October 28 – Paris St Germain look set to take their bitter wage dispute with Kylian Mbappe to court after the French football league’s governing body (LFP) ruled in favour of the national team captain.
October 28 – The executive chairman of Mexican media giants Televisa, Emilio Azcarraga, is stepping down from Grupo Televisa SAB in the wake of the FBI’s bribery probe into broadcast rights sales for FIFA World Cup matches. The resignation comes with immediate effect.
October 25 – The horror stories from the disaster that was the Copa America final between Colombia and eventual winners, Argentina continue to emerge as lawsuits, and court records are released into the public domain.
October 25 – Four people who have not been named have been arrested and questioned in Spain on suspicion of conducting an online hate campaign encouraging Atletico Madrid fans to racially abuse Real Madrid star forward Vinicius Jr.
October 22 – A man who lit two flares and threw them into the crowd at the Inter&Co Stadium in Orlando, Florida, has been charged with arson that led to personal injuries.
October 16 – In 2023, former Manchester City and France international Benjamin Mendy was cleared of seven charges of rape and another of sexual assault, in two separate trials. Due to this legal situation, City stopped paying Mendy’s wages.
October 15 – FIFA has said that it will open dialogue with stakeholders an article 17 of its Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players (RSTP) following the European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruling in the Lassana Diarra case that found of its transfer rules are contrary to EU law.
October 14 – FIFPRO Europe and the European Leagues association have followed through on their threat and, filed a complaint tothe European Commission against FIFA over the international match calendar.
October 14 – Almost a decade into a World Cup black market tickets investigation, the Swiss criminal case against former FIFA number two Jérôme Valcke, for years Sepp Blatter’s right-hand man, has finally been closed.
October 14 – Barcelona’s hopes of securing €490,000 from Zenit St Petersburg have taken a hit after the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) dismissed their appeal in a contract dispute over the transfer of Brazilian winger Malcom who moved to the Russian club in 2019.
October 14 – Argentinian and former Manchester City icon, Sergio Agüero has filed a lawsuit against his last club FC Barcelona for almost £3 million over money owed as part of his 2021 contract termination.
October 7 – It’s been described by some experts as Bosman Mark 2 and could have significant implications for years to come.
October 7 – French international Paul Pogba, once the golden boy of his country’s midfield but whose career took a dramatic downward turn, says his “nightmare is over” after a four-year ban for doping was reduced to 18 months by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).
October 6 – The Palestine Football Association (PFA), which has lost pretty much every political battle with its Israeli neighbours in the football politics arena, have nevertheless ‘welcomed’ the FIFA Council’s decision to refer their case to FIFA’s Ethics bodies.
October 3 – Belgian football is facing a significant financial challenge as tax authorities are demanding the repayment of €121.2 million from the industry.