues suspended jail sentence and fines in two cases of racist abuse
September 27 – LaLiga says it will continue its battle against racism through the Spanish courts after two more Spanish fans in Mallorca were sentenced this week.
Study finds huge gap between men’s and women’s game in UK at grassroots
September 27 – Despite a surge in women’s football participation with 4.4 million playing regularly across the UK, and 41% of women’s football clubs in the UK only being created in the last four years, research by Unilever’s antiperspirant brand Sure UK has found women’s football at a non-professional level still faces on-going equality challenges both on and off the pitch.
Yellow card spot-fixing probe links Luis Henrique to Lucas Paquetá’s family
September 27 – The spot fixing investigation into the alleged deliberate soliciting yellow cards by Brazil and West Ham’s Lucas Paquetá has taken another turn with another Brazilian player, Luiz Henrique, being linked to Paquetá and his family.
Chiliz forms agency to advise on crypto deals for sports
September 27 – Blockchain specialists Chiliz Group have launched Chiliz Sports, a sports marketing agency that will focus on creating business opportunities between the sports and crypto industries.
Sparkak Varna fans’ training ground invasion prompts Nikolov to pull his funding
September 27 – Bulgaria’s Spartak Varna owner Pavlin Nikolov has followed through on his promise and withdrawn from financing of the club after nearly 50 Spartak fans disrupted the team’s training session on Thursday and attacked head coach Kyriakos Georgiou.