Coronavirus: Premier League will uses points-per-game rubric if season curtailed
October 1 – Premier League clubs have signed off on using a points-per-game system if the season has to be curtailed prematurely by the coronavirus pandemic.
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Germany muscle past Denmark to top Group C
Germany 2 Denmark 1
July 8 – Germany maintained their perfect start to Euro 2025 with a 2-1 comeback victory against Denmark to close in on the knockout phase.
Iran’s Persepolis and Saudi’s Al Nassr set for ACL semi-final clash in Qatar
October 1 – Iranian giants Persepolis will face a rejuvenated Al Nassr from Saudi Arabia in the semi-finals of the Western Zone of the Asian Champions League.
Tax trouble: Neymar chased for €34.5m outstanding in Spain
October 1 – Brazilian superstar Neymar owes more unpaid tax than any other individual on a Spanish authorities’ blacklist, with debts of €34.6 million according to official documentation.
German refereeing pioneer Bibiana Steinhaus calls it a day
September 1 – Bibiana Steinhaus, the first female to officiate a men’s Bundesliga match, has retired after taking charge of the German Supercup match between Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund on Wednesday.
Big club focus returns to Champions League pay days with group draw today
By Samindra Kunti
October 1 – It’s only been a few weeks since Bayern Munich lifted the European Cup with a slick enough display to defeat first-time finalists Paris Saint-Germain 1-0 in Lisbon behind closed doors. This afternoon the Champions League is back with the group stage draw and the big club interest.
Parimatch adds LaLiga to growing football portfolio
October 1 – Online bookmaker Parimatch has continued mopping up football partnerships for its CIS focussed betting platform becoming an official betting partner of Spain’s LaLiga.
Hola Wigan. Un-named Spanish buyer puts deposit down for club
October 1 – A Spanish investor has agreed to buy beleaguered English club Wigan Athletic after paying “a substantial deposit”, the League One club’s administrators have announced.
New format, updated look: Concacaf tweaks Gold Cup branding
October 1 – Concacaf have released a new brand identity for its flagship Gold Cup, its flagship men’s national team competition that was expanded in 2019 to 16 teams and again for 2021 with a preliminary 12-team qualifying round.
Growth of sports market to slow to 3.3% as Covid exacts heavy toll, finds survey
By David Owen
September 30 – The coronavirus pandemic is having a deep impact on the sports industry and putting Europe’s pyramidal structure at risk, according to a new survey.
Liverpool’s £20m Bayern buy Thiago tests positive for covid
September 30 – Liverpool’s recently signed midfielder Thiago Alcantara has become the latest top-flight footballer to test positive for coronavirus.
No more Messi-ing about. Argentine gets with the programme
September 30 – Lionel Messi has drawn a line under his much-publicised fallout with Barcelona insisting he always had the club’s “best interests in mind” throughout the summer despite all the attention over his future.
England’s non-league top tiers secure government support for length of fan lock out
September 30 – Clubs in the fifth and sixth tiers of English football, fearful of going out of business, are to receive an emergency grant from the government to enable them to start their new season this weekend.
Concacaf League club competition rolled into January 2021 for completion
September 30 – Concacaf have released the schedule for their Scotiabank Concacaf League club competition, the secondary club competition to its Champions League, which will now complete at the end of January 2021.
UEFA kicks off €44m grassroots drive
September 30 – UEFA’s 2020 grassroots programme kicked off this week highlighting the importance of ensuring everyone, everywhere can continue to safely play the world’s number one sport – in their own garden, at school or with a local amateur club.
Hungary’s Ferencvaros return CL’s top tier, Olympiakos and Dynamo Kiev also through
September 30 – Ferencvaros, one of great old names of European club football, have reached the group stage of UEFA’s top competition for the first time in 25 years.