PSG’s di Maria banned for Marseilles spitting incident
September 24 – Paris St-Germain forward Angel di Maria has been banned for four matches for his role in the ill-tempered Ligue 1 defeat by Marseille on September 13.
World Football
Look Loy and Wallace pushed to last minute back down to prevent TTFA exile
September 23 – The ousted Trinidad and Tobago Football Association former board members who looked set to land the nation’s football community with a FIFA suspension, have backed down in the face of pressure from the wider football community and agreed to withdraw their High Court proceedings against FIFA.
English fan bans leaves clubs scrambling for ways to keep season ticket holders engaged
September 23 – Premier League clubs are considering ways of allowing season ticket holders access matches not due to be broadcast live on television following the British government’s controversial decision to scrap the idea of a phased return of fans into stadiums from October 1 due to a resurgence of Covid-19.
Concacaf moves first Nations League final four to June 2021
September 23 – Concacaf have shifted the inaugural finals of their Nations League competition from March 2021 to June 2021 to give space in the calendar to get the first round of the federation’s World Cup qualifiers underway.
Flamengo’s Ecuadorian adventure eventually completes with a 2-1 win over Barcelona
September 23 – Brazilian champions Flamengo wrapped up a dramatic week in the Copa Libertadores with a hard-fought 1-2 win against Barcelona in a game that had long been in doubt after local authorities in Ecuador closed the stadium.
Coronavirus: US men cancel October training camp but aim for Euro trip in November
September 23 – The American men’s national team won’t play or train during October’s international window because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Roma forfeit Hellas Verona match after player age mix-up
September 23 – Serie A club Roma have been penalised with a 3-0 defeat following an administrative error in the make-up of their matchday squad in Saturday’s 0-0 draw against Hellas Verona.
Pinnick keeps himself in frame for run at CAF presidency
September 22 – Outspoken Nigerian football boss Amaju Pinnick says he hasn’t ruled out taking on present incumbent Ahmad for the leadership of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) when elections take place next March.
Rubiales returned unopposed as head of Spanish federation
September 22 – Luis Rubiales was re-elected unopposed as president of the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) on Monday following the withdrawal in June of former Real Madrid and Spain goalkeeper Iker Casillas.
With 2,000 Bayern fans heading to Budapest for Super Cup, covid fears escalate
September 22 – On Thursday, European champions Bayern Munich will face Europa League winners Sevilla in Budapest, but with as many as 2,100 Germans fans traveling to the Hungarian capital concerns over coronavirus infections are spreading.
Gold Cup draw set. Qatar to debut but Trinidad and Tobago on brink of oblivion
September 21 – Concacaf has scheduled its first ever Gold Cup draw for Monday 28 September. AFC Champions Qatar, who will guest in the competition, will be in the fourth pot with the winning three teams from the preliminary qualifiers which will be played the week before the finals start in July 2021.
Rio mayor opens Maracana for Flamengo in bid to keep people off beaches
September 21 – Flamengo vs Athletico Paranaense on October 4 will be the first game with fans at the Maracana after Rio de Janeiro’s mayor Marcelo Crivella greenlighted the return of supporters.
Coronavirus: Rules relaxed to allow 1,000 fans into Serie A matches
September 21 – Italy, where the coronavirus pandemic was once at its most virulent in Europe but where it now appears to have largely avoided a second spike, has agreed to allow up to 1,000 supporters to attend top-flight matches.
Covid conundrum: Welsh club manager turned ‘a blind eye’ for Europa League clash
September 21 – The manager of an unheralded Welsh club beaten in the Europa League has stoked health concerns by suggesting his club deliberately ignored signs of Covid-19.
After 146 years of play, court winds up Macclesfield Town
September 21 – While top-flight clubs continue their summer transfer window spending, at the other end of the scale, 146-year-old Macclesfield Town has been wound up over debts totalling more than £500,000.