August 3 – In the latest attempt to improve marginal VAR decisions and improve accuracy, UEFA has announced that for the first time it will use semi-automated offside technology (SAOT) to detect when players are offside in the Champions League this season.
August 3 – The controversial and notoriously outspoken president of Italian top-flight club Napoli, Aurelio de Laurentiis, has hit out at the timing of the African Cup of Nations and says the club will stop signing any more African players unless they agree not to play in the tournament.
August 3 – The impact of England’s women’s Euro 2022 success has been followed by a surge in ticket interest in the country’s Women’s Super League.
By Samindra Kunti in Leuven
Leuven – On a raucous night at Den Dreef, Belgium’s Union Saint-Gilloise upset Glasgow Rangers 2-0 in the third round of Champions League qualifying, with Teddy Teuma and Dante Vanzeir getting the goals either side of the half.
August 2 – Former Arsenal star Cesc Fabregas will become a shareholder at Italian Serie B club Como following his move to Italy.
August 2 – UEFA has fined Slovan Bratislava €40,000 for the racist behaviour of its fans during the first leg of its Champions League qualifier at Ferencváros on July 20 – and has ruled that part of its stadium will be closed for its next game in any UEFA competition.
August 2 – On the sidelines of Euro 2022, UEFA and the European Commission have strengthened their ties to promote equality, diversity and inclusion.
July 29 – LaLiga boss Javier Tebas has continued his assault on French giants Paris St Germain and their president Nasser Al-Khelaïfi over alleged breaches of financial fair play rules that he says not only break UEFA rules but also the European Union’s competition rules.
July 29 – Fenerbahce fans are being investigated by UEFA for disgracefully chanting Russian President Vladmir Putin’s name during a Champions League qualifier against Ukraine’s Dynamo Kyiv in Istanbul.
July 29 – Former Arsenal and Northern Ireland captain and manager Terry Neill has died at the age of 80.
July 28 – Nine years after he moved from Brazil to Barcelona, Neymar is to finally go on what is certainly to be a high-profile and eagerly followed trial in October in Spain in a long-standing case surrounding his transfer from Santos.
July 28 – In a significant move after years of debate among fans’ groups, UEFA is to allow safe-standing areas on a trial basis at all European club games involving teams from England, Germany and France this season.
July 27 – On the eve of the new French season, Girondins de Bordeaux have been reinstated to Ligue 2 by the French Football Federation (FFF).
July 27 – The FA and Kick It Out have combined on a research project into the barriers of reporting discriminatory and physical abuse across grassroots football.
July 26 – Pitch invaders at Premier League and English Football League matches will receive an automatic club ban under tough new sanctions to tackle fan behaviour.