October 18 – The first batch of just over 150,000 tickets for the AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2023 has sold out a week after going on sale. A total of 81,209 tickets were sold within the first 24-hours.
October 18 – Jamaica and Honduras secured their places in the quarter final rounds of the 2023-24 Concacaf Nations League with wins over Haiti and Cuba respectively. Jamaica topped group B with 10 points, having drawn with Haiti in their first encounter.
By Samindra Kunti in Brussels
October 17 – The Euro 2024 qualifier between Belgium and Sweden was abandoned on Monday night after two Swedish nationals were shot dead in Brussels in a terror attack.
October 17 – French prosecutors have launched a preliminary investigation into a top-flight footballer on suspicion of “glorifying terrorism” after he shared an allegedly anti-Semitic message on social media relating to the Israel-Hamas conflict.
October 17 – The Confederation of African Football (CAF) is undertaking a week-long inspection visit to host cities for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations as part of final preparations for the Ivory Coast tournament.
October 17 – The general secretary of the Saudi Arabian Football Association (SAFF), Ibrahim Alkassim, has reiterated his nation’s commitment to their 2034 FIFA World Cup bid, inspired by the growth of the Saudi Pro League alongside the success of the 2022 World Cup in neighbouring Qatar.
October 17 – Palestine’s men’s team will play all home matches in Algeria until further notice following a request from the Palestinian FA in the wake of the military conflict between Hamas and Israel.
October 17 – Lazio are poised to adopt ‘Rome 2030’ as their front-of-shirt sponsor in a free-of-charge deal, in a bid to help their home city gain hosting rights to EXPO 2030.
October 17 – Austria have sealed a place at Euro 2024 at the expense of Sweden who missed out for the first time in 28 years and whose misery was compounded by their own fixture with Belgium being abandoned at halftime after the appalling tragedy of two Swedish nationals being shot dead in Brussels.
October 17 – Inter Miami are poised to make the most of their MLS playoff absence, announcing a two-game tour of China to flex their Messi muscles and gain exposure in the Asian region next month.
October 17 – MLS team, New York City FC, has taken a big step towards their new stadium with the club’s planning application for a site in Queens having moved into the final stages of the application process.
October 17 – National team coach Mladen Krstajić launched an extraordinary attack on the Bulgarian league before a friendly match against Albania.
October 16 – The long running saga of the sale of Manchester United has taken an unexpected twist with the news that Qatari banker Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad Al Thani has dropped his $6.1 billion cash bid to buy the club.
October 16 – A rabbi who worked with the English Football Association for over a decade has resigned in protest at the body’s refusal to light up Wembley stadium’s arch in the colours of the Israeli flag during last Friday’s friendly with Australia and this Tuesday’s clash with Italy.
October 16 – Song Kai has been named as the new chairman of the Chinese Football Association (CFA), China’s state news agency Xinhua reported on Monday.