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.
October 16 – The World Leagues Forum – the 40+ member association of professional leagues worldwide – has reiterated its disappointment with FIFA over its exclusion from discussions on calendar and player workload concerning the international match calendar.
October 16 – Rangers have appointed former Monaco and Club Bruges head coach Philippe Clement as their new manager following the departure of Michael Beale at the start of the month.
October 16 – The battle for slots at the inaugural 12-team Concacaf 2024 W Gold Cup continue in October with Jamaica entering the fray and Haiti looking to get a grip on their group and push for automatic qualification.
October 16 – Streaming giant DAZN is building a portfolio in Saudi media rights after acquiring the global rights to the Saudi Women’s Premier League to add to the SPL rights.
October 16 – Scotland have qualified for next year’s Euros with two games to spare thanks to Spain’s 1-0 win over Norway last night, which has guaranteed Steve Clarke’s men a top-two finish in group A. The result also put Spain into the 2024 finals.
October 16 – Jordan Henderson has reacted to being booed in England’s international friendly versus Australia at Wembley on Friday evening despite donning the captain’s armband in his side’s 1-0 victory over the Socceroos.
October 16 – Turkey’s Fenerbahce has signed a shirt sponsorship deal with Medicana Health Group for its Women’s team. The Medicana logo will feature on the back of shirts.