August 29 – UEFA ushered in a new era of club football with its all-new, expanded, rebranded and reformatted Champions League in Monaco tonight at a draw that will see champions Real Madrid face Dortmund in a repeat of last year’s final in the League phase.
August 30 – As the summer transfer window prepares to slam shut in Europe’s major leagues tonight, Romelu Lukaku has ended his underwhelming second spell at Chelsea by completing a move to Napoli and linking up again with former coach Antonio Conte.
August 30 – With the summer transfer window closing tonight, data from the CIES Football Observatory shows transfer spend 13% down on the same period in 2023.
August 30 – England’s interim manager Lee Carsley named uncapped Angel Gomes, Tino Livramento, Morgan Gibbs-White and Noni Madueke in his first squad for Nations League fixtures against the Republic of Ireland and Finland next month.
August 30 – Belgian manager Domenico Tedesco has left Arsenal’s Leandro Trossard out of his Nations League squad to shake up his selection.
August 30 – Real Madrid star Vinicius Junior has said his teammates are prepared to walk off the pitch if he faces more racist abuse from fans in LaLiga this season.
August 30 – Italy may be only a couple of weeks into its new season but the first high-profile managerial sacking has already taken place.
August 29 – Kaizen Gaming has deepened its relationship with UEFA, agreeing a three-year sponsorship for its Betano online bookmaker brand for the Europa League and UEFA Conference League.
August 30 – The 13-team preliminary group stage of the AFC’s inaugural Women’s Champions League 2024/25 will complete Saturday with each of the four groups going down to the wire.
August 29 – MSC Cruises has extended its partnership with Chelsea that covers both the men’s and women’s teams for a further three years.
August 29 – The final line up for the UEFA Champions League draw was confirmed last night with wins for Dinamo Zagreb, Crevena Zvezda, Slavia Prague and Slovan Bratislava. They fill the remaining spots in the all new 36-team draw to take place in Monaco tonight and the unveiling of a new era for international club football in Europe.
August 29 – Israeli NGOs and lawyers have written to FIFA to demand Israel not be suspended from the global game, asking the governing body give “a red card to this relentless Palestinian campaign of hate against Israel”.
August 29 – Conmebol has banned several key Uruguayan internationals as a result of the debacle that marred the Copa America semi-final against Colombia in July.
August 29 – Historic rivals Dinamo Zagreb and Red Star Belgrade won their Champions League qualifying playoffs on Wednesday and can now potentially be drawn to meet for the first time in 33 years.
August 29 – Globetrotting Belgian manager Tom Saintfiet has departed the Philippines to become to new coach of West African side Mali.