September 12 – Former Spanish football boss Luis Rubiales will testify on Friday at Spain’s National Court on charges of sexual assault and coercion after he resigned from his role at the weekend following his unsolicited kiss on Spain forward Jennifer Hermoso’s lips during the Women’s World Cup final trophy presentation.
September 12 – Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba has been provisionally suspended from playing after a drugs test conducted by Italy’s anti-doping tribunal (Nado) found elevated levels of testosterone in his system.
September 12 – UEFA have announced a national partnership with Bitburger that will see the German brewers become the official beer of EURO 2024, as well as the tournament’s official national partner.
September 12 – The Olywhites of New Zealand will represent Oceania at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris after thrashing 10-man Fiji 9-0.
September 12 – US coaching heavyweight Bruce Arena has resigned as New England Revolution head coach and sporting director, following complaints over “insensitive and inappropriate remarks.”
September 12 – The Football Business Academy and Liga Portugal have entered an agreement that will see the organisation become the lead educational partner of Portugal’s top division.
September 11 – The Greek Super League has written to the Hellenic Football Federation (EPO) and the Referees Committee requesting the return of the international referees for the major derbies in the Greek championship.
September 11 – Neymar has become Brazil’s all-time leading goal soccer, eclipsing Pelé’s tally of 77 after scoring a brace against Bolivia in World Cup qualifying.
September 11 – The UEFA Football Board is holding its second meeting today with discussion focussed refereeing matters, VAR and handball, alongside the all-important post-2024 UEFA Women’s Football Strategy.
September 10 – Germany have dismissed manager Hansi Flick after a 4-1 friendly defeat at home against Japan, bringing to an end a disappointing two-year reign.
September 8 – The European Club Association and its chairman Nasser Al-Khelaifi have insisted there are no plans to grant Saudi Arabian club sides access to the reformatted Champions League.
September 6 – Players in Liga F, the top tier of women’s football in Spain, are set to go on strike over pay which will see them miss the first two scheduled games of the league season. The opening game of season between Sevilla and Grenadilla Tenerife is scheduled for tonight.
September 8 – UEFA has confirmed it will announce the hosts for Euro 2028 and Euro 2032 on October 10, with the United Kingdom and Ireland in pole position for the 2028 tournament.
September 8 – The Women’s Independent Soccer League (WISL) has applied to the United States Soccer Federation (USSF) for sanctioning as a Division II women’s professional league with a view to kicking off its inaugural season in 2024.
September 8 – Athletic Bilbao are using the international back to celebrate their local club partnerships with the first-ever Euskal non-league day this weekend, where fans of the club travel to partner clubs’ games around the Basque region to show their support.