Dynamo Kyiv fury at Fenerbahce’s ‘blood money’ pre-season in Russia
July 10 – Dynamo Kyiv have branded Fenerbahce a club with “no honour, no shame, no conscience” for taking part in a pre-season tournament in Russia.
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Dutch legend Edwin van der Sar hospitalised with brain hemorhagge
July 10 – Former Ajax CEO and Netherlands keeper Edwin van der Sar is in intensive care in hospital after suffering a bleed around his brain.
Tan backs off from sale of KV Kortrijk after Kaminski Group misses first payment
July 10 – Belgian club KV Kortrijk will remain in the hands of owner Vincent Tan after a proposed takeover by the Kaminksi Group failed to be completed.
English FA pumps £35m into 5-year sustainability strategy on route to net zero
July 8 – The English FA has launched a new five-year sustainability strategy, tag lined ‘Playing for the Future’, that will drive its setting out its environmental ambitions until 2028.
UEFA opens ticket sales for Man City vs Sevilla Super Cup, August 16
July 8 – UEFA has launched general ticket sales for the 2023 UEFA Super Cup between Champions League winners Manchester City and Europa League winners Sevilla to be played at the Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium in Piraeus, Greece, on August 16.
UEFA multi-club ownership probe clears AC Milan, Brighton and Villa for Euro club comps
July 7 – UEFA has cleared the path for Aston Villa, Brighton & Hove Albion and AC Milan to compete in next seasons European club competitions after opening an investigation into their potential conflict under UEFA’s multi-club ownership rules.
Croatian FA receives land donation to build national team training centre
July 7 – The Croatian government has donated land worth €4.2 million to the Croatian Football Association (HNS) to build a national team training centre.
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.
Millwall owner John Berylson dies in US car crash
July 7 – John Berylson (pictured), owner and chairman of English Football League side Millwall, has died aged 70 following a fatal car accident in the United States.
England and Spain cruise to final of Euro U21 championship
July 6 – England and Spain set up a heavyweight clash in the final of the European under-21 Championship after breezing through their respective semi-finals on Wednesday.
PSG’s Al-Khelaifi tells Mbappe to sign or be sold
July 6 – Paris St-Germain president Nasser Al-Khelaifi has warned Kylian Mbappe he will not be allowed to leave the club as a free agent next summer.
England captain Bright says packed match schedule needs to be reviewed
July 6 – Stand-in England captain Millie Bright has called for improved scheduling in the women’s game after a raft of players were ruled out of the upcoming World Cup with anterior cruciate ligament injuries.
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.
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.
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.