Schweinsteiger blames Guardiola philosophy for Germany’s decline
July 7 – Manchester City’s treble-winning manager Pep Guardiola has been partially blamed for the recent decline of the Germany national team.
Federations
Serbia’s FK Vojvodina to rebuild its Karadjordje stadium in Novi Sad
July 6 – The president of Serbian FK Vojvodina, Dragoljub Zbiljić, has announced that the club is starting a large-scale reconstruction of the Karadjordje Stadium in Novi Sad.
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.
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.
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.
Bulgarian top tier newcomers FC Krumovgrad to play 140km from home
June 23 – First division Bulgarian league (efbet League) newcomers FC Krumovgrad will have to play in a new city after the club failed to meet the Bulgarian Football Union stadium licensing conditions.
St George’s Park to host six finals of FA Disability Cup this weekend
June 23 – The FA Disability Cup in association with EE, will play its seventh finals tournament at St. George’s Park this weekend.
Bormans quits Belgian Pro League board saying big clubs have too much control
June 21 – Union St Gilles CEO Philippe Bormans has stepped down from the board of directors of the Belgian Pro League, claiming that the smaller clubs are not being properly represented.
US player agency CRD Sport buys Bulgaria’s Beroe promising €5, and Ronaldinho
June 20 – American player agency CRD Sport is the new owner of Bulgarian top tier club Beroe Stara Zagora. CRD has acquired 100% of the club’s shares from the ‘Football Support Association – Beroe’.
Bordeaux lose points and promotion after LFP rules against club over fan attack
June 13 – Girondins de Bordeaux’s promotion bid back to France’s top flight has been dashed after their suspended final home league match, halted when a fan attacked a Rodez player, was declared a defeat.
Le Graet consigned to history as Diallo takes French FA presidency with a ‘uniting’ 91% vote
June 12 – Philippe Diallo (pictured) has been elected as the new President of the French Football Federation (FFF), taking over a governing body with deep governance problems.
Croatian stadium build continues with €20m interim home for Dinamo Zagreb
June 12 – Zagreb mayor Tomislav Tomašević has announced the construction of what he said will be the most modern stadium in Croatia.
Rebrov takes over as Ukraine coach in time for Euro 2024 qualifiers
June 8 – Serhiy Rebrov, the former Dynamo Kiev, Tottenham and West Ham striker, has been appointed as head coach of Ukraine on a two-year contract until the end of the 2026 World Cup.
Swiss keep confidence in Blanc for third term as FA president
June 8 – Dominique Blanc (pictured) has been re-elected for a third and final term as president of Swiss Football.
Israeli FA bans Beitar from UEFA club competition after fans run riot at State Cup final
June 7 – Beitar Jerusalem, Israel’s most controversial team, have been banned from Europe by the country’s own FA as punishment for its fans storming the field following a domestic cup final win last month.