PSG replace Galtier with Enrique on renewed bid for Champions League title
July 6 – French giants Paris Saint-Germain have unveiled Luis Enrique as their new head coach in a bid to reinvent themselves yet again.
Europe
Osasuna to appeal UEFA ban from Conference League for matchfixing
July 5 – Osasuna have been thrown out of European football’s third-tier Conference League next season due to a match-fixing scandal from a decade ago.
Forest Green’s Hannah Dingley becomes first female manager in English pro leagues
July 5 – Forest Green Rovers, the English club renowned globally for its “green” ethos and Vegan culture, has broken new ground again by becoming the first men’s professional team in the UK to hire a female manager.
Unplugged. Fleetwood owner Pilley jailed for energy scam
July 5 – The owner of a professional English third-tier club has been jailed for 13 years after being found guilty of fraud and money laundering totalling around £15 million.
Shakhtar fury over Manor Solomon signing for free to Spurs
July 4 – FIFA’s policy of allowing foreign players contracted to Ukrainian clubs to suspend their deals amid the war with Russia has come under renewed scrutiny as Tottenham Hotspur move in for Shakhtar Donetsk’s Manor Solomon.
Modric and Lovren face new Croatian trial over transfer fraud
July 3 – Two of Croatia’s biggest stars, Real Madrid’s veteran midfielder Luka Modric and former Liverpool defender Dejan Lovren, have been charged for a second time in their homeland for allegedly giving false testimony about financial deals with a former Dinamo Zagreb director who was sentenced for embezzlement and tax fraud.
U21 Euro; Israel set up semi vs England, Ukraine to face Spain
July 3 – Israel and Ukraine were the surprise quarterfinal winners at the weekend at the under-21 European Championship, joining heavyweights England and Spain in the last four.
UEFA clamps down on transfer amortisation, limiting it to 5-years
June 30 – European clubs will no longer be able to spread a transfer fee across more than five years of a player’s initial contract after UEFA closed a loophole in its regulations.
French court bans wearing of Islamic hijab during matches
June 30 – France’s top administrative court on Thursday ruled the country’s FA is entitled to ban headscarves in women’s matches.
Kante invests in Belgium’s Virton with view to developing academy
June 30 – World Cup winner and new Al-Ittihad signing N’Golo Kanté is investing in Belgian third-division club Royal Excelsior Virton.
Euro U21: Germany out as England maintain 100% record
June 29 – Germany’s young guns went the same way as the senior World Cup side when they were eliminated from the European under-21 championship in the group stage.
Mourinho’s toxic ref ranting earns him another ban in Italy
June 29 – Roma coach José Mourinho is in hot water again after being handed a 10-day suspension for the start of the next Serie A season for comments he made about an Italian referee.
Lisbon to host 2025 WCL final. Athens and Wroclaw win Conference League gigs
June 29 – The Portuguese capital Lisbon will stage the 2025 Women’s Champions League, with Athens and Wroclaw hosting the next two Europa Conference League finals.
Finland win Unity Euro Cup but solidarity and inclusion take the day
June 29 – Finland beat the Republic of Ireland to win the second edition of the 2023 Unity Euro Cup, the UEFA backed tournament that provides an opportunity for male and female refugees to represent their host countries.
Game changers: UEFA unveil first FootbALL Awards winners
June 28 – UEFA have announced the inaugural recipients of their ‘FootbALL Awards’, recognising the contribution to social change.