September 5 – Three footballers were arrested in Panama on Tuesday for allegedly accepting payments to fix matches in the Panamanian Football League (LPF) to influence betting outcomes, according to the Panamanian Attorney General’s Office.
September 5 – The summer transfer window has once again showcased the financial powerhouses of European and global football, as clubs combined for a total spend of $6.45 billion.
September 5 – Spanish club Valencia have announced they will introduce ‘dynamic ticket pricing’ for home matches.
September 5 – The inaugural 32-team Club World Cup scheduled for summer 2025 in the US has been short on detail as regards venues, infrastructure and commercial partners, but FIFA has now unveiled the emblem for the competition.
September 5 – Telecoms provider Earthlink has become an Official Regional Partner for the AFC’s 2026 World Cup qulaifiers which kick off on September 5, 2024 and run until November 2025.
September 5 – Chelsea have unveiled a new partnership with Betway, making the Super Group-owned brand the Premier League club’s long-term Official European Betting Partner.
August 5 – Bulgaria’s Botev Plovdiv has signed a partnership agreement with Bulgarian digital advertising agency LED Zon.
LED Zon provides a wide range of marketing and advertising opportunities with a specialism in outdoor advertising.
September 4 – In a surprise ruling that could have far-reaching consequences for English top-flight football’s entire financial fair play strategy, Leicester City have won an appeal against a decision that could have led to a points deduction for allegedly breaching spending rules.
September 4 – Twelve Brazilian cities, including Belem and Natal, have come forward to host matches at the 2027 Women’s World Cup, FIFA confirmed on Wednesday.
September 4 – The Israel-Palestine conflict has spilled over into the Israeli top-flight domestic league after 12 fans were arrested when fighting broke out between fans of Hapoel Beersheba and Israeli-Arab side Bnei Sakhnin – and the match subsequently abandoned.
September 4 – The financial clout of the Premier League has once again been laid bare, as the latest CIES Football Observatory data report ranks the top 100 most expensively-assembled club squads in world football.
September 4 – Newcastle United have signed a multi-year partnership with Red Bull which will see the Austrian drinks company become the Official Energy Drink Partner of the club, helping to fuel both men’s and women’s teams.
September 4 – On debut, India manager Manolo Marques slammed his own team after a goalless draw against lowly Mauritius at the Intercontinental Cup. “It is difficult to play worse than today,” he said.
September 4 – Suspended Spanish FA (RFEF) president Pedro Rocha’s hopes of taking part in upcoming elections for the federation’s top job are dwindling following a Spanish court ruling.
September 4 – Inter Milan are taking a step into the increasingly competitive US market with the launch of an academy in Orange County, California.