Besiktas signs record sponsorship with Tüpraş for Istanbul stadium naming rights
October 5 – Turkey’s Besiktas says it has signed the most valuable sponsorship deal in its 120-year history with Turkey’s largest industrial Turkey – Tüpraş.
UEFA confirms Turkey join Italy for Euro 2032 bid, leaving Britain and Ireland clear route to 2028
October 4 – UEFA have announced they have received the formal bid by Turkey and Italy to jointly host the 2032 European Championships, leaving Britain and Ireland as the sole bidder for the 2028 tournament, subject to final approval from the governing body’s executive committee next week.
Denmark’s Møller facing domestic fury for voting to allow Russia into Euro youth comps
October 4 – Danish FA (DBU) president Jesper Møller (pictured) has defended UEFA’s decision to let Russian U-17 national teams re-enter European competitions, refusing to disclose how he voted but opening the door to Danish teams playing Russia at youth level.
Ukraine keeps pressure on UEFA saying at least 10 nations will boycott Russian youth teams
October 4 – Expressing its ‘upset’ at UEFA’s readmission of Russian youth teams to European competitions, the Ukrainian FA (UAF) has again called on European countries to boycott any matches against Russian teams.
Blundering VAR officials stood down after loss of focus on Spurs-Liverpool game
October 4 – A lapse of concentration and loss of focus by the VAR team led to Liverpool not being awarded a legitimate goal against Tottenham Hotspur, the referees’ body in England said on Tuesday after releasing the audio from the VAR hub from Saturday’s Premier League match.
Kuwaiti powerbroker Sheikh Ahmad files appeal at CAS against IOC ban
October 4 – Kuwait’s Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah, once a major player at FIFA, has lodged a case against the International Olympic Committee (IOC) at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) following his ban for “influencing” the election of his brother to a key Olympic post.
Neymar opens account for Al-Hilal as Iran vs Saudi ACL club fixtures resume
October 4 – Neymar scored his first goal since his high-profile €90 million move to Al-Hilal on Tuesday as the Saudi Arabian club beat Nassaji Mazandaran 3-0 in Tehran in the Asian Champions League.
Premier League attendances top 430K averaging 97.77% of capacity
October 4 – The seventh round of fixtures saw the largest attendance yet across the Premier League this season, partly due to kick-off times, stadium sizes and having an extra fixture due to a rescheduling of the Luton/Burnley match from earlier in the season.
Arsenal break WSL attendance record for season opener against Liverpool
October 4 – Arsenal Women have broken the Barclays Women’s Super League attendance record for the second season, as 54,115 fans entered the gates at the Emirates Stadium to watch the team’s league opener versus Liverpool on Sunday.
Panini to launch first WSL sticker collection
October 4 – The FA has announced a licensing partnership with Panini to create the first ever UK domestic football sticker collection to celebrate the Barclays Women’s Super League.
Botafogo fire Bruno Lage as pursuit of Serie A title stutters
October 4 – Brazilian league leaders Botafogo have dismissed manager Bruno Lage following a series of disappointing results and his sidelining of star striker Tiquinho Soares.
Cypriot FA backs Safe Gaming to alert players and public to dangers of betting
October 4 – The Football federation of Cyprus (CFA), in collaboration with the National Betting Authority, is promoting a week of information and awareness around Safe Gaming October 9-15.
Busted: AFC calls off ACL tie between Sepahan vs Al-Ittihad over political messaging
October 3 – The newly found football friendship between Iran and Saudi Arabia suffered its first set back Monday after the AFC called off the Champions League fixture between Sepahan and Al-Ittihad at the Naghsh-e-Jahan Stadium in Isfahan at the last minutes and with 60,000 fans in the stadium.
Nilsson and Møller under domestic pressure for voting for Russian return to UEFA competition
October 3 – Swedish UEFA vice-president Karl-Erik Nilsson and Danish executive committee member Jesper Møller are under pressure at home after the former backed the European governing body’s decision to allow the readmission of Russia’s under-17s teams to competitions, while the latter keeps shrouding the way he voted in mystery.
UEFA releases 1.2m tickets for first Euro 2024 sales window
October 3 – UEFA has launched ticket sales for next year’s European championship in Germany with ticket prices ranging from €30 in the group stages to €2,000 for the final.