Albania’s Duka replaces Rubiales as UEFA VP, congress moved from Madrid to Paris
September 27 – UEFA have appointed Amand Duka of Albania to replace disgraced former Spanish FA (RFEF) boss Luis Rubiales as one of its six vice-presidents.
Gelsenkirchen drafted in to German WWC2027 joint hosting bid with Netherlands and Belgium
September 27 – Gelsenkirchen, the home of Schalke 04, has been named as a candidate host city for the 2027 Women’s World Cup bid by Germany, the Netherlands and Belgium.
Cyprus re-signs referee exchange programme with Croatian and Danish FAs
September 27 – The Cyprus Football Association (CFA) has renewed its referee exchange agreement with Croatia and Denmark for the 2023-2024 football season.
Warsaw to stage 2024 UEFA Super Cup, as hosts appointed for U17 and U19 youth finals
September 27 – The UEFA executive committee have appointed the Warsaw, Poland, as hosts of the 2024 UEFA Super Cup at their meeting in Limassol, Cyprus.
FIFA opens first of three ticket windows for Club World Cup in Saudi
September 27 – FIFA have opened the first phase of ticket sales for the FIFA Club World Cup 2023, to be held in Saudi Arabia.
Inter reports reduced losses of €85m but says it is still within its UEFA Settlement Agreement
September 27 – Inter Milan are reporting losses of €85 million for the 2022/23 financial year on turnover of €425 million.
UEFA agrees new ‘Governance Framework’ primer to help guide national associations
September 26 – At its Executive Committee meeting in Cyprus yesterday, UEFA adopted a revised governance framework for its 55 national associations designed to promote good governance at the domestic level.
FIFAgate prosecutors to appeal acquittals of former Fox exec Lopez and sports marketer Full Play
September 26 – US interest in policing world football’s governing body might not be over, despite two convictions of a media executive and rights company in the FIFAgate case having been reversed by US federal judge Pamela Chen earlier this month.
Partizan’s ‘gravediggers’ to boycott eternal derby, but Red Star boss says change ref or they won’t play
September 26 – The ultras of Serbia’s Partizan Belgrade have said they will boycott the derby clash against Red Star Belgrade. The match, billed as ‘Serbia’s eternal derby’, is to be played tomorrow (Wednesday) at the Partizan Stadium in Belgrade.
Why buy?
There is a pretty good response given to a US oligarch (they prefer to call them billionaires, over there) in the series “BILLIONS”, when he wanted to buy an NFL franchise. “When you are allowed into the circle of NFL Franchise Owners, it means you are royalty. You are not”. Short shrift and all, it was a wake-up call for the US tycoon who thought that money can buy it all.
Blame game continues over UCL 2022 final chaos
September 26 – UEFA has been accused of giving “completely untrue” evidence to its own independent inquiry into the chaotic scenes that marred the 2022 Champions League final.
Ajax and Feyenoord to finish match tomorrow, but fury over forced shift of Volendam tie
September 26 – Ajax and Feyenoord will play out the remaining 35 minutes of their Eredivisie encounter on Wednesday behind closed doors. Their match had to be abandoned following crowd disturbances at the weekend.
Premier League attendances top 2m mark after six rounds
September 26 – Round 6 of the Premier League season was the second-most attended matchday so far, up 1.5% from last week’s rock-bottom score.
FIFA renews paper commitment with UNODC to fight football crime, but how and where?
September 26 – FIFA and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) have extended their Memorandum of Understanding “to kick crime out of the game”.
French politicians call for sanctions after homophobic PSG fans abuse Marseille players
September 26 – The French government has vowed to punish Paris St Germain fans who chanted homophobic slurs at the biggest domestic game in the country.