August 25 – FIFA have relaxed the rules on the release of players for the upcoming international matches because of the repercussions of the coronavirus pandemic.
August 24 – Slovan Bratislava have been forced to forfeit their Champions League first qualifying round tie against Faroe Islands minnows KI Klaksvik after because of outbreaks of COVID-19.
August 25 – Manchester City chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak (pictured) said his club wants to make peace with UEFA following the bitter legal battle over financial fair play, saying life’s too short to carry grudges.
August 25 – The AFC has postponed the draw ceremony for the AFC Cup 2020 knockout stage that was scheduled to take place this Thursday.
August 25 – The Virtual Bundesliga esports club championship has been expanded to 26 clubs for its third season that will be played on the FIFA 21 video game.
By Andrew Warshaw
August 24 – Teamwork, teamwork, teamwork. While the goal-fest so many neutrals were hoping for did not materialise, Bayern Munich showed the importance of togetherness, steel and spirit as they claimed the Champions League title for the sixth time on Sunday and the first for seven years.
August 24 – Nearly 150 people were arrested when Paris Saint-Germain fans clashed with riot police on the Champs-Élysées on Sunday night following their team’s 1-0 defeat to Bayern Munich in the Champions League final.
August 24 – UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin says the single-game knockout format used in the Champions League and Europa League from the quarter-final onwards this season has been such a success that it will not be ruled out henceforth.
August 24 – England international and Manchester United captain Harry Maguire has been released by a Greek prosecutor after appearing in court on Saturday after two days in detention over a brawl on the island of Mykonos.
By Paul Nicholson
August 24 – William Wallace, removed from the presidency of the Trinidad and Tobago FA by a FIFA Normalisation Committee just three months after being elected to office, is not backing down in the dispute to have the legality of board’s removal contested in Trinidad rather than at the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Switzerland.
By Samindra Kunti
August 24 – Next season’s Brazilian top flight will not pause for the 2021 Copa America, the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) has revealed after releasing next year’s calendar.
August 24 – The English Football League is reportedly in discussions with the government and safety authorities about staging test events next month with regard to supporters being allowed back into stadiums.
August 24 – The Asian Football Confederation’s (AFC) is expanding the use of the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) system, bringing it in from the Quarter-final stage of the 2020 AFC Champions League.
August 24 – Trading platform eTorohas expanded its football marketing activity into France taking the left sleeve sponsorship patch on the AS Monaco Esports shirt in a two-year deal.
August 24 – Sevilla remain the undisputed kings of the Europa League, winning the tournament for a sixth time after a dramatic and absorbing 3-2 comeback against Inter Milan in the final behind closed doors.