Fans of French Ligue2 clubs have been protesting the move to playing league matches on Friday nights to satisfy their broadcast partner. The fans welcome their teams on to the pitch noisily, but when the game kicks off go silent. Graham Harrison a Leeds United fan holidaying in Brittany, France, with a football supporting friend decided to watch a Ligue2 Friday night match last week.
September 19 – Spain’s tactical evolution is one of the standout findings from UEFA’s Euro 2024 Technical Report that details tactical trends and developments from the tournament.
September 19 – Salvatore ‘Totò’ Schillaci, the Italian striker who was top scorer at the 1990 World Cup on home soil, has died aged 59 after being admitted to hospital following treatment for colon cancer.
September 18 – Manchester City’s Spanish international midfielder Rodri has warned that top players are close to going on strike because of the number of games they are having to play.
September 18 – British prime minister Sir Keir Starmer has waded into the debate over an independent football regulator by insisting the idea will not fall foul of UEFA despite a warning it could breach strict rules on government interference in the game.
September 18 – Daniel de Rossi, the local hero who was brought in to change his boyhood club’s fortunes, has been sacked after just four games as Roma coach.
September 18 – AEL Limassol have requested a meeting with the president of Cyprus Nikos Christodoulides following the violence before the derby match with Apollon on Sunday, which saw the game abandoned and three polic officers hospitalised.
September 18 – Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania will co-host the 2025 Africa Nations Championship (CHAN) in February 1-28, 2025, the African tournament that sees nations select players from their domestic leagues.
September 17 – Africa’s senior football administrators are set to be granted pay rises at the next CAF General Assembly in October that will add $720 million annually to the confederation’s wage bill.
September 17 – Concacaf has unveiled a women’s national team competition calendar from 2025 through to 2029 that includes World Cup 2027 and Olympic 2028 qualifiers, a second edition of the W Gold Cup, and the launch of a W Nations League.
September 17 – AC Milan host Liverpool in the kick off the new season of the expanded Champions League format with 36 teams and two additional league-phase matches.
September 17 – The president of Cyprus has called out the national FA for shirking its responsibilities in helping to stamp out hooliganism and violence.
September 17 – An English tier-3 game dubbed the Hollywood derby went the way of Birmingham City on Monday when they beat Wrexham 3-1.
September 16 – England’s national and club sides could be removed from UEFA competitions if a new regulator for the domestic game is considered to be “government interference” in the sport according to a leaked letter.
September 16 – UEFA have renewed their partnership with Adidas which will see the German sports company continue to produce match balls for the UEFA Champions League until 2027.