September 1 – Aleksander Ceferin, the Slovenian hoping to succeed Michel Platini as the president of the UEFA in two weeks’ time, said he plans to clamp down on corruption, doping and match-fixing if he is elected.
August 31 – Premier League clubs look set to take their summer spending through the £1 billion barrier for the first time in what is expected to be the usual frenzied final day of business today before the window slams shut for six months.
August 31 – Real Madrid say they will now continue with their appeal to European Court of Justice over the order to reimburse the Madrid City Council €18.4 million, despite losing their first appeal to the European Commission (EC).
August 30 – The Hungarian Football Federation (HFF) is the latest UEFA member association to declare support for Slovenian Aleksander Ceferin in the presidential elections September 14 in Athens.
By Samindra Kunti
August 30 – The former owner of Major League Baseball club the LA Dodgers, Frank McCourt (pictured), is set to become the new owner of French club Olympique de Marseille for a reported $44.68 million. The American has vowed to restore the club to their former glories.
August 30 – Tottenham Hotspur have the youngest squad in the Premier League at an average age of 25.5, while Watford have the oldest average age at 29.8. But when it comes to the Champions League, Leverkusen (24.5), Monaco (24.9) and Lyon (25.2) are younger. Dortmund has the same average squad age as Spurs.
By Andrew Warshaw
Michael van Praag says he will endeavour to “completely overhaul” UEFA if he becomes president in succession to Michel Platini next month, turning Europe’s governing body into a far more streamlined and accountable organisation by cutting administrative costs and helping smaller federations grow and develop.
By Paul Nicholson
August 26 – UEFA has agreed proposals to revamp the qualifying for the Champions League with the top four clubs from the four top-ranked European national leagues automatically qualifying for the group stages. The winners of the Europa League will also qualify directly to the following season’s Champions League group stages.
August 25 – No prizes for guessing the most mouth-watering tie in the Champions League group stage, the draw for which was made on Thursday.
August 25 – Two weeks after being nominated for the position, Greg Clarke has formally taken over as the new chairman of the English Football Association in succession to the outspoken and often controversial Greg Dyke who has stepped down after three years.
By Andrew Warshaw
August 24 – UEFA presidential candidate Alexander Ceferin has laid down the gauntlet to Europe’s major clubs by warning that any move to form a breakaway league would lead to “war” with the governing body.
By Andrew Warshaw
August 24 – Three weeks before the eagerly awaited UEFA presidential election to replace Michel Platini, Spanish football boss Angel Maria Villar has become the last of the three candidates to unveil his manifesto, promising democracy and transparency if he clinches victory on September 14.
August 24 – It was always going to be a tall order and as expected Dundalk’s attempt to become the first Irish side to make the Champions League group stages fell just short as they lost 3-1 to Legia Warsaw on aggregate after a creditable 1-1 draw in Poland.
August 23 – Israeli police have pledged to crack down on any Celtic fans who display pro-Palestinian flags at tonight’s Champions League playoff second leg against Hapoel Be’er Sheva.
By Andrew Warshaw
August 23 – There are plenty of fairytale footballing stories like Leicester City’s Premier League success and Wales’ rollercoaster ride at Euro 2016. But at European club level, few match that of tiny Dundalk in the Republic of Ireland.