October 7 – For nearly 20 years the fortunes of US Soccer from a commercial and marketing standpoint were tied with SUM (Soccer United Marketing), the MLS-owned agency. That deal officially ended on December 31, 2021, when the US Soccer Federation (USSF) moved their operations in-house, although they did not take full responsibility until the start of 2023.
October 7 – Concacaf’s two regional club cup competitions in Central America and the Caribbean have now reached the semi-final stages with the two-leg ties scheduled for the end of this month.
October 4 – The Spanish Football Federation have punished Atletico Madrid with a partial stadium closure for three matches. They have also been handed a fine of $50,000 after crowd trouble halted Sunday’s La Liga game against city rivals, Real Madrid, for almost 20 minutes.
October 3 – Inter Miami won their second major trophy and 1st MLS Supporters Shield after beating the Columbus crew 3-2, thanks to two goals from the GOAT, Lionel Messi.
October 4 – The Romanian Football Federation (FRF) has signed a €1.2 million partnership with the American company Hudl.
October 3 – Confederation of African Football (CAF) secretary general Véron Mosengo-Omba is having a bad couple of months. Fribourg prosecutor’s office is investigating a series of suspicious payments made to Swiss bank accounts. The news follows a CAF audit report that called for his suspension.
October 3 – Concacaf have agreed a six-and-a-half year partnership with Italian sportswear brand Macron, who become the confederation’s official sports equipment and apparel partner.
October 3 – Italy have entered the race to host the 2029 UEFA European Championships. The Italians will now be competing with Germany, Poland, Portugal, and a joint Denmark-Sweden bid to compete for the right to host Europe’s marquee international women’s tournament.
October 3 – Senegal coach Aliou Cissé, who led his country to an Africa Cup of Nations title and the past two World Cup tournaments, has lost his job seemingly after government intervention.
October 3 – A court in Argentina has authorised plans for the relocation on “humanitarian and emotional” grounds of Diego Maradona’s remains from a private cemetery so they can be placed at a public mausoleum under construction in Buenos Aires.
October 2 – Djiboutian police swooped on the country’s football officials on Monday night (September 30), arresting several key figures including interim president of the Djiboutian Football Federation (FDF), Mohamed Yasin, and former president and the third vice-president of CAF, Souleiman Waberi.
October 2 – In April of this year, the Football Association scrapped replays for the 2024/25 competition much to the chagrin of the minnows who have relied on replays to fill their coffers. The FA at the time said they would seek to compensate clubs for the loss of revenue generated by these replays.
October 2 – UEFA has launched ticket sales for Women’s EURO 2025 to be played July 2-17 across eight host cities in Switzerland.
October 2 – The Turkish Football Federation (TFF) has signed a one-year sponsorship contract with the national carrier Turkish Airlines.
October 1 – Cameroon’s greatest footballing icon, Samuel Eto’o, president of his country’s FA since 2021, has been banned by FIFA from attending any national team games for six months.