Blatter congratulates Germany and return to one-country hosting in 2024
September 28 – Sepp Blatter took advantage of the vote to hand Germany Euro 2024 to take a further pop against his old nemesis Michel Platini.
Europe
UEFA set to debut VAR in Champions League in 2019
September 28 – UEFA have taken the plunge and will introduce video assistant referees (VAR) in the Champions League from the 2019-20 season.
Germany beat Turkey 12-4 to win right to host Euro 2024
By Andrew Warshaw in Nyon
September 27 – Germany won the right to stage the 2024 European Championship today as Turkey’s dreams of taking the tournament to new frontiers were once again rejected by UEFA’s executive committee.
Euro 2024 bidding: UEFA bigwigs gather for final Germany vs Turkey shoot-out
By Andrew Warshaw in Nyon
September 26 – UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin faces one of the most challenging decisions of his two-year tenure tomorrow when UEFA votes on who will stage Euro 2024.
Downhill slide: After UK visa rejection, Abramovich fails Swiss residency tests, say reports
September 26 – Chelsea’s Russian billionaire owner Roman Abramovich has been denied Swiss residency because police believed he could be a threat to public security, according to explosive previously confidential information.
German ultras cast shadow over ‘united’ 2024 claim, as DFB pushes human rights angle
September 25 – Germany’s Euro 2024 bid team have made a point during their campaign of stressing that the country’s entire fan base are behind hosting the event.
Germany edge ahead of Turkey in 2024 bid after report highlights human rights concerns
By Andrew Warshaw
September 24 – Somebody has to lose. But as their respective delegations head for UEFA headquarters in Switzerland ahead of this week’s vote to decide who stages Euro 2024, head-to-head rivals Germany and Turkey have issued equally bullish reactions to the all-important evaluation report into both candidates’ credentials.
Island dreams: Corsica to bid for FIFA status looks marooned
September 24 – Corsica wants to become the latest country to join FIFA citing the case of Gibraltar as evidence that it has a right to become an independent footballing nation.
Real Madrid’s Perez says no to LaLiga’s US voyage of discovery
September 24 – LaLiga’s plans to play one game per season in the United States has suffered a further setback with Real Madrid president Florentino Perez (pictured) saying his club would never agree to playing a league match overseas.
Germany vs Turkey: Euro 2024 bidders go all-in as pre-vote lobbying intensifies
By Andrew Warshaw
September 21 – With just under a week to go until the battle to stage the 2024 Euros reaches its denouement, head-to-head rivals Germany and Turkey are stepping up the rhetoric to try and get over the line in what promises to be a result every bit as close the Turks’ bid for 2016 when they lost by one vote eight years ago.
LaLiga in the US: Spanish FA block game proposal, but Tebas remains defiant
September 21 – The fierce debate over controversial plans to play a top-flight La Liga game in the United States has taken a significant twist with the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) blocking the idea, putting them in direct conflict with the league.
Liverpool’s Lovren denies perjury as Croatian prosecutors say he lied in Mamic case
September 20 – Liverpool’s Croatian World Cup defender Dejan Lovren has been charged with perjury in the trial of ex-officials of Dinamo Zagreb, his former club.
Lyon on hunt for Nazi saluter at Man City tie
September 20 – French club Lyon say they will ban for life a fan who appeared to give a Nazi salute during the team’s surprise Champions League win at Manchester City on Wednesday.
Serie B chaos as court orders league to review number of teams, three matches into season
September 19 – The chaotic start to Italian Serie B was thrown into further confusion following a court ruling that (disputedly) suspended the league until October 9.
Gazidis quits Arsenal to take lead at new look AC Milan
September 18 – After a protracted summer courtship, it has now been confirmed that Arsenal chief executive Ivan Gazidis is joining AC Milan, following manager Arsene Wenger out of the north London club and marking the end of an era.