October 10 – LaLiga has announced a three-season commercial partnership with Saudi Arabia’s Riyadh Season – a series of entertainment, cultural, and sporting events held in the kingdom’s capital of Riyadh – become an official sponsor of Spain’s top football division until 2027.
October 10 – A survey carried out by English football’s players union has revealed that a majority of players believe their mental health is impacted by the fear of injury.
October 10 – AC Milan defender Theo Hernandez has been suspended for two matches for his actions at the end of Sunday’s Serie A defeat at Fiorentina.
October 10 – German gambling company Merkur Group has been named the main sponsor of the Table Football Bundesliga final.
October 10 – More than 137,000 tickets to the Women’s Euro 2025 finals in Switzerland have been sold in the first week of going on sale, prompting UEFA to release another 50,000 yesterday.
October 10 – The Metropolitano Stadium, home to Spanish giants and 11-time La Liga Champions, Atletico Madrid has changed its name. For the remainder of this season and until the end of the 2032-33 season, the venue will be known as the Riyadh Air Metropolitan.
October 10 – Valencia CF, one of the grand old names of Spain’s, La Liga and a club that has seen more than its fair share of ups and downs over the last three decades, has some of the most passionate support in Spain, however a couple of supporters have taken that to a new level in a protest against the club’s Singaporean owner Peter Lim.
October 10 – Sport England chair, Chris Boardman has warned that Premier League clubs must step up and do their bit for climate change.
October 10 – Botev Plovdiv’s Hristo Botev stadium has become just the third venue in the country to achieve a category 4 classification by UEFA.
October 9 – FIFA are so keen to make the expanded Club World Cup, Gianni Infantino’s pet project, be a success despite widespread opposition from player unions that they are willing to rewrite transfer rules.
October 9 – Former Liverpool and Borussia Dortmund manager Jurgen Klopp has been appointed global head of soccer at Red Bull as he returns to football just three months after an emotional departure from Merseyside.
October 9 – France and Liverpool defender Ibrahima Konate (pictured) has become the latest player to speak out against the packed fixture schedule, saying he supports the right to strike.
October 9 – FIFA has appointed Bibiana Steinhaus-Webb as its new head of women’s refereeing.
October 9 – The Belgian Pro League has announced a series of major technological investments aimed at boosting its position in European football, with innovations focused on semi-automated offside technology, advanced data collection across all levels of the game, and precision limb-tracking.
October 9 – The European Club Association (ECA) has organised a charity initiative in collaboration with non-profit organisations Eleven Campaign and Desmos, to support recovery projects for Greek communities and sporting facilities affected by this summer’s wildfires.