October 27 – With the match calendar more congested than ever, FIFPRO and their chief medical officer Vincent Gouttebarge have argued for the need to limit international football for the time being.
October 27 – The English Premier League is reportedly plotting to bypass the country’s FA in an escalating row over what happens with player visas in the post-Brexit era, according to reports.
By David Owen
October 27 – Celtic, the perennial Scottish champions who look like facing a run for their money this season from fierce local rivals Rangers, managed to stay narrowly in the black last year, in spite of the impact of Covid-19.
October 27 – Liverpool fans are doing it, so are those of Tottenham Hotspur, Newcastle United, Leeds United and a raft of others. Premier League fans across the country are boycotting pay-per-view games and are instead raising money for charity, so far exceeding £300,000.
October 27 – Manchester United’s French midfielder Paul Pogba says he will take legal action after reports suggested he was to retire from international football.
October 27 – Premier League champions Liverpool have boosted their deal with AXA who have taken the naming rights to new club’s new Training Centre that becomes operational next month.
October 27 – Ajax Amsterdam set an Eredivisie record on Saturday when they annihilated 10-man VVV-Venlo 13-0. Lassina Traore scored five times to propel Ajax to the top of the standings.
October 27 – South Korea’s LG Electronics has become a technology sponsor of LaLiga with the two organisations committing to work together to create new experiences for fans.
October 27 – Tyre brand Falken Tyre Europe has added one-season extensions to its sponsorships of LaLiga’s Atlético Madrid and the Bundesliga’s Borussia Mönchengladbach.
October 26 – Following a number of contentious calls in recent weeks, the English Premier League is reportedly pushing FIFA to implement a ‘linesman’s call’ to deal with the most marginal offside decisions.
By Paul Nicholson
October 26 – The United TTFA members who for eight months have tried to retain power over the Trinidad and Tobago FA after being kicked out by a FIFA Normalisation Committee, have been humiliated twice in three days.
October 26 – England’s women’s team have cancelled a friendly against Germany in Wiesbaden this week because of the coronavirus pandemic. A member of the English back room staff tested positive.
October 26 – Portuguese top-flight club Vitoria Guimaraes has been fined €55,000 and ordered to play three matches behind closed doors because of racist abuse by fans towards Porto’s Malian international Moussa Marega.
October 26 – The National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) completed its rearranged 2020 schedule reporting record breaking broadcast numbers with its new CBS TV deal.
October 26 – Barcelona’s 3-1 defeat to Real Madrid in Saturday’s El Classico could shortly result in the entire board resigning according to Spanish reports.