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Leo bests Ronnie, Rapinoe bests the lot with inequality speech at FIFA Awards

September 24 – Same old, nothing new. Lionel Messi, with almost weary predictability, won the top men’s player prize at the Best FIFA Football Awards in Milan on Monday as Juventus’ Cristiano Ronaldo and Liverpool’s Virgil van Dijk, the two other short-listed nominees, missed out – the former staying away from the glittering but stuttering ceremony that somehow managed to lurch on to national broadcaster TV screens last night.

Concacaf

Trinidad FA canvases stakeholders with aim of restructuring national game

September 24 – The Trinidad and Tobago FA has begun a roadshow via its National Football Committee to canvas opinion and recommendations for a restructuring of the game within the country.

Football Marketing

New Balance battle to keep Liverpool kit deal in face of £70m+ Nike offer

September 24 – New Balance are battling to hold on to their kit deal with Liverpool and have filed a High Court to do that, though has said that it hopes a resolution to the dispute can be found outside of court.

Europe

Shutting out racists: UEFA slaps stadium bans on Romania, Hungary and Slovakia

September 24 – Clearly having lost patience with the scourge of racism throughout European football, UEFA has hit Romania, Hungary and Slovakia with stadium bans that could have serious consequences for their Euro 2020 qualification hopes.

Football Asia

Time runs out for Cuper and Uzbeks make changes for next round of World Cup qualifiers

September 24 – Hector Cuper has been dismissed as coach of Uzbekistan. The Argentinean will be succeeded by Vadim Abramov.

Europe

Two jailed for hacking CCTV of Sala post-mortem

September 24 – Two people who illegally accessed CCTV footage of Argentine footballer Emiliano Sala’s post-mortem examination and who were “driven by morbid curiosity” have been jailed.

FIFA

Infantino threatens Iran saying FIFA will no longer wait for women to allowed in stadia

By Andrew Warshaw

September 23 – Gianni Infantino says FIFA “cannot wait any more” for women to be allowed into Iranian stadiums to watch men’s matches and that he has been “assured” the authorities will relent when the country hosts its next international match.

FIFA

Infantino vows to keep pressure on for Women’s World League until it is approved

September 23 – FIFA president Gianni Infantino says he will not be deterred in his quest to create a Women’s World League despite having his initial plan blocked.

South America

Calendar clash: Tite underfire from clubs as he calls up domestic players for Brazil’s Asian friendlies

By Samindra Kunti

September 23 – Brazil coach Tite has called up seven home-based players for the October friendlies against Nigeria and Senegal, reigniting the debate about Brazil’s club and international calendar.

Performance

Another ‘off’ day for VAR? Spurs fans furious at game-changing 1.6cm

September 23 – Another footballing weekend – another string of video assistant referee (VAR) controversies, this time in the English Premier League where Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea were both penalised for the most marginal of offside decisions.

Premier League

Liverpool paid Man City £1m after scouting database was hacked

September 23 – Liverpool reportedly paid Manchester City £1 million in September 2013 to end allegations that the club’s scouts had been spying on the activity of their Manchester counterparts.

FIFA

Rule makers table proposal for 10-minute ‘concussion subs’

September 23 – In a radical development, 10-minute “concussion subs” are set to be introduced by football’s lawmaking body to mirror the success of similar changes in rugby in an attempt to improve player safety.

Integrity

WADA windfall: budget set to rise 55% by 2022

By David Owen

September 23 – The overall budget of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) is set to rise to $46.6 million by 2022. This will represent an increase of around 55% in the space of seven years.

Integrity

AC Milan set up anti-racism task force after another weekend of abuse in Italy

September 23 – Racism in Italian football has become so bad that AC Milan have taken the step of launching an internal anti-racism task force.