October 3 – Italy have entered the race to host the 2029 UEFA European Championships. The Italians will now be competing with Germany, Poland, Portugal, and a joint Denmark-Sweden bid to compete for the right to host Europe’s marquee international women’s tournament.
October 2 – In April of this year, the Football Association scrapped replays for the 2024/25 competition much to the chagrin of the minnows who have relied on replays to fill their coffers. The FA at the time said they would seek to compensate clubs for the loss of revenue generated by these replays.
October 2 – UEFA has launched ticket sales for Women’s EURO 2025 to be played July 2-17 across eight host cities in Switzerland.
October 2 – The Turkish Football Federation (TFF) has signed a one-year sponsorship contract with the national carrier Turkish Airlines.
October 1 – Atletico Madrid have imposed a permanent stadium ban on a fan who police identified as throwing an object on to the pitch during Sunday’s LaLiga match against local rivals Real Madrid that was halted for 15 minutes.
October 1 – Paris St Germain have axed one of their star players, Ousmane Dembélé, from tonight’s mouth-watering Champions League clash at Arsenal for apparent disciplinary reasons.
October 1 – UEFA and UNHCR (United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees) are teaming up once again for the Unity Euro Cup, a football tournament designed to promote refugee access to sport and foster inclusion within host communities across Europe. This year’s edition will be held on October 10 at the Colovray Sport Centre in Nyon, Switzerland.
October 1 – The Albanian Football Federation (FSFH) has begun the hunt for local sponsors for the upcoming European U17 Championship, which will be hosted in the country next year.
October 1 – France forward Antoine Griezmann has called time on his decade-long international career with his national team, the 33-year-old Atletico Madrid forward announced via Instagram on Monday.
September 30 – The Football Association of Wales has confirmed a new structure for the JD Cymru Premier league for the 2026/27 season onwards, in a ‘major overhaul’ that will completely change the complexion of Wales’ top tier league.
September 30 – The Spanish league has called for the arrest of fans behind a hate campaign aimed at Real Madrid forward Vinicius Jnr.
September 30 – UEFA has banned Barcelona from selling tickets for their next away Champions League game following racist behaviour of their fans at Monaco on September 19.
September 30 – Sunday’s LaLiga derby between Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid was temporarily suspended in the 69th minute when home fans hurled objects on to the pitch after defender Eder Militao had scored the opener for the visitors five minutes earlier.
September 30 – The president of the Football Federation of North Macedonia (FFM), Muamed Sejdini (pictured), was attacked by three masked men in front of a restaurant in the centre of the North Macedonian capital, Skopje.
September 27 – Serbia and Albania are set to co-host the men’s Under-21 European Championship in 2027 in a landmark project that aims to overcome ethnic political tensions.