June 23 – Mexico will headline the first Gold Cup quarter-final double header against tournament guests Saudi Arabia at the State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, on Saturday night (June 28).
September 29 – Police have raided the offices of the Spanish FA (RFEF) as part of an investigation into Barcelona’s involvement in an ongoing refereeing scandal.
September 29 – Liverpool owner Fenway Sports Group has completed a sale of a minority stake in the club to New York-based private equity firm Dynasty Equity of up to $200 million.
September 29 – UEFA have announced German workwear brand Engelbert Strauss has renewed its partnership with both the UEFA Europa League and UEFA Europa Conference League for the 2024-27 club competition cycle.
September 29 – Brazilian club Vasco de Gama has been hit by a FIFA transfer ban for being late in the payment of transfer fees to various clubs.
September 29 – Rio club Flamengo have dismissed their manager Jorge Sampaoli after his side failed to win the Copa do Brasil at the weekend.
September 29 – Tottenham Hotspur Supporters’ Trust (THST) have expressed deep concern over the London club’s multi-year partnership with Socios.com, the cryptocurrency-based providers of club fan tokens who have been widening their digital fan-based marketing and commercial solutions.
September 29 – The Italian rules around betting and gaming advertising and sponsorship in football – and enshrined in the country’s ‘Dignity Decree’ – are clearly flexible.
September 29 – The Football Federation of Serbia (FSS) has sacked Referee Commission chairman Dejan Filipović following protests by several clubs over referee appointments for Serbian Super Liga matches. In addition to Filipovic, two members of the commission were removed, their places filled by four new members.
September 29 – The CIES Football Observatory, using Wyscout data, has released a report ranking European clubs by their ‘dominance’. Not surprisingly, Barcelona, Bayern, Napoli, PSG and Man City are ranked as the ‘most dominant’ teams in their respective leagues.
September 29 – Chelsea defender Reece James has been charged by the English FA for an alleged altercation with a match official which is said to have occurred after the club’s 1-0 loss against Aston Villa in the Premier League on Sunday.
September 28 – Morocco will host the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, the Confederation of African Football Confederation (CAF) confirmed on Wednesday. The East African triumvirate of Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda will stage the 2027 finals.
September 28 – The anticipated backlash against UEFA’s decision to re-instate Russian under-17 teams into its international tournaments has started with Ukraine saying it will boycott any European youth competition that includes Russia and other countries lending their support.
September 28 – Jorge Vilda, the former head coach of Spain’s World Cup-winning women’s team, is being investigated as part of the ongoing criminal case against Luis Rubiales.
September 28 – Major League Soccer’s Seattle Sounders have released the first images of the club’s new logo – the first branding change to the west coast side since 2008.
September 28 – Everton Women’s team has announced a partnership with British watch brand Christopher Ward that will see the latter become back-of-shirt sponsors for the Merseyside club ahead of the Barclays Women’s Super League opener on Sunday.