Italy and Turkey combine hosting bids for 2032 Euros
July 28 – Italy and Turkey have agreed to ditch their individual bids for the 2032 Euros and merge into a joint submission.
Europe
UEFA gives Barca provisional clearance to play in UCL but ‘Caso Negreira’ probe ongoing
July 28 – Barcelona have been provisionally cleared to play in the 2023-24 Champions League despite an ongoing UEFA investigation into the club’s involvement in a refereeing scandal.
Spain and Germany face off in final of Women’s U19 Euros
July 28 – The UEFA Women’s U-19 Championship reaches its conclusion this weekend with Spain meeting Germany in the final on Sunday at the Den Dreef Stadium in Leuven, Belgium.
No shirt off their backs. FC Copenhagen join ban on banners asking players for jerseys
July 28 – Danish champions FC Copenhagen have banned fans from taking signs to matches asking for players’ shirts.
Police make arrests after violence in North Macedonia between Shkupi and Levski fans
July 28 – North Macedonian FK Shkupi ultras attacked Levski Sofia supporters before the UEFA Europa Conference League Second qualifying round match between the two teams in Skopje yesterday (Thursday).
Red Star Belgrade targets Kosovo with tank banner and war message at Fiorentina friendly
July 27 – The Football Federation of Kosovo (FFK) has filed a complaint at UEFA following Serbian club FK Crvena Zvezda’s (Red Star Bekgrade) unfurling of a huge fan activation of a tank against the background of the Serbian flag, and a banner underneath with writing in Serbian saying: ‘When the army returns to Kosovo’.
Mbappé turns down €300m move to Saudi Arabia as Real Madrid close in, reports
July 27 – The Kylian Mbappé saga is rolling on after the French superstar reportedly snubbed a world record offer from Saudi Pro League club Al-Hilal.
UEFA return Osasuna to Conference League after current management cleared of match-fixing
July 26 – Osasuna have overturned their European ban, issued as a result of decade-old match-fixing scandal.
UEFA fines Croatia €150k for racist fan chants at Nations League finals
July 26 – The Croatian FA has been fined €150,000 for offensive chants and disorder by fans at the Nations League Finals last month.
Vardar Skopje uses funds form membership card scheme to settle debt and secure license to play
July 24 – North Macedonia’s Vardar Skopje has been granted a license to play in the country’s top tier after the clubs used funds raised from the sale of membership cards to settle debt built up by the club’s former owner Slobodan Krstevski.
Mbappe to Saudi? PSG accept €300m bid from Al-Hilal, reports
July 24 – Could the exodus of elite players to Saudi Arabia be about to take its most sensational step yet?
England mourns loss of Trevor Francis, 69, Britain’s first £1m player
July 24 – Former England forward Trevor Francis, who famously became Britain’s first £1 million player when he moved to Nottingham Forest from Birmingham in 1979, has died aged 69 of a heart attack in Spain where he regularly spent half the year.
Serbian league kick-off on hold after CAS ruling keeps Kolubara in top tier
July 24 – The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in Lausanne has reduced the punishment of Serbian club FK Kolubara. In May, the Serbian Football Union deducted 9 points from Kolubara a round before the end of the championship, effectively relegating them from the first division.
Sam Baro buys €30m stake in Belgian Pro league’s AA Gent
July 21 – AA Gent will remain in Belgian ownership hands with Sam Baro taking control of the Flemish club, replacing current owner Ivan de Witte.
City council votes to financially support North Macedonia’s Vardar Skopje
July 21 – The Skopje City Council have voted unanimously to grant financial aid to the local football club Vardar Skopje.