CSKA Sofia ultras vandalise home stadium after losing away to Bulgarian champions
August 15 – Ultras of Bulgaria’s CSKA Sofia stormed their home Bulgarian Army stadium after another disappointing match by their team away to Ludogorets.
Europe
LaLiga files EC complaint over ‘market distorting’ effect of PSG’s state funding
August 13 – LaLiga has kept up its crusade against Qatari-owned Paris St Germain with its latest complaint being to the European Commission asserting that subsidies received by the club from Qatar distort the market and contravene new European Union Foreign Subsidies Regulation.
Ceferin to meet Greek PM Mitsotakis ahead of Super Cup in Athens this week
August 14 – UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin will hold a meeting with Prime Minister of Greece Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Wednesday in Athens to discuss the recent unrest between AEK Athens and Dinamo Zagreb fans.
Want-away Mbappe now wants to stay?
August 14 – After a seemingly interminable impasse with the club’s owners, Kylian Mbappe looks set to remain at Pars St Germain after being reinstated into the first team.
San Siro saved as ‘Cathedral’ project loses followers and AC Milan and Inter go own way
August 14 – Serie A giants AC Milan and Internazionale look set to have different home grounds for the first time in their history after the San Siro, which was due to be demolished, was saved by the Regional Commission for the Cultural Heritage of Lombardy due to its history and cultural significance.
Kane scores Bayern Munich move but is goalless on Super Cup debut
August 14 – England captain Harry Kane says he may need time to adapt to German football and won’t panic if he isn’t scoring.
Makkabi Berlin become first Jewish team to play in German Cup
August 14 – Makkabi Berlin, a German sports club with Jewish roots, made history on Sunday when it became the first Jewish team to compete in the German Cup – first played under the Nazis in 1935.
Norwegian Normann quits Dynamo Moscow after drone strike near home
August 11 – Dynamo Moscow have confirmed that Norwegian midfielder Mathias Normann has terminated his contract with the team and left Russia after a drone strike on buildings near the neighbourhood where he lived.
Greek court charges 97 Croatians with murder, assault and possession of explosives
August 10 – Almost 100 Croatian fans have appeared in an Athens court to face criminal charges that include murder and membership of a criminal organisation over their alleged involvement in this week’s deadly violence that led to the postponement of the Champions League qualifier between AEK Athens and Dinamo Zagreb.
Greeks call on UEFA to ban Dinamo Zagreb after fan stabbed to death in Athens
August 10 – Greece’s AEK Athens, Greek media and fan groups have called on UEFA to ban Croatia’s Dinamo Zagreb from European competition after clashes before a Champions League third qualifying round match in Athens left one fan stabbed to death and the match being postponed.
Faroe Islands minnows Klaksvig are one game away from Champions League group glory
They just keep on defying the odds and are edging ever closer to the promised land of top tier European club competition.
UEFA calls off AEK vs Dinamo Zagreb UCL qualifier after fan killed outside training ground
August 8 – In a dramatic move, UEFA has postponed tonight’s Champions League third qualifying round clash between AEK Athens and Dinamo Zagreb following the death of a 29-year-old Greek fan caught up in overnight clashes between rival supporters.
PSG recruit new frontline with Ramos signed and Dembele deal closing
August 8 – Portugal star Gonçalo Ramos is joining PSG from Benfica in a one-year loan deal, with a which has a 65 million obligation to buy at the end of the loan. The fee could rise to €80 million including add-ons for the -23-year-old.
PSG leave Mbappé out in the cold with only Real Madrid on the distant horizon
August 7 – Kylian Mbappe is reported to have been barred from training with Paris St Germain’s first team as his contract dispute with the club continues.
Boca Juniors and AZ Alkmaar to play-off for U20 Intercontinental Cup in September
August 6 – The second edition of the U20 Intercontinental Cup between the club champions of Conmebol and UEFA will be played in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on September 9.