September 15 – The All India Football Federation (AIFF) will enter a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Qatar Football Association (QFA) following a meeting between the leadership of both governing bodies.
September 15 – ECA’s ‘future of fandom’ report has shone a light on the shifts in football consumption patterns by the younger generation and, while the results are hardly surprising, they highlight some of the challenges the football industry faces.
September 15 – Aged 91, former Anderlecht general manager Michel Verschueren passed away on Wednesday. He served more than two decades at the Brussels-based club.
By Samindra Kunti
September 14 – Chelsea chairman and part owner Todd Boehly has said he wants to build a multiple-club network to complement the acquisition of the London club. The American has also suggested an MLB-styled all-star game in England to raise funds to be distributed across the English football pyramid.
September 14 – Manchester Crown Court has made a significant anti-piracy statement, handing down a big fine and further prison sentence to an illegal decider supplier that gave access to Sky Sports pay TV coverage and in particular live Premier League matches.
September 14 – Kuwait has been confirmed as the host Group H qualifiers for the AFC U20 Asian Cup Uzbekistan 2023, to be played March 1-18 next year.
September 14 – With the pace of major events increasing in frequency following the catch-up with the calendar post-covid, UEFA has said that the EURO 2024 qualifying draw procedure will be a key item on the agenda of their next executive committee meeting September 20.
September 14 – In the wake of the Queen’s death, Arsenal’s Europa League postponed home fixture with PSV Eindhoven has been shifted to 20 October.
September 15 – Veteran coach Carlos Queiroz has arrived in Iran ahead of his third spell in charge of Team Melli. The Portuguese succeeds Dragan Skocic, who had qualified Iran for the World Cup.
September 15 – The Global Guide on the Security of Major Sporting Events has been translated into the five official languages of the UN from the English language original.
September 14 – Real Madrid is reporting a €13 million profit for the financial year 2021/22 on a turnover of €722 million. The is a €69 million increase in tunover on the previous year.
September 14 – Manchester City player Benjamin Mendy has had one of the eight rape charges against him dropped during his on-going trial at Chester Crown Court.
By Samindra Kunti
September 13 – After local tournament organizers opened up accommodation to third parties, Airbnb prices in Qatar have skyrocketed, averaging almost $73,000 per month for a four-week stay during the World Cup.
Madrid, September 13 – Spain’s LaLiga via StadioPlus have teamed with US blockchain and metaverse specialist VegasCity Limited to develop a joint project in the Decentraland metaverse.
September 13 – New data ranking the top 10 players under 25 into 15 different positional categories has been released.